June 15, 2026, Yangzhou, China: Farmers transplant rice seedlings in a field in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Farmers took advantage of the sunny weather to transplant the rice seedlings.

JIUQUAN, June 15, 2026, Jiuquan, China: A Lijian-1 Y14 carrier rocket blasts off from a commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China. The rocket blasted off at 11:44 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent eight satellites into the planned orbit.

June 13, 2026, Yining, China: Lavender blooms at the Tianshan Flower Sea scenic area, attracting tourists to visit and take photos in Yining, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.

June 15, 2026, Madrid, Madrid, Spain: TOM HOLLAND visits the Plaza de Colon (Plaza Seleccion) ahead of Spain's World Cup debut during a 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' event.

June 15, 2026, Madrid, SPAIN: American actress ZENDAYA and British actor TOM HOLLAND attend the photocall for the presentation of Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Madrid.

June 15, 2026, Madrid, Spain: Actress ZENDAYA attends to photocall of Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' in Madrid, Spain.

June 15, 2026, Stockholm, Sweden: Fans of Sweden follow the FIFA World Cup between Sweden and Tunisia on a big screen at Tradgarden in Stockholm. Sweden won 5:1.

June 15, 2026, Madrid, Madrid, Spain: Fans of the Spanish national team watch a public broadcast of the World Cup soccer match between SPAIN vs. CAPE VERDE in Plaza Colon. Spain scored a draw 0:0 Cape Verde.

June 14, 2026, Dallas, Texas, USA: TAKEFUSA KUBO of Japan kicks the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F match between Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium in Dallas.

zReportage.com Issue #1045 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY June 16, 2026: 'Rebels With A Cause' by ZUMA Partner agency Le Pictorium photo-journalist Nicolas Cleuet: The Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga want to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran and replace it with a democratic state that grants them ethnic self-determination. While their Iraqi counterparts focus on protecting an already existing region, the Iranian Kurdish fighters want to fundamentally change Iran to achieve their goals. In the border mountains thousands of exiled Iranian Kurdish fighters rare massed in staging zones under constant threat of Iranian drone and missile strikes. Despite coordination with Western intelligence agencies and a newly forged cross-border coalition, Kurdish commanders are actively rejecting any premature ground advances or military escalations. They have firmly turned down heavy U.S. and Israeli pressure to open a northern combat front, choosing to stall deployment until ironclad guarantees of absolute Western air cover are secured to protect their forces from a dug-in Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Welcome to 'Rebels With A Cause'

June 4, 2026, Sacramento, California, USA: Shortly after midnight, KEITH-DALTON SMITH, 11, tosses a blanket featuring the Disney character Minnie Mouse to his mother, AMY HECKART, 46, who is disabled following back surgery, as they prepare to sleep in the back of their van in Sacramento. The family had lived at the Motel 6 for the past 2 1/2 years through a city-funded shelter program but was locked out and not allowed to return after the program changed.

June 4, 2026, Sacramento, California, USA: Unable to get comfortable sleeping in the back of their van, AMY HECKART, 46, and her son, KEITH-DALTON SMITH, 11, look out at other residents sleeping in their vehicles in a Taco Bell parking lot in Sacramento. Heckart had been locked out of the Motel 6 after changes to a city-funded program. In the vehicle at right is a 78-year-old veteran with COPD who said he was locked out of Arden Acres and needed electricity to power his nebulizer.