The week in photos: June 20-26, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – Three students were killed, and 20 others were injured, after two minors, aged 14 and 15, opened fire inside the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on June 22. The Tacloban City Police Office said classes were already ongoing when the shooting happened.

At least 34 rounds were fired. Two students were declared dead on the spot inside the school. The other fatality was declared dead on arrival at a hospital.

Authorities filed criminal complaints against the 15-year-old student before the Tacloban City Prosecutor’s Office on June 23 for three counts of murder, three counts of frustrated murder, and multiple counts of serious physical injuries. The 14-year-old will undergo an intervention program.

Meanwhile, on June 25, the Senate impeachment court terminated the pre-trial conference for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial after both the House prosecutors and Duterte’s defense team finished the marking of evidence on the last two articles of impeachment — confidential funds and unexplained wealth — against the Vice President, paving the way for the trial proper that will commence on July 6.

The parties will now wait for the impeachment court’s pre-trial order, which will contain the roadmap on how the trial will run in the coming months.

Meanwhile, two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km west of Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey.

Hundreds of people were trapped under rubble, and many more remained unaccounted for on June 25, after the tremor devastated areas in and around the capital Caracas, killing hundreds, damaging buildings, and leaving thousands homeless.

Catch more stories in these photos from the week that was:

The moon rises over the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City on June 20, 2026. PHOTO BY AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi en route to Zurich, Switzerland, for talks, on June 20, 2026. PHOTO BY HAMED MELEKPOUR/WANA/ HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

Swimmers take part in a community swim hosted by Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club and Randwick City Council, after a Sydney mother, Leah Stewart, was attacked by a shark at the beach last weekend, in Sydney, Australia, on June 21, 2026. PHOTO BY HOLLIE ADAMS/REUTERS

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is seen during training for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Gardens North County District Park in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on June 22, 2026. PHOTO BY MARCO BELLO/REUTERS

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his resignation, following Andy Burnham’s decisive victory last week in the Makerfield by-election, outside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, on June 22, 2026. PHOTO BY JACK TAYLOR/REUTERS

Students carry their injured classmate after the fatal shooting by two teenagers inside the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on June 22, 2026. CONTRIBUTED STILL IMAGE FROM VIDEO

A parent assists in the checking of students’ bags as they enter President Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on June 23, 2026, a day after two students opened fire at a school in Tacloban City. PHOTO BY NOEL CELIS/REUTERS

Members of the prosecution and defense continue reviewing evidence for Articles I and II in the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, as the Senate impeachment court resumes marking evidence on the third day of pre-trial proceedings on June 23, 2026. PHOTO FROM THE SENATE SOCIAL MEDIA UNIT

Billy Idol and Steve Stevens place their handprints in cement as they are inducted into the Guitar Center’s Hollywood RockWalk in Los Angeles, California, on June 23, 2026. PHOTO BY MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

People jump over a bonfire during Ivana Kupala celebrations, an ancient tradition rooted in pagan rites that is marking summer solstice, at the Mamayeva Sloboda outdoor museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 23, 2026. PHOTO BY THOMAS PETER/REUTERS

French Republican Guards carry one of the two flag-draped cenotaphs of late French historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch and his wife, Simonne Vidal, into the Pantheon, during their induction ceremony, in Paris, France, on June 23, 2026. PHOTO BY ALICE SACCO/POOL VIA REUTERS

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, with his wife Diana Fox Carney, reacts during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match between Switzerland and Canada at BC Place, Vancouver, Canada, on June 24, 2026. PHOTO BY LEE SMITH/REUTERS

Casualties sit inside a vehicle after the twin earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 25, 2026. PHOTO BY MAXWELL BRICENO/REUTERS

Britain’s Olivia Nicholls in action during her doubles quarterfinal match with Slovakia’s Tereza Mihalikova against Venus Williams of the US and Philippines’ Alexandra Eala, in the WTA 500 Bad Homburg Open at Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Germany, on June 25, 2026. PHOTO BY HEIKO BECKER/REUTERS

Visitors pose for a photograph at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2026. PHOTO BY NATHAN HOWARD/REUTERS

Models present creations from the Willy Chavarria Spring-Summer 2027 collection show during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris, France, on June 26, 2026. PHOTO BY TOM NICHOLSON/REUTERS

People hang from a bridge above the Canal Saint-Martin after public swimming was permitted in certain areas due to high temperatures amid a heat wave in Paris, France, on June 26, 2026. PHOTO BY TOM NICHOLSON/REUTERS

Members of the LGBTQ+ community stage a protest at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on June 26, 2026, calling for the protection of rights, equality, and the passage of anti-discrimination measures, while also voicing opposition to corruption and other pressing social issues in the Philippines. PHOTO BY RAPPLER

Shi’ite Muslims gash their backs with blades as they commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi’ite Muslim calendar, between the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines in Karbala, Iraq, on June 26, 2026. PHOTO BY AHMED SAAD/REUTERS

A man with a Venezuelan flag-themed backpack walks amid rubble of collapsed buildings after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. PHOTO BY MAXWELL BRICENO/REUTERS

– with reports from Reuters/Rappler.com