24 hours in pictures, 1 June 2026
· Citizen
In this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency on June 1, 2026, Iranians sit on Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Iran traded strikes as negotiations between the two sides stalled and Tehran again insisted any peace deal must also cover Israel’s escalating offensive into Lebanon. (Photo by AMIRHOSSEIN KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP)
A plume of smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, on June 1, 2026. Iran’s foreign ministry said on June 1 that a ceasefire in Lebanon remains a key condition for any deal with the United States to end the Middle East war. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)
A protester holds a placard reading “Say their names” during a protest against femicide, in Nairobi on June 1, 2026. Hundreds of protesters marched through Kenya’s capital on June 1, 2026 against the high number of killings of women and children. At least 69 women have been killed in the east African country since January, according to data compiled by data firm Odipo Dev and media outlet Africa Uncensored. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)
The civil society organisations, small-scale fishers, and West Coast communities protest outside Western Cape High Court over the decision to grant authorisation to TGS Geophysical Company to conduct seismic surveys off South Africa’s Western and Northern Cape coastlines on June 01, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. The group argues that government approved the potentially harmful project without fully considering key environmental, social, and economic impacts, particularly on small-scale fishers and coastal communities. (Photo by Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan)
Samukelo Kabini, Thabang Matuludi, Evidence Makgopa and Tshepang Moremi of South Africa during the South Africa national men’s soccer team departure to the FIFA World Cup 2026 at OR Tambo International Airport on June 01, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Zamani Makautsi/Gallo Images)
Orthodox believers attend a festive prayer service dedicated to the memory of Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow who defeated the Mongols in the battle of Kulikovo in 1380, at his monument in Moscow on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP)
Democratic Alliance (DA) supporters listen to the Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane MPL briefing the media after laying criminal charges against former City Manager Imogen Mashazi and her alleged bankroller following reports linking them to tender related irregularities in the City of Ekurhuleni, 1 June2026. Picture: Nigel Siband/The Citizen
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 on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Jaspar Moulijn / ANP / AFP)
People release lanterns during Vesak celebrations in front of Borobudur Temple, the world’s largest Buddhist monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Magelang, Central Java, on May 31, 2026. Vesak, the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, traditionally believed to have occurred during the full moon of the Vesakha month in the ancient Indian lunar calendar. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)
A photograph taken on June 1, 2026 shows a Paris Saint-Germain’s new jersey with two stars outside the PSG store on the Champs-Elysees avenue, central Paris, two days after the team victory in the UEFA Champions League football final. (Photo by Xavier GALIANA / AFP)
This aerial photograph, taken on June 1, 2026 shows the installation of “The Pont Neuf’s cave”, the latest artwork by French photographer and street artist JR, on the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris. As a tribute to the late French artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1985 “Pont Neuf wrapped” performance on Paris’ oldest bridge, JR is set to completely transform the Pont Neuf into a long, monumental “cavern” of canvases and open space that will change the capital’s skyline from June 6 to June 28, 2026. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP)
Artists carry lamps as they perform at the end of the first innings during the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 final match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Narendra Modi Stadium of Ahmedabad on May 31, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)
Two dogs on a stroller wearing national football team jerseys are pictured while supporters of Colombia’s presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the Salvadores de la Patria movement, celebrate during the first exit poll results of the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, on May 31, 2026. (Photo by Vanessa ROMERO / AFP)
Illimani (Jillimani in Aymara), the iconic snow-capped peak of Bolivia’s Cordillera Real mountain range, is seen at sunset from the Killi Killi viewpoint in La Paz on May 31, 2026. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)
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