Today in Pictures, June 17, 2026
Horseracing spectators at the Royal Ascot 2026 in Britain, lightning striking over apartment blocks in Beijing, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Racegoers in top hats are silhouetted against the sky at the Royal Ascot 2026 horse racing festival, held at the Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, UK, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Lightning striking over apartment blocks during a thunderstorm in Beijing, China, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A racegoer posing for a picture on the first day of the Royal Ascot 2026 horse racing meet in Ascot, Berkshire, UK, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
A child with a football in Kirby Estate, where residents have put up over 400 St George's flags, ahead of England's first FIFA World Cup 2026 match, in south London, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: EPA
A man playing basketball as bush fires burn next to the residential neighborhood of Doral in Miami, Florida, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Czech Republic's Nikola Ogrodnikova in action, during the women's 600g javelin throw, at the Mestsky Stadion, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People walking past rubble at the site of an Israeli strike, following a deal between the US and Iran in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Ducklings swimming in algae which has built up at the newly refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, in Washington DC, US, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: EPA
Customers having their hair cut at a barber shop as the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between France and Senegal is screened on the television in Vancouver, Canada, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Senegal fans watching the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between France and Senegal, in Dakar, Senegal, on June 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS


