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South African and American actress Charlize Theron poses during a photocall ahead of the Christian Dior fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 in Paris on September 26, 2023. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Alleged July riots instigator Ngizwe Mchunu appears at Randburg Magistrates court in Johannesburg, 27 September 2023, on charges related to the public violence that led to the destruction of properties during the unrest, as well as contravening the Covid-19 regulations. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The CitizenPope Francis greets faithful during his weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, 27 September 2023. Picture: EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MEOUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives with South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor in the Treaty Room of the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)A view of ‘Voodoo Orcs’ at the home of Maryana and Oleksiy Pochtar, near Kyiv, Ukraine 26 September 2023. Maryana Pochtar and her husband Oleksiy are the founders of the project ‘Voodoo Orcs’ which raises money to buy aid for the Ukrainian army. The dolls which are made from used Russian military uniforms, depict wounded Russian soldiers. The Russian uniforms come from their colleagues and friends who work or serve close to the front line. Picture: EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKOA dervish whirls as Syrians celebrate the Muslim Prophet Mohammed’s birthday in the old city of Damascus on September 27, 2023. Known as “Al-Mawlid al-Nabawi”, Muslims across the world will celebrate the prophet’s birthday on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, which in 2023 falls on September 27. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)A woman visits the exhibition ‘Space Discovery’ in Barcelona, Spain, 27 September 2023. In the exhibition visitors can learn about the history of manned spaceflight from its beginnings to current missions, and will be open to the public from 28 September 2023 to 07 January 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/QUIQUE GARCIASpain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos attends a training session for the 8th Regatta King Juan Carlos I in Sanxenxo, Spain, 27 September 2023. The 8th King Juan Carlos I Regatta will begin 28 September. Picture: EPA-EFE/LAVANDEIRA JRMigrants pictured at Arguineguin Port in Gran Canaria, Spain, 27 September 2023. A group of 78 migrants, on board a dugout canoe, were rescued by Spanish Maritime Services near the Spanish coasts. Picture: EPA-EFE/Ángel Medina GView of the Villarrica volcano as seen from Villarrica, some 800 kilometres south of Santiago, Chile, on September 27, 2023. Villarrica is among the most active volcanoes in South America. (Photo by SEBASTIAN ESCOBAR / AFP)Buddhist monks feed doves and pigeons in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on September 27, 2023. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP)Students protest against the reduction of teaching staff and the lack of racial diversity, at the University of Sao Paulo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 26 September 2023. Strike posters and classroom closures spread throughout the University of Sao Paulo (USP), considered the best university in Latin America in several rankings. Picture: EPA-EFE/Isaac FontanaPeople walk past the Towner Eastbourne gallery with its mural by German artist Lothar Gotz in Eastbourne, southern England, on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
