Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
A flock of pigeons flies away as a smoke cloud erupts after a rocket fired by an Israeli war plane hit a building in Beirut’s southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)
We bring you a visual snapshot of the day’s news events, including highlights featuring Pope Francis leading the weekly general audience in St. Peter square, Siya Kolisi during the Hollywoodbets Sharks training session at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium, people looking out from the skypark observation deck at Marina Bay Sands hotels in Singapore, and Indian commuters waiting to cross a street during rainfall in Kolkata.
A worker sweeps fallen leaves on the edge of Thien Quang lake in Hanoi on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience in St. Peter square at the Vatican, 23 October 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTIThe Ibhongo High School classroom and examination room is seen after the roof was blown off by strong winds in Dlamini, Soweto, 23 October 2024. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The CitizenThis handout picture provided by the UAE Presidential Court shows (L to R) Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, China’s President Xi Jinping, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira posing for a family photo during the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Hamad AL-KAABI / UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)Siya Kolisi of the Hollywoodbets Sharks during the Hollywoodbets Sharks training session at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium on October 23, 2024 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)People look out from the skypark observation deck at Marina Bay Sands hotels in Singapore on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)Teacher Suleyman Ba stands in a classroom of the Ecole de Diogel with water marks from flooding less then a week before and water still ankle deep in class rooms and waste deep in the court yard in Dioguel on October 22, 2024. Floods along the Senegal river have affected over 55,000 people after heavy rain in the Senegal River Basin leaving many villages underwater and over 1,000 hectares of farm land submerged. (Photo by GUY PETERSON / AFP)Residents look at a car buried by volcanic ash which cascaded into a village triggered by heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Trami at a village in Guinobatan town, Albay province South of Manila on October 23, 2024. Torrential rains driven by the storm have turned streets into rivers, submerged entire villages and buried some vehicles up to their door handles in volcanic sediment knocked loose by the downpour. (Photo by Charism SAYAT / AFP)A handout photo made available by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows coastguard personnel ferrying villagers on a rubber boat in Libon town, Albay province, Philippines, 23 October 2024. According to Philippine Civil Defense office, thousands of villagers were forced to evacuate as Typhoon Trami barrels towards the eastern part of the country. Picture: EPA-EFE/PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD HANDOUTA man prepares to toss a bag of bread for another person as people crowd while queueing for bread outside a bakery in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 23, 2024 amidst a flour shortage during the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)Indian commuters wait to cross a street during rainfall in Kolkata, India, 23 October 2024. As Cyclone Dana approaches, the West Bengal government has announced the closure of schools in nine districts from 23 to 26 October. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that Cyclone Dana will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, with landfall expected between late 24 October and early 25 October. Picture: EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARYAn aerial picture taken with a drone shows the Thames Water Mogden Sewage Treatment Works in Isleworth, London, Britain, 23 October 2024. The British government announced the largest review of the water sector since privatization. An independent commission chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe will focus on the water sector and its regulation. It has no limits in the scope of its potential recommendations, including wholesale reform of Ofwat and interactions with watchdogs such as the Environment Agency. Picture: EPA-EFE/NEIL HALLA pedestrian walks past the National Theatre on the south bank of the river Thames, in London, on October 22, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)A choreography of the Villa supporters before the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Aston Villa FC and Bologna FC 1909, in Birmingham, Britain, 22 October 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
