07/06/2026

theSunday Special VIII ON SUNDAY JUNE 7, 2026

theSunday Special IX ON SUNDAY JUNE 7, 2026

SANITATION SPRAY ... Members of German emergency services hose down vehicles as they run a simulation for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents during the European civil protection exercise ResConEx’26 in Cologne. – REUTERSPIC

ENCHANTING EDIFICE ... Children play in front of the Ascension Cathedral, the world’s second tallest wooden church in Almaty, Kazakhstan. – AFPPIC

POOCH AND PONIES ... Briciola, a dog which served as longtime mascot of the Carabinieri’s 4th Cavalry Regiment band, wears a ceremonial uniform on her last day of duty before retirement during the Republic Day military parade in Rome, Italy. – REUTERSPIC

DRESSED TO IMPRESS ... Bidayuh women wearing traditional attire pose for a photograph at the annual Gawai Dayak parade in Kampung Taee, Sarawak. – BERNAMAPIC

SAMURAI STEED ... Horseman Mitsukiyo Monma leaving his house for a parade during the Soma Nomaoi festival in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture in Japan. – AFPPIC

EXCITING EVENT ... Tourism Malaysia’s official sun bear mascot flanked by Perak Tourism, Industry, Investment and Corridor Development chairman Loh Sze Yee (right) and officials at an event to welcome the arrival of the Star Dream Cruise in the state for the very first time. – BERNAMAPIC

FEISTY FIGURINES ... A woman walks by statues of Pop Mart’s character Molly on a hot day in Beijing, China. – REUTERSPIC

HAMMER IN HAND ... A demonstrator hits a metal barricade as teachers protest to demand better wages and pensions in Mexico City. – REUTERSPIC

MERRY MINISTER ... Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun speaking to reporters in front of his official residence after the dissolution of the state legislative assembly. – BERNAMAPIC