Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Smoke rises from Israeli bombardment on the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on March 4, 2026. Israel’s military said on March 4 it had begun striking southern Lebanon after issuing a call to evacuate all areas south of the country’s Litani river. Lebanon was dragged into the regional war on March 2 when the pro-Iran Hezbollah group launched an attack on Israel, saying it wanted to “avenge” the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes, sparking Israeli retaliation. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)A Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by Brazil’s airline GOL flies past the waning gibbous moon over Buenos Aires on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)This photograph shows a cemetery and a church lit by sunlight breaking through storm clouds in the background, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Florent VERGNES / AFP)A view of the wreckage of Iranian drones shot down by Israeli air defense systems over Daraa Governorate in southern Syria on March 05, 2026. (Photo by Emad Albasiri/Anadolu via Getty Images)Vittoria Ceretti walks the runway during the Chloé Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 05, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images)Lioness Sheba leaps onto lion Leo as they explore their new enclosure at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in Bethlehem in South Africa. Two years ago the group of 11 lions were rescued from Khartoum in Sudan and transferred to LIONSROCK where they were placed into a special care unit while they recovered. Recently they were moved to their large home within the sanctuary and they all remain in good health. Picture suppliedThis aerial picture show people walking past paddy fields at sunrise in Montasik, Indonesia’s Aceh province on March 5, 2026. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)Jack Berry of Team United States participates in training ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium on March 05, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images for IPC)A LEGO replica of the helmet of Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 05, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Joe Portlock/Getty Images)Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni (Provincial Commissioner of Gauteng) briefs the committee on the 3rd Quarter crime statistics for the 2025/26 financial year at The Faiway Hotel in Randpark on March 05, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The briefing focused on crime trends between October and December 2025 and provided an overview of key developments in the fight against crime in the province. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)Artist Luke Jerram’s ‘Museum of the Moon & Gaia’ is displayed in what is a world-first, as both his Moon and Gaia (the Earth) installations are shown together during the Blyth Festival of Energy event at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, National Renewable Energy Centre on March 05, 2026 in Blyth, England. Each seven-metre artwork is created from detailed NASA imagery and accompanied by a special soundtrack and is exhibited in The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s testing facilities. The Blyth Festival of Energy is a four-day celebration taking place from 5-8 March 2026 in Blyth, Northumberland. It serves as the grand finale of the “Blyth Celebrates” campaign, highlighting the town’s heritage and its status as a global leader in offshore renewable energy. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)Dancers perform as Catherine, Princess of Wales visits the Aakash Odedra Company where she met dancers on March 5, 2026 in Leicester, England. The Princess of Wales visited Leicester to celebrate culture and community, the day after the Hindu Festival of Holi. (Photo by James Glossop-WPA Pool/Getty Images)Civil defence forces attempt to extinguish a blaze that erupted after Israeli bombardment on a solar farm and electricity generation facility in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre on March 4, 2026. Israeli forces on March 4 advanced into a number of towns and villages in south Lebanon, a source from the UN peacekeeping force in the country, UNIFIL, told AFP. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)Adam Hargreaves attends Battersea Power Station’s World Book Day celebration with special Mr.Men Little Miss collaboration March 05, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Battersea Power Station)
