MANILA, Philippines — This week, the Philippine Senate finally convenes as an impeachment court for the trial of Vice President Duterte. But even before the articles of impeachment could be read, 18 senators voted to return the complaint to the House of Representatives to supposedly allow the latter to address alleged constitutional infirmities in the complaint, raising further uncertainties on the fate of the trial.
In the US, the Trump administration deploys the National Guard, and then the Marines to Los Angeles as his government intensified raids on suspected undocumented immigrants, fueling more outrage from street protesters and Democratic leaders who raised concerns over a national crisis.
Before the week ends, more than 200 people were killed in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12.
Here are the photos that encapsulate the week that was:
A volunteer picks up trash during a coastal clean-up drive on World Oceans Day, in Pasay City, on June 7, 2025. Lisa Marie David/ReutersA demonstrator lies on an Israeli flag stained with fake blood at a protest demanding the release of all kidnapped Israeli hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 7, 2025. Ronen Zvulun/ReutersA protester waves a Mexican flag as smoke and flames rise from a burning vehicle during a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. David Swanson/ReutersPope Leo XIV carries a cross as he arrives in procession to preside over the Mass for the Holy See Jubilee, at the Vatican, on June 9, 2025. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
Audra McDonald performs a number from ‘Gypsy’ at the 78th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, on June 8, 2025. Brendan McDermid/ReutersThe final calico toile for Princess Diana’s Royal wedding gown designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel is displayed next to sketches and sewing machine in the ‘Princess Diana’s Style & A Royal Collection’, is displayed at a public exhibition in The Museum of Style Icons, in Newbridge, Ireland, on June 9, 2025. Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks at a toilet at the Barihan Elementary School in Malolos, Bulacan, during Brigada Eskwela, on June 9, 2025. PCOThe crew of the Gaza-bound British-flagged yacht Madleen put their hands up as strong light comes into the vessel, in this screengrab from a video released on June 9, 2025. Freedom Flotilla Coalition/Handout/ReutersA supporter holds up a percussion instrument with an image of former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner after Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld her guilty verdict for defrauding the state, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 10, 2025. Tomas Cuesta/ReutersSenate President Chiz Escudero presides over the oath taking of senator-judges in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, on June 10, 2025. Senate Social Media Unit
Militant groups march to the senate to protest the Senate move to reprimand the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, on June 11, 2025. RapplerA BTS fan poses for photographs as she waits for BTS members Jungkook and Jimin who are set to be discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on June 11, 2025. Kim Hong-Ji/ReutersPerformers prepare with props as they rehearse for for the Philippine Independence Day celebration, at the Quirino Grandstand, on June 11, 2025. RapplerFlags of the Philippines and United Kingdom is placed on the door of a house, following riots in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on June 11, 2025. Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersVisitors view ‘UK AIDS Memorial Quilt’ (1989-ongoing), made of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels representing the 384 individuals who lost their lives to HIV and AIDS in the UK, displayed at Tate Modern, in London, on June 12, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe/ReutersUrmilaben Patni mourns for her younger brother Akash Patni, 14, who died when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed during take-off from an airport, outside the postmortem room at a hospital, in Ahmedabad, India, on June 13, 2025. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
