Day in Photos: Fighter Lion Tanks, Factory Explosion in Malta, and Children’s Safety Debate
Army tanks are loaded on trains in 't Harde, Netherlands, on June 1, 2026, in order to be sent and used for an army exercise called Fighter Lion and involving 7,000 soldiers in Germany. Jilmer Postma/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
Army tanks are loaded on trains in 't Harde, Netherlands, on June 1, 2026, in order to be sent and used for an army exercise called Fighter Lion and involving 7,000 soldiers in Germany. Jilmer Postma/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Fighter Lion Tanks, Factory Explosion in Malta, and Children’s Safety Debate

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A woman prepares traditional coffee for voters waiting in line to vote at Shalla Park polling station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 1, 2026, during the 2026 Ethiopian parliamentary elections. Marco Simoncelli/AFP via Getty Images
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A plume of smoke rises following an explosion from the Ta’ Lourdes fireworks factory in Naxxar, Malta, on June 1, 2026. The powerful explosion injured two people. Matthew Mirabelli/AFP via Getty Images
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Iraqi girls practise yoga at a dance and ballet school in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 1, 2026, in preparation for International Day of Yoga. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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Ensemble Pour la Republique’s MP Violette Spillebout speaks during the debate on child protection and on tackling violence in schools at the National Assembly, France’s Parliament lower house, in Paris on June 1, 2026. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
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People take part in a protest march against President Jose Antonio Kast’s State of the Nation address in Valparaiso, Chile, on June 1, 2026. Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images
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Boats moored at the Old Harbour of Marseille, France, on June 1, 2026. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images
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Bee orchids grow on Hutchinson’s Bank in New Addington, England, on June 1, 2026. Hutchinson’s Bank, which is managed by the London Wildlife Trust (LWT), is a large area of secluded chalk grassland and woodland, and one of the best spots in the whole of the United Kingdom to see butterflies, as well as other rare insects and plants. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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People perform Falun Dafa exercises next to a statue of the monument of the late king Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 1, 2026. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images
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Teachers take part in a protest ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Mexico City on June 1, 2026. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images
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King Frederik X of Denmark and Queen Mary of Denmark on the balcony at Odense City Hall during their Summer Tour in Odense, Denmark, on June 1, 2026. Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images
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Women sit with laptops around a table during a class in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on June 1, 2026. The Phoenix Center in Gaza City supports a peer education network that teaches women to use artificial intelligence to document the ongoing war and create alternative income sources. The project aims to develop digital skills and convey local narratives to the outside world. Ahmed Al Arini/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
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A French gendarme takes part in a search operation for Lyhanna Bernard, an 11-year-old schoolgirl missing since May 29, in Fleurance, France, on June 1, 2026. Matthieu Rondel/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli police disperse Orthodox Jews protesting against conscription by blocking the entrance to Jerusalem on June 1, 2026. They oppose a change to the law on compulsory military service, from which their community has traditionally been exempt. Under a provision established when the country was founded in 1948, men who dedicate themselves full-time to the study of Jewish sacred texts are effectively exempt. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images
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France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (3rd R) and Director of Director of the General Directorate for Internal Security Celine Berthon (4th R) attend a meeting with Algeria’s Interior and Transport Minister Said Sayoud (L) at the French Interior Ministry in Paris on June 1, 2026. France’s Interior minister hosts his Algerian counterpart for a working visit, which could mark a new stage in the thawing of relations between Algeria and France. Kenzo Tribouillard/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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The Eyes on ICE NJ coalition mutual aid tent is seen after it was raided by FBI and Homeland Security Investigations agents near the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, N.J., on June 1, 2026. Several protesters were arrested overnight after defying a curfew imposed at the immigration detention center, which has been the site of frequent confrontations between demonstrators, federal agents, and New Jersey State Police. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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A male baby giraffe named Kenyi born a few days ago on May 28, looks on while sitting in the giraffe stable at the Wildlands Zoo, in Emmen, Netherlands, on June 1, 2026. Jaspar Moulijn/ANP/AFP via Getty Images