The week in pictures: World Cup celebrations, Obama's legacy and wild swimming in Paris
Key takeaways
- FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.
- By: FRANCE 24 French fans react as they watch a broadcast of the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal on June 16, 2026, in Paris.
- Supporters dressed in the colors of the Democratic Republic of Congo's national flag celebrate in Bunia, Ituri Province as the Leopards' equalize against Portugal in a FIFA World Cup match on June 17.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Football fans around the globe tune into the World Cup, the Obama's celebrate a presidential legacy in Chicago, Parisians find a new way to escape soaring temperatures and the Knicks celebrate their NBA championship victory in New York. FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.
By: FRANCE 24 French fans react as they watch a broadcast of the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal on June 16, 2026, in Paris. © Aurelien Morissard, AP Red Cross volunteers carry out the burial of a person who died from the Ebola virus at the cemetery in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 13. © Jospin Mwisha, AFP French fans react as they watch a broadcast of the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal on June 16, in Paris. © Aurelien Morissard, AP Parisians cool off at the Canal Saint-Martin on June 17 as the famous waterway is officially opened to swimmers amid a summer heat wave. © Emma Da Silva, AP
Supporters dressed in the colors of the Democratic Republic of Congo's national flag celebrate in Bunia, Ituri Province as the Leopards' equalize against Portugal in a FIFA World Cup match on June 17. © Jospin Mwisha, AFP