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24 hours in pictures, 25 February 2025

Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

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A carnival float showing US President Donald Trump

A carnival float showing US President Donald Trump keeping the Statue of Liberty and Justice on a leash as he is showing a finger to the world is pictured during a presentation of this year's carnival floats of Cologne's carnival committee in Cologne, on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

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Activists from the Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (ECOTON) and students put up a faucet-shaped installation that drains out plastic waste during a protest to raise awareness of the impact of single-use plastic on the environment and human health in Surabaya on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP)
A sinkhole is seen in Lyttleton Manor, Centurion, 25 February 2025. The ground collapsed on Saturday under a residential property on the corner of Trichardt and Van Riebeeck Streets, with experts claiming the hole is increasing in size. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
South Africa’s cricket fans gesture as rain delays the start of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Australia and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on February 25, 2025. Rain and wet outfield delayed the toss in the Champions Trophy Group B match between Australia and South Africa, with covers on at the Rawalpindi Stadium on February 25. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP)
Rescuers work at the construction site of a bridge on the Seoul-Sejong expressway, after it collapsed earlier in the day, leaving three workers dead and five others injured in Anseong, South Korea, 25 February 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/YONHAP
South African Woman In Construction Thembeka Mnisi after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with TAPS Online CEO Seeiso Mokoena at Mercure Hotel Conference room in Bedford View, Johannesburg, 25 February 2025, which outlines the collaborative efforts between SAWIC and BE and TAPS GROUP to enhance construction related services and opportunities for the benefit of SAWIC & BE’s members and Taps Holding. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen
A woman sells religious threads at Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the eve of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
People light candles during a rally marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland, 24 February 2025. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory on 24 February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIMMO BRANDT
An artist dressed as Hindu deity Shiva gestures during a religious procession on the eve of Maha Shivratri festival in Amritsar on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Faithful attend a Rosary prayer for the health of Pope Francis who is hospitalized with pneumonia, in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, 24 February 2025. The pope was admitted on 14 February due to a respiratory tract infection. Picture: EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEO
British actress Millie Bobby Brown attends the premiere of the film ‘The Electric State’ at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA, 24 February 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BREHMAN
An activist from the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) lies dressed as a python on a blood-soaked table holding a banner at the Piazza Mercanti in Milan, on February 25, 2025. The action coincides with the start of the Milan Fashion Week and is part of PETA’s campaign urging fashion houses to ban the skins of snakes and other wild animals from the runways. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)
A hawk attempts for a catch at the polluted river Yamuna, in New Delhi on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
A pilgrim takes a holy dip in Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the eve of Maha Shivaratri during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)
A participant poses with a stylized map of Ukraine in front of the Berlin TV tower during a rally in Berlin, Germany, 24 February 2025, against the war in Ukraine and to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Picture: EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN

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