Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Smoke rises at Mecca Tower following an Israeli airstrike during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 28 September 2025. More than 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and about 1,200 Israelis have been killed since the launch of an Israeli military campaign in response to a cross-border attack by Hamas on 07 October 2023. Picture: EPA/MOHAMMED SABERThis aerial view shows members of the public taking part in the 36th 4.5 km Dakar-Goree annual swimming competition in Dakar on September 28, 2025. (Photo by GUY PETERSON / AFP)Members of European Ryder Cup team pose with the trophy after securing the Ryder Cup at the 2025 Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Bethpage Black Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York, USA, 28 September 2025. Picture: EPA/ERIK S. LESSERCrime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo testifies at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, 29 September2025, after the evidence presented by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The CitizenA model presents a creation by Weinsanto at the end of the Women Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on September 29, 2025. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)South African singer Tyla performs during the 2025 Global Citizen Festival at the Great Lawn in Central Park on September 27, 2025, in New York City, United States. The festival features global artists, world leaders, and activists uniting to promote poverty eradication, climate action, and equality, drawing thousands of attendees to one of the city’s most anticipated annual cultural events. (Photo by Luiz Rampelotto / NurPhoto via AFP)People walk their dogs in Hyde Park during a sunny and foggy autumn morning in London, Britain, 29 September 2025. A yellow fog warning has been issued for Greater London, Kent, Essex, Sussex, and Surrey by the Met Office for 29 September 2025, as rush-hour traffic is expected to be impacted by the weather conditions. Picture: EPA/TOLGA AKMENLos Angeles Rams fans cheer during the first half of the NFL American Football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, California, USA, 28 September 2025. Picture: EPA/CAROLINE BREHMANPeople take part in the ‘Let’s prevent the rule of extremists!’ gathering at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, 28 September 2025. The Czech Republic will head to the polls on 03 and 04 October 2025 to elect a new parliament. Picture: EPA/MARTIN DIVISEKMembers of the Peruvian Police guard during a demonstration in Lima, Peru, 28 September 2025. A new mobilization of the so-called ‘Generation Z,’ made up of young students and workers, triggered violent clashes with the Peruvian National Police (PNP) in the historic center of Lima during the night, leaving at least three people injured, including an officer, and causing reports of assaults and difficulties for the press in covering the event. Picture: EPA/John Reyes MejiaProtesters face police during a demonstration in Rabat, Morocco, 28 September 2025. The rally organized by The Voice of Moroccan Youth demanded social justice and better public health and education services. Picture: EPA/JALAL MORCHIDIA man crosses a flooded dip in the village of Artana, in Castellon, eastern Spain, 29 September 2025, after regional authorities issued a red alert for heavy rainfalls. Picture: EPA/Andreu EstebanA view of Cua Lo beach damaged after typhoon Bualoi made a landfall in Nghe An province on September 29, 2025. Vietnam said it evacuated almost 30,000 residents from coastal areas on September 28, as Typhoon Bualoi hit the country’s steel-producing central belt. (Photo by Thai An / AFP)An aerial photograph of religious symbols incorperated into a peace symbol in Villa Serrana, Uruguay, 28 September 2025. Members of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities gathered to work on the peace symbol honoring Pope Francis and the three Abrahamic religions in Uruguay. Picture: EPA/Gaston Britos
