Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Cinderella, a Poodle dog dressed as Jodie Turner-Smith, attends the Pet Gala by Anthony Rubio in New York, New York, USA, 19 May 2025. The annual event shows off recreated looks for dogs from the Met Gala of that year. Picture: EPA-EFE/SARAH YENESEL
People ride the Jurassic World VelociCoaster at the Universal Islands of Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida, USA, 19 May 2025. Universal Islands of Adventure is a theme park within Universal Orlando Resort, offering a variety of experiences including movie-themed lands, thrill rides, and live entertainment. It is one of three theme parks, alongside Universal’s Studios Florida and Universal’s Volcano Bay, that make up the Universal Orlando Resort. The resort also includes a new park called Universal Epic Universe, which is scheduled to open on 22 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICHCommunity of Phiri delivers a memorandum of demands to the Moroka Police Station management in Soweto, 20 May 2025, after Thulani Hlatshwayo was killed last week by Amapantsula gang members. The community started their march at Phiri community hall to the police station. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The CitizenSheep graze on a hill in Munich, Germany, 19 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/ANNA SZILAGYIPresident Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Joint Base Andrews Airport in Washington, 19 May 2025, and is met by Abby Jones, Acting Chief of Protocol. Picture: GCISA Pakistani cools off in a swimming pool to beat the heat in Karachi, Pakistan, 20 May 2025. The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasts hot and humid weather in Karachi over the next three days, with temperatures reaching up to 39 degrees Celsius on 19 May. Isolated dust thunderstorms and light rain are possible on the city’s outskirts. Picture: EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBERIsraeli Merkava tanks maneuver towards the southern Gaza Strip border near Khan Yunis, seen from southern Israel, 20 May 2025. Israel’s military continued to strike targets across the Gaza Strip as part of its ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ operation. Picture: EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADIHong Kong actor and cast member Jackie Chan attends a photocall to promote their film ‘Karate Kid Legends’ at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, 20 May 2025. The film is realised in UK and Ireland on 28 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/NEIL HALLU20 South Africa men’s national team, nicknamed Amajita, captain Patrick Autata (centre) celebrates at OR Tambo International Airport, 20 May 2025, in Johannesburg, after the team won the CAF U20 African Cup of Nations beating Morocco 1-0 in the finals in Cairo. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenMotorists drive through a waterlogged street following heavy rainfall in Bangalore, India, 20 May 2025. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Karnataka, warning of heavy rainfall as Bangalore experienced intense pre-monsoon rainfall and recorded over 100 mm of rainfall over the past 24 hours, marking one of the highest single-day totals for May in recent years. Picture: EPA-EFE/JAGADEESH NVFishermen unload and sort fish from a boat at the traditional fishing port of Lampulo, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 20 May 2025. Fishermen laborers in Aceh’s informal employment sector earn daily wages between 100,000-150,000 Indonesian rupiah (about 6.10-9.15 US dollar), while the 2025 Aceh Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) is set at 3,685,616 Indonesian rupiah (about 224.87 US dollar) per month. Picture: EPA-EFE/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
