The week in pictures: Paris bridge transformed, French Open finals and Albania protests ‘Kushner Island’

Last updated: June 7, 2026 8:02 pm

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Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian author of ‘Persepolis’, dies of ‘sadness’ at 56 Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting, ‘full ceasefire’ in open letter to Putin Outrage in France as body discovered in case of missing 11‑year‑old Lyhanna France probes judicial ‘dysfunction’ after murder of 11‑year‑old Lyhanna shocks nation France stunned by Ivory Coast in World Cup warm-up defeat Putin rules out Zelensky’s offer to meet and vows to pursue war goals

French artist JR transformed the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris into a cave with an ambitious installation, Albanian protesters rallied against a Trump family luxury resort in a nature preserve and Russia’s Mirra Andreeva took the women’s singles title at the French Open. FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week’s most striking images.

Issued on: 07/06/2026 – 14:35Modified: 07/06/2026 – 15:46

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An aerial view of "The Pont Neuf cave" installation by French photographer and street artist JR, on the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, on June 1, 2026 — An aerial view of “The Pont Neuf cave” installation by French photographer and street artist JR on the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, on June 1, 2026. © Damien Meyer, AFP

Russia's Mirra Andreeva celebrates after beating Poland's Maja Chwalinska to win the women's final singles match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 6, 2026 — Russia’s Mirra Andreeva celebrates after beating Poland’s Maja Chwalinska to win the women’s final singles match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 6, 2026. © Thomas Samson, AFP

Smoke rises after an explosion caused by a marine drone self-detonating in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta on June 5, 2026 — Smoke rises after an explosion caused by a marine drone self-detonating in Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta on June 5, 2026. © Observator Antena1 via Reuters

Voters hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun as they queue to cast ballots in Addis Ababa on June 1 — Voters hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun as they queue to cast ballots in Addis Ababa on June 1, 2026, during Ethiopian parliamentary elections. © Marco Simoncelli, AFP

Protesters in Tirana, Albania, on June 4, 2026, rally against a luxury resort development planned by a company linked to US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. — Protesters in Tirana, Albania rally against a luxury resort development planned by a company linked to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast on June 4, 2026. © Florion Goga, Reuters

A demonstrator reacts after kicking police and being pushed to the ground following a protest march in Southampton in southern England on June 2 — A demonstrator reacts after kicking police and being pushed to the ground following a protest march in Southampton, southern England on June 2, 2026, over the treatment of Henry Nowak. Body camera footage showed Nowak being handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, who was jailed for life this week for his murder. © Justin Tallis, AFP

An aerial view of "The Pont Neuf cave" installation by French photographer and street artist JR, on the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, on June 1, 2026 — An aerial view of “The Pont Neuf cave” installation by French photographer and street artist JR on the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, June 1, 2026. © Damien Meyer, AFP

The damaged interior of a residential building is pictured after an Israeli strike in Gaza City on June 4, 2026 — The damaged interior of a residential building is pictured after an Israeli strike in Gaza City on June 4, 2026. © Omar Al-Qattaa, AFP

Plainclothed Kenyan police officers arrest an activist protesting against a US-built Ebola quarantine centre planned to begin operations at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base, in downtown Nairobi — Plainclothed Kenyan police officers arrest an activist protesting a US-built Ebola quarantine centre planned to begin operations at Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base in downtown Nairobi on June 2, 2026. © Luis Tato, AFP

People look through damaged hospital windows at the site of an Israeli strike that hit near the hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on June 1, 2026 — People look through damaged hospital windows at the site of an Israeli strike that hit near the hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on June 1, 2026. © Kawnat Haju, AFP

Iranians sit on Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz in an image shared by Iran's ISNA news agency on June 1, 2026 — Iranians sit on Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz in an image shared by Iran’s ISNA news agency on June 1, 2026. © Amirhossein Khorgooei, AFP

An airplane flies over an amateur soccer pitch, as the Iranian national soccer team is set to establish its base camp for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Tijuana, Mexico on May 30, 2026 — An airplane flies over an amateur football pitch as the Iranian national team was set to establish its base camp for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Tijuana, Mexico on May 30, 2026. © Victor Medina, Reuters

The New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs line up for the opening tip off during Game Two of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 5, 2026 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas — The New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs line up for the opening tip off during Game Two of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 5, 2026 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. © Michael Gonzales, Getty Images via AFP

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