Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
A bust of US President Donald Trump made by Sri Lankan sculptor Upali Dias pictured at his residence near Colombo on April 10, 2025. US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries, sparking euphoria on global markets Thursday, but upped the ante on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Tshwane Executive Mayor Nasiphi Moya at the State Of The Capital Address at Tshwane House Council Chamber on April 10, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. The address highlights key achievements, challenges, and future plans to drive economic growth, job creation, infrastructure development, service delivery, and public safety in the city. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)People walk under cherry blossom at Yangjaecheon stream in Seoul, South Korea, April 08, 2025. Picture: Matrix Images/Kwak Kyung-keunA Triceratops dinosaur skeleton on display at the exhibition ‘Willard – the world’s largest triceratops’ at the Aathal Dinosaur Museum in Aathal, Switzerland, 10 April 2025. The largest known Triceratops skeleton was discovered on a North Dakota ranch, USA, in 2018 and brought to Switzerland in 2022 for preparation at the Aathal Dinosaur Museum. Once mounted, the skeleton measured 8.5 meters long and 3.5 meters high, dimensions never before achieved by any other find of this kind, according to the Museum. Picture: EPA-EFE/MICHAEL BUHOLZERA black cat looks on in the center of Tirana, Albania, on April 10, 2025. Picture: Matrix Images/Armando BabaniThai Buddhist monks chant during a religious rite for victims of a building collapse in Bangkok, Thailand, 10 April 2025. About 130 monks, along with relatives and others involved, gathered at the site to attend the rites. At least 23 people have been confirmed dead and 71 remain missing after a 30-storey building collapsed following tremors from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Incident Command Center for Building Collapse. Picture: EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAKBananas are for sale as people shop for produce at a grocery store in New York, New York, USA, 09 April 2025. According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2024 the United States imported over 200 billion USD / 181.5 billion EUR of agricultural goods. Many experts expect that customers will see prices of fresh fruits and vegetables rise because of the growing trade war set off by new tariffs recently imposed by the Trump administration. Picture: EPA-EFE/SARAH YENESELArtists perform during the opening ceremony of the Cultural and Creative Industries Market of Chile (MIC) and the IX Ibero-American Congress of Culture in Santiago, Chile, 09 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZWorkers at the Nien Hsing International Garment’s Factory produce Levi jeans for the US market in Maseru, Lesotho, 10 April 2025. The mountain kingdom of Lesotho was initially subject to a 50 percent trade tariff imposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump. However, in line with most countries except China, the tariff has been reduced to 10 percent for a 90-day period. Lesotho’s garment industry, which primarily manufactures denim for brands such as Levi’s and Wrangler, includes eleven factories that supply directly to the U.S. market. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOKKashmiri shepherds tend to their sheep near a mustard field in Pampore, some 15 kilometers from Srinagar, India, 10 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHANMembers of the Jain community attend the procession held in celebration of the 2623th birth anniversary of the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, Lord Mahavir Jayanthi, in Bangalore, India, 10 April 2025. Jain devotees and their family members took part in the spiritual procession rally to spread the teachings of Lord Mahavir, pertaining to non-violence, truth, compassion, and self-discipline. Picture: EPA-EFE/JAGADEESH NVA member of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces stand guards at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 09 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/Mauricio Torresepaselect epa12021197 Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof visits the NATO Ramstein Flag 2025 (RAFL25) exercise in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, 09 April 2025. Hosted by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), the exercise takes place from 31 March to 11 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/JILMER POSTMAProtesters use drums and flares during a protest march by retirees in Congress Square, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 09 April 2025. Argentina’s largest labor union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), announced its support for the retirees’ weekly protest march to demand better conditions, and against the austerity policies of Javier Milei’s government. Picture: EPA-EFE/JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI
