Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Police march past the memorial photo at the Special Official Funeral for Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa at Siyabonga Sangweni Sport Complex on October 12, 2025 in Umfolozi, South Africa. According to media reports, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa was found dead, in what French authorities suspect was a suicide, after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel on September 30th. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)Pope Leo XIV leads the Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace – Jubilee of Marian Spirituality in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, 11 October 2025. Picture: EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMIMilitary re-enactment characters Ruben Badenhorst, left, and Josh Viveiros pose for a photograph at Cowboy Town’s military expo, 11 October 2025, in Krugersdorp. The expo included military re-enactment characters in various uniforms, and displays of gear, memorabilia, model vehicles, and books. Picture: Michel Bega/The CitizenPeople attend a rally organized by Turkish opposition party CHP (Turkish Republican Peoples Party) in Brussels, Belgium, 12 October 2025. CHP held its first overseas rally in Brussels addressing Turkish voters. The sign reads ‘right of justice.’ Picture: EPA/FREDERIC SIERAKOWSKIAn aerial photograph shows the Sir Nigel Gresley steam passenger locomotive travel along The Watercress Line, in Southern England on October 11, 2025. The Watercress Line runs along the edge of the South Downs National Park in Hampshire. Opened in 1865, the railway was soon nicknamed for its early role in transporting the locally grown watercress crop to the markets in London and beyond. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)Palestinians take aid supplies from a truck that arrived in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, 12 October 2025. Picture: EPA/HAITHAM IMADA person wearing a flag as a cape poses for a photo in front of a banner in the colors of the Dutch flag reading ‘send them home’ during an anti-immigration rally under the slogan ‘against mass immigration, for a safe Netherlands, and against the housing shortage’, at Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 12 October 2025. Picture: EPA/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSENMembers of a section of the Malagasy army ride on a pickup truck to secure the area around Lake Anosy as protesters celebrate their arrival following clashes between demonstrators and security forces during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025. Groups of Madagascar soldiers joined thousands of protestors in the capital on October 11, 2025, after announcing they would refuse any orders to shoot demonstrators. Fresh youth-led demonstrations in Antananarivo drew large crowds in one of the biggest gatherings since a protest movement erupted on the Indian Ocean island on September 25. After police used stun grenades and tear gas to try to disperse the demonstrators, soldiers arrived at the heart of the gathering near the Lake Anosy area where they were welcomed with cheers. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)Hezbollah’s Al Mahdi Scouts supporters hold portraits of late Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah as they attend a ceremony marking the first anniversary of his assassination, at Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, 12 October 2025. Around 60 thousands of people attended a ceremony organized by Imam Al Mahdi Scouts to commemorate Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 27 September 2024. Picture: EPA/WAEL HAMZEHANC supporters at the Siyanqoba Rally in Ward 29 at Gunners Ground in Diepkloof on October 11, 2025 in Soweto, South Africa. The rally brought together ANC members, supporters and the community in a powerful show of unity and determination ahead of the by-elections. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)Illinois State police confront protesters during a demonstration outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, USA, 11 October 2025. The demonstrations against ICE are rooted in concerns about civil rights, local community safety, and alleged overreach by federal law enforcement. Picture: EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICHA person participates in a prayer event held in honor of political prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, 11 October 2025. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, called for participation in a ‘global prayer for the freedom’ of political prisoners in Venezuela, on the occasion of the upcoming canonization of physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez and nun Carmen Rendiles on 19 October. Picture: EPA/MIGUEL GUTIERREZA supporter gestures as he joins from the top of a car a group of moto taxi drivers, supporting the opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma, as they parade outside a venue where a concert was organized by the governing party Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) of Cameroon incumbent President Paul Biya in Yaounde, on October 11, 2025. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)People dance on the runway at the ‘Blockbuster Ball’, a vogue ball presented by the House of Suarez, at the Invisible Wind Factory venue, in Liverpool, north-west England on October 11, 2025. The House of Suarez Vogue Ball, a competitive dance battle between the Vogue houses of the North West, is a celebration of art and creativity in the LGBTQ+ community. Competing groups of artists, known as “Houses”, perform a routine on stage to music whilst aiming to impress the audience and panel of judges by showcasing their: choreography, styling, dance technique and design with a fierce attitude. The Vogue Ball is inspired by the legendary balls held in New York City from the 1970s which provided a platform for young Black and Latinx LBGTQ+ people to showcase their flamboyant and competitive personalities. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)This photograph shows boats sailing past the lighthouse Vittoria Light during the start of the 57th Barcolana Sailing Regatta in the Gulf of Trieste on October 12, 2025. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)
