Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 26th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Iran, Israel Call Truce; Russia Batters Ukrainian Cities -- A Turbulent Week In Photos
- By RFE/RL

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An Iranian woman looks at an ambulance burned in Israeli strikes on Tehran during the 12-day conflict between the two countries.

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Israeli emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba.

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Rescue crews assess the damage following an Israeli strike on a residential area in Beersheba.

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A Iranian woman reacts after home was damaged in an Israeli strike on Tehran.

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A man poses next to the apparent remains of a ballistic missile following an aerial attack by Iran on northern Israel.

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A Ukrainian boy rides a scooter near a vehicle destroyed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region.

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Residents of the Ukrainian village of Novi Petrivtsi throw flowers on the road during the funeral procession of Maksym Baluyev, a young local man who was killed in battle with Russian troops.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Ukrainian troops in the garden of 10 Downing Street while visiting London.

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A man looks at a rising drawbridge on the Neva River in St. Petersburg.

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A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps goes on patrol in downtown Tehran amid recent hostilities with Israel.

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A man carries a dog as residents gather near an apartment building that was damaged during a Russian missile strike on the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine.

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People take shelter in a Kyiv subway station during a Russian air attack.

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Demonstrators in the Pakistani city of Peshawar burn US and Israeli flags in protest at their strikes on Iran.

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Smoke trails are seen in the sky over the city of Hadera as Israeli air defenses intercept missiles launched during an Iranian attack.

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A man and child cool down with canal water on a hot day in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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The tower of the Kunstkamera museum is silhouetted against the sun in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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People walk past a building damaged by a Russian strike on Kyiv.

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A missile explosion lights up the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.

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Pro-regime supporters attend a gathering to support Iran's armed forces after US President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire between Israel and Iran.

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People lay flowers in front of a restored 1960 relief depicting Soviet leader Josef Stalin installed at Taganskaya subway station in Moscow.

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A Russian emergency worker battles to extinguish a wildfire in Zabaikalsky Krai in eastern Russia.

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Russian sappers walk along a motorway near the occupied Ukrainian town of Maryinka as they search for explosives and conduct demining operations.

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People take part in the Budapest Pride parade in the Hungarian capital on June 28, despite a government ban on holding such events.

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Spectators watch fireworks exploding in the sky and a brig with scarlet sails floating along the Neva River during festivities in honor of school graduates in Saint Petersburg.

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Serbian law enforcement officers detain protesters in Belgrade during an anti-government rally by students and other demonstrators, demanding snap elections.