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Mourners hold images of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the day of his burial ceremony in Mashhad. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]
Mourners attend the burial ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Mashhad. [ Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]
Mourners pray as they gather on the day of Ali Khamenei's burial. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
Thousands of people filled the streets of Iran's eastern city of Mashhad on Thursday. [AFP]
Mashhad Governor Hassan Hosseini was quoted on state television as saying he "expects 15 million people" to attend Khamenei's funeral. [Atta Kenare/AFP]
According to the official IRNA news agency, Khamenei is to be buried Thursday evening in the Shrine of Imam Reza, Iran's most revered place of worship. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
An Israeli strike killed Khamenei on February 28, the first day of the US-Israel war on Iran. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]
The burial will be the final act in a marathon six days of funeral ceremonies that have allowed people to pay tribute in Iran and Iraq. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
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A funeral is held for Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing on a civilian vehicle in the Sabra neighborhood of the southern Gaza Strip [Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu]
A woman reacts during the funeral of a victim who was killed in an Israeli attack on a tent in Khan Younis. [Bashar Taleb/AFP]
Mourners grieve by the body of a victim who was killed in an Israeli attack on a tent in Khan Younis. [Bashar Taleb/AFP]
An Israeli air attack hit a tent for displaced people in the Mawasi area in Khan Younis, killing at least four people. [Bashar Taleb/AFP]
Palestinians pray over the bodies of people who were killed by Israeli attacks during their funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]
A girl who was injured by an Israeli attack is carried by a man to the trauma ward at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis. [Bashar Taleb/AFP]
An injured girl is carried to the trauma ward at Nasser Medical Complex. [Bashar Taleb/AFP]
A man injured in an Israeli attack on a tent in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis arrives at Nasser Hospital. [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu]
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Mourners gather in Tehran's Revolution Square for the funeral procession of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]
The coffins of Khamenei and his family members are driven through Tehran. [IRIB via Reuters]
The procession in Tehran will be followed by similar events in the clerical hub of Qom on July 7, 2026, and in Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on July 8, 2026, culminating in Khamenei’s burial in his hometown of Mashhad the next day. [Murad Sezer/Reuters]
People gather at Ferdowsi Square in Tehran for the funeral procession. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
A member of the security forces stands guard as people gather for the procession. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Men take a selfie as they wait for the procession to begin. [Atta Kenare/AFP]
A woman holds a portrait of Khamenei as people gather for the procession. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Mourners hold portraits of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Khamenei's son, as they gather in Tehran's Revolution Square. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]
The truck carrying Ali Khamenei's coffin makes its way through the crowds during the procession in Tehran. [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]
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Argentina's Ara Libertad ship sails by the Statue of Liberty in New York City as part of Sail250's Parade of Sail, part of the US's Independence Day festivities [Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo]
Macy's Fourth of July fireworks explode over New York City on July 4. [Carlos Barria/Reuters]
Cuban singer-songwriter Willy Chirino performs at the FIFA Fan Fest on Independence Day in Miami, Florida. [Marco Bello/Reuters]
Officials in Washington, DC, called on attendees at the Great American State Fair to seek shelter ahead of an evening thunderstorm on July 4. [Cheney Orr/Reuters]
A football fan dressed as a US Revolutionary War hero waves a sign that reads 'Happy birthday USA' before the July 4 World Cup match between Canada and Morocco in Houston, Texas. [Karen Warren/AP Photo]
Twice-deployed Marine Sergeant Diakaria Sangare, one of the many immigrants serving in the US armed forces, poses for a portrait following his naturalisation ceremony in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 4. [Rod Lamkey Jr/AP Photo]
A giant American flag is spread across the baseball field in Washington, DC, before the July 4 game between the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. [Nick Wass/AP Photo]
Joey Chestnut and other competitive eaters race to swallow as many hot dogs as they can during the 2026 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 in New York City. [Anna Connors/AP Photo]
Joey Chestnut gestures as he participates in the 2026 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, New York City, on July 4. [Jordan Tovin/Reuters]
A man wears a US-flag-themed suit to the Texas World Cup match on July 4 between Morocco and Canada. [AFP]
A US Navy Band performs before the World Cup match between Canada and Morocco in Houston, Texas, in honour of US Independence Day. [AFP]
Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front exit a metro station in New Carrollton, Maryland, as the group reportedly holds neighbourhood marches around the US capital on July 4. [Reuters]
Military planes fly over New York City, spraying jets of red, white and blue, during the Sail250 Parade of Sail event on July 4. [Kena Betancur/EPA]
A sightseer in nautical clothing records the Sail250 Parade of Sails from the shores of New York City on July 4. [Angelina Katsanis/Reuters]
Military members wave flags in a march through New York City to mark the 250th anniversary of the US Independence Day. [Angelina Katsanis/Reuters]
The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Marching Saints twirl flags as they prepare to march in the Independence Day Parade in Washington, DC, an event that was ultimately cancelled due to excessive heat. [Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters]
A large US flag waves over the 'O Say Can You See!' event in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 4. [Jon Cherry/AP Photo]
Protesters carry a reproduction of the Declaration of Independence as they participate in a 'We The People 250' through Washington, DC, on July 4. [Joe Raedle/Getty IMages via AFP]
Demonstrators at the 'We the People 250' march showcased a version of the Declaration of Independence that was roughly 700 feet long, or 233 metres, to denounce the erosion of civil rights. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images via AFP]
The sun rises on July 4 over the Freedom 250 Ferris wheel at The Great American State Fair in Washington, DC. [Finn Gomez/Getty Images via AFP]
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A mourner holds a portrait of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the opening of days-long funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family, at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]
Millions of Iranians are expected in Tehran as the body of Ali Khamenei arrives in the capital for a multi-day funeral. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]
From dawn, black-clad crowds stream into main boulevards and the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque, clutching flags, Qurans and portraits of the 86-year-old leader. [Atta Kenare/AFP]
Coffins of Iran’s late supreme leader and his family members, draped in Iranian flags, are placed on stage as people gather for a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]
Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli attack at the outset of the war on Iran in February, and officials say more than 10 million mourners could attend ceremonies nationwide. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]
Authorities have opened thousands of schools and classrooms as makeshift rest areas for pilgrims travelling overnight from distant provinces to pay their final respects. [Murad Sezer/Reuters]
Mourners carry the coffin of Zahra Haddad Adel, wife of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during her funeral in Tehran. Zahra, the daughter of former parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, was killed on February 28 in US-Israeli attacks that also killed ex-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. [Fars news agency via AFP]
Security forces fan out across major squares and junctions, setting up checkpoints and guiding the tightly packed crowds in an attempt to keep the vast procession orderly. [Atta Kenare/AFP]
Banners invoking martyrdom and resistance hang from overpasses and lampposts, tying Khamenei’s death to Shia narratives of sacrifice during the first 10 days of Muharram. [Murad Sezer /Reuters]
Men, women and children carry Iranian flags and portraits of Khamenei, chanting slogans as loudspeakers broadcast Quran recitations and elegies. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
For many in the mourning crowds, Khamenei’s death marks the end of an era, even as his successor and son, Mojtaba Khamenei, pledges to maintain Iran’s confrontational regional posture. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]
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People gather to receive supplies from volunteers, days after twin earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Khaterine Roa cries as members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department search for survivors at a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Yohancy Gil, 24 and her husband Sergio Guanipa, 30, stand on rubble as they wait for news from rescue teams looking for their children under the rubble at the site of a collapsed building in La Guaira. [Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters]
Residents displaced following the June 24 twin earthquakes arrange belongings at an improvised camp in a baseball field in Catia La Mar. [Federico Parra/AFP]
Ogleisys Cisneros holds her son, Santiago Medina, while waiting in line for government humanitarian aid. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Rescue workers recover a body from the rubble of a building damaged by earthquakes. [Ronald Pena R/EPA]
A man hugs his dog after it was rescued from the rubble of a building damaged by earthquakes in La Guaira. [Ronald Pena R/EPA]
Resident Kerli Faria takes a break amid the rubble while searching for her nephews at a building that collapsed during the earthquakes. [Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo]
Volunteers distribute food and essential items in Caraballeda, La Guaira state. [Miguel Medina/Pool/AFP]
A rescue worker walks past buildings damaged by earthquakes in La Guaira. [Ronald Pena R./EPA]
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A Mexico fan celebrates after they won the match [Steven Watt/Reuters]
Mexico's Orbelin Pineda celebrates with teammates after the match as Mexico qualify for the round of 16 stage of the World Cup. [Eloisa Sanchez/Reuters]
Celebrations erupted across Mexico as the national team ended a 40-year World Cup knockout drought. [Luis Cortes/Reuters]
Mexican players celebrate winning the Round of 32 match against Ecuador in Mexico City. [Jose Mendez/EPA]
The streets of Mexico's cities echoed with chants, flags and endless cheers after the final whistle. [Luis Cortes/Reuters]
Mexico City lights up in celebration after the national team's historic victory. [Armando Vega/Reuters]
From the Azteca to city squares, Mexican fans celebrated a dream finally fulfilled. [Luis Cortes/Reuters]
Fans covered in snow from a machine celebrate their first goal scored by Julian Quinones, in Mexico City. [Luis Cortes/Reuters]
The final whistle sparked unforgettable scenes of celebration across Mexico. [Armando Vega/Reuters]
Mexico fans celebrate at a watch party in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, after the match. [Lisi Niesner/Reuters]
An aerial photograph shows Mexican football fans celebrating their victory over Ecuador at the Angel of Independence in Mexico City. [Tomas Perez/EPA]
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Emergency crews continue to work at the site of collapsed buildings in Venezuela despite a 72-hour window seen as critical for surviving in the rubble after earthquakes. [Gaby Oraa/Reuters]
A rescue worker carries a girl pulled from the rubble four days after two earthquakes struck the coastal state of La Guaira in less than one minute on June 24, 2026. [Pedro Mattey/AP Photo]
Members of the French 7th Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment work at a destroyed building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state. [Miguel Medina/Pool/AFP]
Relatives of a victim of the twin earthquakes mourn during a burial at the Southern General Cemetery in Caracas. [Rosali Hernandez/AFP]
International and local rescue crews have been racing against time and focusing on the northern port city of La Guaira, the hardest-hit area of the country. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Rescue workers and volunteers rest on the rubble of collapsed buildings in Caraballeda in La Guaira state as operations continue 24 hours a day. [Miguel Medina/Pool/Reuters]
Thousands of rescue workers, relatives and volunteers dig day and night through debris and around slabs of concrete to find survivors of the earthquakes. [Mauricio Valenzuela/AFP]
Children who lost their homes in the earthquakes rest on a pile of donated clothes on a street in La Guaira. [Gaby Oraa/Reuters]
Devastating back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck near Venezuela's Caribbean coast last week, collapsing buildings, damaging the country's main airport and leaving more than 1,700 people dead and tens of thousands missing. [Miguel Medina/Pool/AFP]
Collapsed buildings and debris are seen along the coast in Caraballeda in La Guaira state. [Yorman Maldonado/AFP]
Officials believe tens of thousands of people are still missing as rescue efforts involving about 30,000 Venezuelan emergency workers and 2,700 foreign experts carry on. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
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Rescue workers pull 11-year-old Moises Calzadilla from the rubble on June 27, 2026, two days after the earthquakes struck. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]
Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 25 2026, causing widespread damage, a rising death toll and thousands of injuries. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
A woman cries next to damaged buildings two days after an earthquake struck in La Guaira. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
A firefighter yells through a tube to people under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, as emergency workers try to reach them. [Gaby Oraa/Reuters]
Volunteers lift a metal gate as they search through debris on the rubble of collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar in La Guaira state. [Federico Parra/AFP]
Identification cards and photographs of missing people are left on the window of a dirt-covered car by relatives searching for information in Catia La Mar, two days after twin earthquakes struck the country. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]
Ezequiel Frontado looks at covered bodies while searching for missing relatives. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]
Members of the French Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment help residents in the search for victims in a country that was already suffering through an economic and healthcare crisis before the quakes. [Miguel Medina/Pool/Reuters]
Quake survivors line up for food in La Guaira as foreign aid has started to arrive in Venezuela. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]
Houses damaged and burned by fires in the earthquakes stand in Catia La Mar. [Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]
Family members and neighbours of Jhonquer Cerpas, 13, comfort one another as emergency workers try to rescue him in La Guaira. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]
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Rescue workers in Caracas take an injured man to medical care on June 24, 2026, after magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes hit Venezuela. [Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo]
Venezuelans raced out onto the streets during the earthquakes as buildings collapsed. Many were too afraid to return to structures that were still standing as rescue efforts began. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]
An injured man is cared for in a vehicle in La Guaira, Venezuela's main port, after the earthquakes. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]
The epicentres of the quakes were in Yaracuy state, west of Caracas, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]
Rescue workers comb through the rubble of collapsed apartment blocks to try to find survivors in Caracas, which was hit hard by the quakes. [Federico Parra/AFP]
The first quake had a magnitude of 7.2 and struck at a depth of 22km (14 miles), the USGS says. It was followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 quake at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). [Gaby Oraa/Reuters]
People wait to receive medical treatment at a field hospital in La Guaira. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]
A woman comforts a child in a street in Caracas. Nearly two dozen aftershocks followed the twin temblors, and experts warned that more strong aftershocks could follow in the coming days. [Federico Parra/AFP]
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declared a state of emergency as experts warned the death toll could be in the thousands. [Manaure Quintero/AFP]
Rodriguez said the most heavily affected area is La Guaira, located north of Caracas on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. She described La Guaira as a “disaster zone” where rescuers are “working to save lives”. [Maxwell Briceno/Reuters]
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