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Protesters clashed with the US Border Patrol after Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a raid near a Home Depot in California. — AFP pic

Los Angeles protests erupt for second day amid immigration raids, flash-bang grenades used

People wait outside the Clinic Fundaci in Santa Fe, where Senator Miguel Uribe is receiving medical treatment after being shot and wounded in Bogota yesterday. — AFP pic

Right-wing senator Miguel Uribe shot during campaign in Bogota, condition critical

The WorldPride festival, a rotating global event advocating for LGBTQ equality worldwide, is being hosted in Washington this year—a stone’s throw from the White House and a president seemingly intent on rolling back rights hard-won by that community. — AFP pic

Washington floods with rainbow flags as WorldPride protests Trump rollback of LGBTQ rights

Khaby Lame entered the United States on April 30 and “overstayed the terms of his visa.” — AFP pic

World's top TikToker Khaby Lame detained by US immigration for overstaying visa

People gather to pay respect at the graves of friends and family at a cemetery in Jenin in the occupied West Bank early on June 6. — AFP pic

Grief and resilience in Jenin as residents honour their dead amid conflict

SpaceX’s Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas November 18, 2023. — AFP pic

Trump’s threat to cancel Musk’s contracts exposes risks of US reliance on SpaceX

Smoke rises from a fire aboard the cargo vessel Morning Midas, as seen in an aerial photograph taken by the US Coast Guard June 3, 2025. — Reuters pic/US Coast Guard/AirStation Kodiak handout

Fire on EV-loaded cargo ship off Alaska left to burn until salvage team arrives

Israeli soldiers clear Palestinian women from a cemetery in Jenin, occupied West Bank, as they visit graves on the first day of Aidiladha, June 6, 2025. — AFP pic

Israel retrieves body of Thai national kidnapped by Hamas during October 7 attack

Police officers stand guard in front of the Royal Embassy of Cambodia during a protest by royalist activists, following a recent clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border on May 28, 2025, in Bangkok. — Reuters pic

Tensions rise as Thailand shuts tourist crossings with Cambodia over border dispute

Japan wants all levies announced by Trump lifted. — Reuters pic

Japan says progress made but no deal yet in tariff talks with US

Plainclothes officers with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested multiple migrants following court hearings at New York-Federal Plaza Immigration Court inside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York City on June 6, 2025. — AFP pic

Trump-era ICE raids return: Migrants detained in dramatic LA, New York crackdowns

US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, yesterday. — AFP pic

Trump announces new US-China trade talks in London amid tariff tensions

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (C) and his wife Kim Hye-Kyung (L) arrive at a ceremony to mark the 70th Memorial Day at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul yesterday. — AFP pic

South Korea’s president Lee seeks quick tariff resolution in first call with Trump

French mayor of Saint-Etienne, Gael Perdriau listens to a speech during a press conference, on January 29, 2024 in Saint-Etienne city hall. — AFP pic

French mayor to face trial for alleged sex tape blackmail of political rival

A large Syrian flag is raised on a pole at Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4. — AFP pic

Syria’s interim president visits Daraa, first trip since Assad’s ouster

US President Donald Trump talks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, yesterday. — AFP pic

Trump slams Musk over spending bill row, calls him ‘man who lost his mind’