Day in Photos: Soweto March Commemoration, Earthquake in Indonesia, and Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Students gather to mark Youth Day, the 50th anniversary of the June 16, 1976, Soweto Uprising, organized by 1976 at Fifty in Soweto near Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 16, 2026. The day honors thousands of Black students who protested against apartheid-era education policies and those who were killed or injured when police opened fire on the demonstration.Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images
Students gather to mark Youth Day, the 50th anniversary of the June 16, 1976, Soweto Uprising, organized by 1976 at Fifty in Soweto near Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 16, 2026. The day honors thousands of Black students who protested against apartheid-era education policies and those who were killed or injured when police opened fire on the demonstration.Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Soweto March Commemoration, Earthquake in Indonesia, and Smithsonian Folklife Festival

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James McDonald riding Map of Stars wins the Wolferton Stakes on Day One during Royal Ascot 2026 at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England, on June 16, 2026. Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse
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Fabiana Almeida (C), the daughter of Taty Almeida, the late president of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo human rights association, shouts slogans as the funeral cortege drives past the home of former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on its way to the burial in Buenos Aires, on June 16, 2026. Almeida, who died at age 95 on June 14, was a leading voice against the crimes of Argentina’s last dictatorship after her son Alejandro was kidnapped in 1975 by the right-wing paramilitary group Triple A. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images
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Chadian soldiers of the international Gang Suppression Force (GSF) greet U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 16, 2026. Guterres cited “glimmers of hope” for Haiti in a visit Tuesday to the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic, and security woes. Amélie Bottollier-Depois/AFP via Getty Images
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Workers use heavy construction equipment to build a new bridge over the Red River in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 16, 2026. Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) looks on as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos speaks during a press conference at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, on June 16, 2026. Ezra Acayan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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An honor guard arrives before a ceremonial welcome for Netherlands’ Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius during the Japan-Netherlands Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
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Afghan boys play volleyball along the Kokcha river in the Faizabad district, Afghanistan, on June 16, 2026. Omer Abrar/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, European Council President Antonio Costa, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz take part in a working lunch between leaders of G7 and the Middle East, in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein - Pool/Getty Images
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Police work at a crime scene covered with a tent (back R) in Biala Podlaska, eastern Poland, on June 16, 2026, where Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky, known for his satirizing Russian President Putin was shot dead. Two Belarusian nationals have been arrested in connection with the killing. Piotr Pyrkosz/Slowo Podlasia/AFP via Getty Images
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Patients and their family members evacuate from wards at Anutapura General Hospital following an earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on June 16, 2026. Josua Marunduh/AFP via Getty Images
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Children gesture as undocumented migrants from sub-Saharan African countries wait for airport buses before their repatriation to their countries of origin, as part of the voluntary return program implemented by Tunisia’s Interior Ministry in coordination with various national and international organizations, in Tunis, Africa, on June 16 2026. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shakes hands with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 16, 2026. Isabel Infantes/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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People walk in front of the National Congress, at Bolivar square in Bogota, Colombia, on June 16, 2026. Colombia will hold its presidential election runoff on June 21, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images
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Members of the audience listen to a discussion on Latin music, a free program hosted by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in Washington, on June 16, 2026. The Smithsonian is temporarily reopening the Arts and Industries Building to host programs for the America 250 celebrations. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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France’s midfielder #08 Aurelien Tchouameni (C) and Senegal’s forward #11 Nicolas Jackson (L) fight for the ball during the 2026 World Cup Group I football match between France and Senegal at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on June 16, 2026. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images
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An old red tractor is parked under trees next to fields of yellow immortelle flowers at the Vitalba distillery in the Ortolo valley in Sartene, South Corsica, France, on June 16, 2026. Grichka Beysson-Leandri/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images