Through the Lens: India plane crash and LGBTQ Pride month kicks off
India Plane Crash
People stand around the debris of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, on June 12. The plane, carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a nearby medical college hostel a few minutes after takeoff. The lone survivor, a British national of Indian origin, is being treated in a hospital, Air India said in post on X. In a separate post, the carrier said, "We regret to inform that, of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities." The Federation of All India Medical Association said that about 50 to 60 students were admitted to a hospital while up to five others were missing. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP)
People gather near a building damaged by the crashed Air India Boeing 787 in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)
An ambulance carrying crash victims arrives at a hospital in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)
Dabu Patni cries upon hearing the news that her brother Akash Patni died when the Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)
A view shows debris from the Air India 787, which was bound for London's Gatwick Airport, that crashed during takeoff in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
Luggage is seen piled up at the Air India crash site in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
The tail of of the Air India flight crashed into a canteen in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
A police officer stands in front of the wreckage from the Air India crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
People walk past the wreckage of the tail section of the crashed 787 in Ahmedabad on June 12. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)
LGBTQ Bangkok Pride Parade
People take part in Bangkok's LGBTQ Pride parade on June 1. The event to mark the start of the annual celebration of Pride Month was the first to be held after Thailand legalized same-sex marriages earlier this year. Pride Month celebrations have been endorsed by top politicians, including Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was at the parade. Thailand's Marriage Equality Act makes it the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriages. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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People take pictures on a rainbow flag during the Pride parade in Bangkok on June 1. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)
A person takes part in the Bangkok's Pride parade on June 1. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)
The Pride parade - part of Pride Festival 2025 - makes its way down Bangkok's Rama I Road on June 1. (Photo by Teera Noisakran/AP)
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra takes part in Bangkok's Pride parade on June 1. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
A person carries a rainbow flag with the words "Love is Love" during Bangkok's Pride parade on June 1. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Members of the LGBTQ community and allies take part in Bangkok's Pride parade. (Photo by)
People post messages of support on a poster board at Bangkok's Pride parade on June 1. (Photo by)
Dancers participate in Bangkok Pride parade on June 1. (Photo by)
Multicolored flags are carried through the streets of Bangkok as a part of June 1's Pride parade. (Photo by)
LGBTQ Tokyo Pride Parade
People carry a rainbow flag as they take part in Tokyo's Pride Parade on June 8. The annual event has attracted roughly 15,000 participants in recent years, according to organizers. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP)
People carry a rainbow flag as they take part in Tokyo's Pride Parade on June 8. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP)
People take part in the Pride Parade in Tokyo on June 8. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP)
People hold a transgender pride flag as they take part in the Pride Parade in Tokyo on June 8. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP)
Marriage for All Japan advocates take part in the Pride Parade as a police officer stands guard in Tokyo on June 8. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP)
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Through the Lens: India plane crash and LGBTQ Pride month kicks off
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