Hostilities peaked and paused between Israel and Iran. Russia intensified the bombing of Ukraine. And we welcomed the summer solstice.

Scott Mc Kiernan presents “The Pictures Of the Week” released every Friday afternoon, highlighting the best images from around the world by ZUMA Press contributors, curated by ZUMA Editor-at-large Jim Colton.
Enjoy The Pictures Of the Week 26, showcasing images from June 21-27, 2025 “The best two minutes you’ll spend on the internet today!” thepicturesoftheweek.com #zumapress #photojournalism
ZUMA Photography Credits:
Svet Jacqueline * Leco Viana/TheNEWS2 * Bryan Smith * Robin Loznak * Saurabh Sirohiya * Martin Dokoupil * Poitout Florian/Abaca * Starmax/Newscom * Gian Mattia D’Alberto/LaPresse * Ben Birchall/PA Wire * Omar Ashtawy/APA Images * Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Abaca * Rob Engelaar/ANP * Freek Van Den Bergh/ANP * Imago * TASS * Jaroslav Ozana/CTK * Arne Dedert/dpa * Sergei Karpukhin/TASS * Ilia Yefimovich/dpa * Hendrik Schmidt/dpa * Ian West/PA Wire * Omar Ashtawy/APA Images * Sun Yuxuan/Xinhua * Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/Imago * Marcin Nowak/London News Pictures * Jesus Merida/SOPA Images
