
June 12 - Every week, Reuters journalists produce scores of multimedia features and human-interest stories from around the world.
Below are some stories from this week selected by our editors, as well as explanatory context and background to help you understand world headlines. For a full schedule of news and events, please go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.
'Python Huntress' takes on invasive snakes in the Everglades
OCHOPEE, Florida - Amy Siewe was a successful real estate agent, but her life changed after she captured her first python in Florida's Everglades. (FLORIDA-PYTHON/HUNTRESS (TV, PIX), 419 words) nL1N3SC0VK
Goodbye Lenin? Russians flock to see Bolshevik leader's tomb before it closes for repairs
MOSCOW - Russians are flocking to catch what some fear could be a final glimpse of the embalmed body of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin before his tomb on Moscow's Red Square, long a place of pilgrimage for communists, closes for repairs until 2027. (RUSSIA-LENIN/ (TV, PIX) nL8N3SD115
Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun's poles
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field, its 11-year cycle of activity and the solar wind. (SPACE-EXPLORATION/SUN (PIX), 815 words) nL2N3S50VY
Mongolia's 'Dragon Prince' dinosaur was forerunner of T. rex
A newly identified mid-sized dinosaur from Mongolia dubbed the "Dragon Prince" has been identified as a pivotal forerunner of Tyrannosaurus rex in an illuminating discovery that has helped clarify the famous predator's complicated family history. (SCIENCE-DINOSAUR/ (PIX), 810 words) nL2N3S014X
'Largest Princess Diana auction' features frocks, hats and bags
NEWBRIDGE, Ireland - From colorful frocks and hats to handbags and shoes, items belonging to the late Princess Diana go under the hammer this month in what Julien's Auctions says is the largest collection of her fashion to go to auction. (IRELAND-AUCTION/DIANA-DRESS-EXHIBITION (PIX, TV), 358 words) nL8N3SC0XL
Labubu human-sized figure sells for over $150,000 at Beijing auction
BEIJING/SHANGHAI - A Beijing auction house sold a human-sized Labubu figure for 1.08 million yuan ($150,275.51), setting a new record for the "blind box" toy as it moves from craze to collectible. (CHINA-CONSUMPTION/AUCTION-LABUBU (PIX, TV), 456 words) nL1N3SE073
From clay to spray: Nadal's team leads electric charge on Adriatic waves
As Rafa Nadal gets used life after tennis, he has let go of his racquets to spend time on the Adriatic waves, steering his Team Rafa into electric powerboat racing’s E1 World Championship in Dubrovnik. (POWERBOATING-E1/ (PIX), 248 words) nL6N3SD0MY
'Anything goes': Yoshitomo Nara on his creative process as London exhibition opens
LONDON - Artworks by Yoshitomo Nara have gone on display in London in what organisers say is the largest European retrospective of the Japanese artist. (ART-YOSHITOMO NARA/ (TV, PIX), 359 words) nL6N3SD0MY
EXPLANATORY CONTENT
EXPLAINER-Does U.S. law allow Trump to send troops to quell protests? nL6N3SC0PD
EXPLAINER-The new US-backed Gaza aid plan and why the UN does not like it nL2N3S90BU
FACTBOX-Here is everything Apple announced at its annual developer conference nL4N3SC188