Photos of the Week: Stone Roofs, Football Fans, Soapbox Racers
Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP via Getty. The mechanical machine “The Guardian of Darkness,” half-woman, half-scorpion, from the Compagnie La Machine, performs during the 19th edition of the Hellfest rock and heavy-metal festival, in Clisson, France, on June 19, 2026.Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty. The face of seven-month-old giant-panda cub Satrio Wiratama, known as Rio, is covered by the paws of his mother, Hu Chun, at the Panda Palace of Taman Safari Indonesia, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on June 20, 2026.Ina Fassbender / AFP / GettyA red-footed seriema is pictured in its enclosure at Dortmund Zoo, in Dortmund, Germany, on June 24, 2026.Hilmi Tunahan Karakaya / Anadolu / GettyA ground squirrel, locally known as gelengi, stands in a meadow in Erzurum, Turkey, on June 24, 2026.Ben Montgomery / GettyParticipants race in a soapbox car depicting King Charles III on a mobility scooter, during the 2026 Red Bull Soapbox Race at Alexandra Palace, on June 20, 2026, in London, England.Atta Kenare / AFP / GettyIranians walk between sculptures of workers in Tehran on June 22, 2026.Valentine Chapuis / AFP / GettyCompetitors fight in a mixed-martial-arts arena during the Knights of the Cage, a gala of a medieval armored combat, in Onet-le-Château, France, on June 20, 2026. Fighters in armor with shields and swords, or axes, took part in about 20 fights in an MMA cage in Aveyron.Ulises Ruiz / AFP / GettyMichel Kuka Mboladinga, a supporter of the team from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, pays tribute to Congo’s late Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, by remaining motionless ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group K football match between Colombia and Congo, at Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico, on June 23, 2026.Lokman Vural Elibol / Anadolu / GettyNorwegian-national-football-team supporters gather on the iconic red steps in Times Square ahead of Monday’s FIFA World Cup match, creating a festive atmosphere with chants and traditional rowing celebrations in New York City, on June 21,