The coffin of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, before returning to Iran for the late Iranian supreme leader's burial. © Anmar Khalil, AP
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was cleared to run in next year's presidential election, despite having her embezzlement conviction confirmed, in a week that saw Iran hold days-long funeral ceremonies for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and football stars Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi deliver moments of magic to carry their teams into the World Cup semi-finals. FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was all smiles after an appeals court cleared her to run for the French presidency, despite upholding her conviction for embezzlement. Her protégé Jordan Bardella, a one-time substitute candidate, looked less enthusiastic. © Fred Tanneau, AFP
A banner depicting US President Donald Trump is held aloft as mourners take part in days-long funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, on July 5, 2026. © Altaf Qadri, AP
A helicopter drops fire retardant above deadly wildfires affecting Almeria province, in southern Spain, where a blaze killed at least 12 people this week, including several foreigners. © Jon Nazca, Reuters
Sandbanks of the Loire River pictured in Montjean-sur-Loire on July 9 amid a worsening drought as France sizzled under yet another heatwave this week. © Stéphane Mahé, Reuters
The heatwave threatened to disrupt the Tour de France, the world's famous cycling race, which made its way through southwest France after taking off from Barcelona in Spain. © Mosa'ab Elshamy, AP
Revelers in Pamplona celebrated the txupinazo, the traditional rocket marking the start of the San Fermin festival, kicking off nine days of uninterrupted festivities in the Spanish city. © Miguel Oses, AP
Albert Salgado (left) is comforted by his girlfriend at the site where his uncle Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE officer in Houston, in a shooting that sparked outrage and renewed public scrutiny of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. © Annie Mulligan, AP
Furniture is visible inside gutted apartments in La Guaira following the devastating earthquakes that killed at least 4,000 people in Venezuela. © Ariana Cubillos, AP
People walk at night in Havana during one of Cuba's recurrent power outages, amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by the Trump administration. © Ramon Espinosa, AP
Kylian Mbappé finds an opening to score France's first goal during their World Cup quarter-final victory over Morocco near Boston on July 9, 2026. © Matt Slocum, AP
Argentina's players toss Lionel Messi into the air after their rollercoaster victory over Egypt at the World Cup in Atlanta. © Jacob Kupferman, AP
Wildcard Arthur Fery of Britain drops to the ground after defeating Flavio Cobolli of Italy in their Wimbledon quarter-final to continue his fairytale run at the London grand slam tournament. © Brian Inganga, AP
