President of the 'Rassemblement National' (RN) group Marine Le Pen (L), flanked by Steeve Briois (R), mayor of Henin Beaumont, casts her ballot for the European Parliament election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, north of France on June 9, 2024. Francois Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Many Stories, One WorldA bedroom of the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, photographed in February. The buildings will be cooled with a system of water pipes beneath the floor, rather than air conditioning. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne was hospitalized as a precautionary measure after sustaining minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday. Above, princess attends a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 17. Victoria Jones/AP hide caption
The head of Dagestan Republic Sergei Melikov, center, comforts a woman as he visits the Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Derbent after a counter-terrorist operation in republic of Dagestan, Russia, in a photo released by the Telegram Channel of the administration of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday. AP/The Telegram Channel of the administration of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia hide caption
Pro-abortion rights activist rally in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, in Washington, DC. DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
Family members take part in a funeral procession for victims who died after consuming toxic alcohol in Kallakurichi district of India's Tamil Nadu state on Thursday. R. Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A cloud of smoke billows during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on June 6. The Israeli military said it was investigating an incident in which a wounded Palestinian man was strapped to an Israeli military jeep while forces carried out "counterterrorism operations" in Jenin on Saturday.
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Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi, a popular rapper in Iran, and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Iran's Supreme Court overturned Salehi's death sentence on Saturday, June 22, 2024, his lawyer Amir Raisian said. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption
The U.S. aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, also known as "IKE," sails in the Red Sea on June 12, 2024. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption
Bruce Onobrakpeya, a towering figure in modernism, in his home/studio in Lagos, Nigeria. At 91, he has his first Smithsonian solo show. Manny Jefferson/for NPR hide caption
Pioneering Nigerian artist Bruce Onobrakpeya opens an exhibition at the Smithsonian
A general view of the the archaeological excavations of Herculaneum in southern Italy. Marco Cantile/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
A man affected by the scorching heat is helped by another Muslim pilgrim and a police officer during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 16. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A London double decker bus goes past the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in central London, on June 14, 2024. Fourteen years of Conservative party rule in the UK have seen Brexit, Covid, and political scandals leaving many Britons worse off and disenchanted. During that time, the Tories have gone through five prime ministers and look unlikely to secure a fifth term. Benjamin Cremel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a joint news conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP/AP hide caption
Jens Stoltenberg steps down after a decade as NATO Secretary-General
Viktoria Kitsenko poses for a portrait in front of Epicenter, the hardware superstore where she was working when it was hit with a Russian missile, killing 19 people in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 26. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption
Hezbollah supporters raise their fists and cheer as they watch a speech given by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a ceremony to commemorate the death of a senior Hezbollah commander in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption
Israel and Lebanese militia Hezbollah are ratcheting up the firepower on the border
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a gala concert in Pyongyang, on Wednesday. Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Leaders of Russia and North Korea sign pact -- indicating a deeper cooperation
America's allies and partners around the world are paying close attention to the U.S. presidential election. The outcome could significantly affect U.S. partnerships around the world. LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Vietnam's President To Lam pose for photos at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday. Nhac Nguyen/Pool photo via AP hide caption
Firefighters try to put out a fire after two guided bombs hit the Epicenter shopping complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The sign reads "Garden Center." Andrii Marienko/AP hide caption
In this handout photo, Just Stop Oil protesters sit after spraying an orange substance on Stonehenge, in Salisbury, England, on Wednesday. (Just Stop Oil via AP) Just Stop Oil/via AP hide caption
A graphic from the National Hurricane Center shows Alberto's projected path into Mexico and the tropical storm warning spanning Texas' Gulf Coast as a result. National Hurricane Center hide caption