Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Racegoers attend “Ladies Day” at the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, Britain, 04 April 2025. The Grand National Festival is held over three days, culminating in the world famous 6.9 kilometre handicapped steeplechase, running for the 177th time in 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
Ukrainian servicemen of the 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces operate an FH70 howitzer along a frontline in the Zaporizhia area, Ukraine, 04 April 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Picture: EPA-EFE/VITALII NOSACHA first contingent of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militants leave Aleppo, headed for SDF-controlled northeastern Syria, in Aleppo, Syria, 04 April 2025. An agreement was reached between the new Syrian government and the SDF forces for the exit of armed fighters from the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, as well as for the release of prisoners from both sides. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED AL-RIFAIJiuyuan Zheng of China in action during the preliminary round of the Men’s 3m springboard competition of the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2025 at the Metropolitan Aquatic Center in Guadalajara, Mexico, 03 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/Francisco GuascoPeople celebrate after the Constitutional Court’s ruling on President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, 04 April 2025, upholding his impeachment and removing him from office over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUNPlainclothes Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Tactical Unit officers detain a handcuffed suspect after finding boxes containing drugs and accessories during a drug raid near the Midrand taxi rank, on April 3, 2025. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)Edouard Schmitz of Switzerland on Gamin van’t Naastveldhof competes during the FEI Jumping World Cup Finals at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, 03 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/TIL BUERGYPeople calling for the ouster of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol celebrate near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, 04 April 2025, after the court upheld his impeachment and removed him from office over his brief imposition of martial law in December. Picture: EPA-EFE/YONHAPAn aerial picture taken near Noordwijkerhout on April 4, 2025 shows fields of blooming daffodils and hyacinths. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP)People sleep under mosquito nets on the street in Mandalay on April 4, 2025, following the March 28 earthquake. The shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28 flattened buildings across Myanmar, killing more than 3,000 people and making thousands more homeless. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)Long-distance trucks queue to collect containers at a major cargo depot in Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 April 2025. South Africa’s export industry is coming to terms with the recently announced export trade tariff with a base rate of 30 percent that was imposed by US President Donald Trump. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOKPortraits depict the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with a red-stained hand over their faces during a national strike called by the USB (Unione Sindacale di Base) Scuola union against the policies of the Italian government on education and the European rearmament, in Turin, Italy, 04 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCOSmoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the Dar al-Arqam School in the al-Tuffah neighborhood, in Gaza, 03 April 2025. At least 27 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Dar al-Arqam School in the al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. Israeli forces resumed airstrikes on Gaza on 18 March, ending a ceasefire that had been in place since 19 January. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABERVisitors enjoy a leisure ride during this year’s opening day at Tivoli in Copenhagen, Denmark, 04 April 2025. Tivoli Tivoli was founded in 1843 which makes it the second oldest amusement park in the world. Picture: EPA-EFE/Ida Marie OdgaardA person poses amongst cherry blossoms in the sunshine at the Regent’s Park in London, Britain, 04 April 2025. The Met Office is predicting the hottest day of the year so far on 04 April. March 2025 was the sunniest in England since records began in 1910 and the rainfall total was just 43 percent of the usual amount. Picture: EPA-EFE/NEIL HALLA Phillips Auction House staff member stands next to an untitled artwork by Jack Goldstein during a ‘New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art’ auction preview at Phillips in London, Britain, 04 April 2025. The artwork is expected to fetch 25,000-35,000 pounds (30,000-41,000 euros) at auction on 10 April. Picture: EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
