10 June 2022 3 Min Read
The week in pictures
Nadal wins French Open for 14th time, Belgium’s royals visit DRC, Sydney lights up the Opera House, Ukrainians amid the destruction of war, a visit to the Nezu shrine in Tokyo, and more
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June 5 — Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Casper Ruud during the men’s singles final at the French Open on Sunday. Nadal crushed Ruud to lift the trophy for the 14th time.
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June 5 — Wales players celebrate after qualifying for the World Cup after beating Ukraine at Cardiff City Stadium in Wales.
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June 5 — Participants run through coloured powder during the Colour Run race in Moscow, Russia.
June 5 — Firefighters carry a dead body after a huge fire broke out in an inland container depot at Sitakunda, near the port city Chittagong, Bangladesh. The blaze was brought under control after three days, with at least 43 people killed.
June 5 — The illuminated Sydney Opera House is reflected on the water in Sydney, Australia, during the city’s annual Vivid Sydney festival, which ends June 18.
June 6 — A resident named only as Elena, 81, reacts as she leaves her former house, which was destroyed in a Russian military strike, in the town of Druzhkivka, in Donetsk region, Ukraine.
- Picture: GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS
- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky visits a position in Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on June 5 2022. Picture: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/REUTERS
- A rescuer works at a site of a facility of the Darnytsia Car Repair Plant damaged by missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 5 2022. Picture: VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS
- A firefighter works at a warehouse following shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, on June 6 2022. Picture: ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/REUTERS
- Firefighters extinguish a fire at a warehouse in Donetsk, Ukraine, on June 6 2022. Picture: ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/REUTERS
- People look at destroyed buildings in Irpin, outside Kyiv, as Russia's attacks on Ukraine continues on June 9 2022. Picture: MARKO DJURICA/REUTERS
- Ideya Mykolaivna looks out from the blown-out window of her flat after the building was heavily damaged by rockets, in Sloviansk, Ukraine, June 9 2022. Picture: SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES
- Residents stand in line to collect drinking water in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, June 9 2022. Picture: EDGAR SU/REUTERS
- Mourners attend the funeral of Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Suvorov in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 9 2022. Suvorov worked in cinema as a pyrotechnic effects expert and was killed in eastern Donbas region. Picture: CHRISTOPHER FURLONG/GETTY IMAGES
June 6 — An Israeli soldier argues with a demonstrator wrapped in a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israeli settlements in Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
June 6 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee pay silent tribute during a ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day and the 67th anniversary of the Korean War, at the Seoul National cemetery in Seoul, South Korea.
June 6 — Relatives gather around one of the victims of the attack by gunmen during a Sunday mass service, as she receives treatment at a hospital in Owo, Nigeria. The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria said more than 50 parishioners were killed by “bandits”.
June 7 — Migrants walk in a caravan to cross the country to reach the US border, as regional leaders gather in Los Angeles to discuss migration and other issues, in Huehuetan, Mexico.
June 7 — Actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, holds up a picture of 10-year-old victim Alithia Ramirez as he speaks to reporters about the school shooting in Uvalde, in which 21 people died, at the White House in Washington, the US.
June 7 — A woman splashes water at the Barcaccia fountain near the Spanish Steps during hot weather in Rome. Italy’s economy will grow 2.8% this year, its statistics bureau said, slashing the 4.7% projection it made in December.
June 9 — Sian and Gareth Phillips, siblings of missing journalist Dom Phillips, hold a placard and a rose during a protest following the disappearance, in the Amazon, of Dom Phillips and campaigner Bruno Araujo Pereira, outside the Brazilian embassy in London, Britain.
June 8 — Palestinian women enjoy the beach in Gaza City.
June 9 — Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde view a wax fabric market at Le Grand Baobab in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
- Picture: JUSTIN MAKANGARA/REUTERS
- Belgium's King Philippe talks to Corp Albert Kunyuku before giving him a medal, at the Memorial des Anciens Combattants in Kinshasa, DRC, on June 8 2022 Picture: JUSTIN MAKANGARA/REUTERS
- Belgium’s King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and DRC first lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi visit women at at wax fabric market in Kinshasa, DRC, on June 9 2022. Picture: JUSTIN MAKANGARA/REUTERS
- Women dance during a visit by Belgium’s royals, in Kinshasa, DRC, on June 9 2022. Picture: JUSTIN MAKANGARA/REUTERS
- Belgium's King Philippe shakes hand with DRC President Felix Tshisekedi after unveiling a returned traditional mask in a largely symbolic gesture of restitution, during his visit to national museum in Kinshasa, DRC, on June 8 2022. Picture: JUSTIN MAKANGARA/REUTERS
- People dance during a visit by Belgium’s royals, in Kinshasa, DRC, on June 9 2022. Picture: JUSTIN MAKANGARA/REUTERS
- Belgium’s King Philippe reacts during his visit to wax fabric market, Le Grand Baobab in Kinshasa, DRC, on June 9 2022. Picture: JUSTIN MAKANGARA/REUTERS
June 9 — Suspected parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe appears at the Western Cape High Court to appeal against the dismissal of his bail application, in Cape Town. Mafe faces charges of housebreaking with intent to commit terrorism and arson, theft and two separate arson and terrorism charges.
June 8 — Restoration work begins on the art portraits of former president Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Cape Town Civic Centre in Cape Town.
June 9 — A man walks through red-coloured wooden torii gates at the Nezu shrine in Tokyo on Thursday. On the same day, Japan was elected to the UN Security Council for a two-year term starting on January 1 2023. The UN General Assembly also elected Mozambique, Ecuador, Malta and Switzerland to the council.