A funeral catafalque for former Liberian president Samuel Doe and his wife Nancy is escorted by members of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) during their funeral in Zwedru on June 27, 2025. Hundreds of people gathered Friday in rural Liberia for the state funeral of the controversial former president, 35 years after his assassination, part of the country’s ongoing reconcilliation efforts over its violent past. Doe’s brutal 1990 torture and murder were an early turning point in the country’s two civil wars, which killed around 250,000 people and ravaged Liberia’s economy. Matthew Jacobs/AFP via Getty Images
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Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on June 27, 2025. Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (center L) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (center R) inspect the presidential honor guard before their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on June 27, 2025. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images