24 hours in pictures, 23 April 2025

The Citizen

23-04-2025

24 hours in pictures, 23 April 2025
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Elephant calf Zali plays with its trunk at Zurich Zoo, in Zurich, Switzerland, 23 April 2025. Zali was born from the 19-year-old mother Farha on 19 April. The name Zali is inspired by a Hindu name and means 'instant appearance', explained the zoo director to the media. Picture: EPA-EFE/MICHAEL BUHOLZER
Pallbearers, next to Swiss Guards, carry the coffin of the late Pope Francis (C) next to attendees on St Peter's Square, as it is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter's Basilica, following the Pope's death, in the Vatican on April 23, 2025. The Pope died of a stroke, the Vatican announced hours after the death on April 21, 2025, of the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church. (Photo by Isabella BONOTTO / AFP) SADTU members at the national protest march to the offices of National Treasury, Department of Basic Education and Department of Higher Education and Training against austerity measures in public education on April 23, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. The march forms part of SADTU?s ongoing resistance against persistent budget cuts that are negatively impacting the education sector and public services. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu) A volunteer from 'Waste Warriors', a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) shows a 'Please Save Me' sign with a cutout of crying earth, intended to be displayed for tourists (not pictured), on the occasion of the Earth Day at McLeod Ganj near Dharamshala, India on April 22, 2025. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22 to raise awareness and support for environmental protection. It began in 1970 and has since grown into a global movement involving over a billion people in more than 190 countries. Picture: Matrix Images/Sanjay Baid Sheep belonging to five different local shepherds run along a central street in the town of Ordizia on the occasion of the traditional Artzain Eguna (Shepherd's Day), in the Guipuzkoa region, the Basque Country, northern Spain, 23 April 2025. The Artzain Eguna is held every year on the Wednesday after Easter. Picture: EPA-EFE/Javier Etxezarreta Cathedral of Christ the King member Chiara de Mello Koch staring at Pop Francis' picture after the memorial mass in honour of Pope Francis at Hillbrow in Johannesburg, 23 April 2025. This marks the first major event in the country reflecting on the life of the Pope since his passing on Monday. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen Smoke billows from a burned area following a fire in the Biebrza National Park near the village of Polkowo, northeastern Poland, 22 April 2025. According to the State Fire Service, the situation in the park is currently stable as the fire, which broke out on 20 April and destroyed an area of about 450 hectares, is no longer spreading. Picture: EPA-EFE/ARTUR RESZKO Transgender performers take the stage during a show at Calypso Cabaret in Bangkok, Thailand, 22 April 2025. Established in 1988, the Calypso Cabaret has grown into one of Thailand's biggest cabaret shows, offering opportunities for hundreds of transgender artists and advocating for LGBTQ diversity, equal rights, and a positive image. Picture: EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK Dancers wearing traditional costumes perform during the opening ceremony of the Mexico 2025 Aerospace Fair in Santa Lucia Air Base near Mexico City on April 22, 2025. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP) Sonja ter Laag, sister of Dutch journalist Hans ter Laag, killed during a military ambush in 1982, points to her brother's name at the Monument to Memory and Truth in Cuscatlan Park in San Salvador, El Salvador, 22 April 2025. Gert Kuiper and Saskia ter Laag, siblings of two of the four Dutch journalists ambushed and murdered in El Salvador during the civil war (1980-1992), stated 22 April that achieving justice in this case will set a precedent for the thousands of Salvadoran victims of that conflict. Picture: EPA-EFE/Rodrigo Sura Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage to the Yaffa School following an Israeli airstrike, east of Gaza City, 23 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/HAITHAM IMAD Indian security officals patrol in a market as the security has been strengthened following a terror attack which killed more than twenty five people in Pehalgam, at Srinagar, India on April 23, 2025. According to the news reports, 26 tourists were killed by unknown gunmen in a terror attack in Pehalgam, one of the most famous tourist destinations in Kashmir valley on April 22. Picture: Matrix Images/Danish Ismail Police officers detain a protester on the Liberty Bridge during a march in Budapest on April 22, 2025 in response to the Hungarian parliament adopting the change the constitution on April 14, 2025. Hungarian lawmakers on April 14 overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes targeting the country's LGBTQ community and dual nationals, the latest step to strengthen longtime nationalist Prime Minister Orban's self-styled 'illiberal' brand of democracy. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) Family members grieve during the funeral of Adil Hussain Shah in Hapatnur, Anantnag district, India, 23 April 2025. According to officials, terrorists attacked the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, resulting in at least 26 deaths and several injuries, with Shah being one of the victims. Picture: EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN Astronauts of the Shenzhou-20 space mission Wang Jie (L), and Chen Dong attend a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, China, 23 April 2025. The mission is scheduled to be launched on 24 April. Picture: EPA-EFE/ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Jason Ulseth shows a large collection area of trash along the bank during a boat tour of the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 22 April 2025, on the occasion of Earth Day. The Chattahoochee River provides more than 70 percent of metro Atlanta's drinking water, about five million people. Lee Zelden, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has proposed changes to the Clean Water Act and other environmental protections. Advocacy groups have expressed concern over the possible rule changes, including on pollution from coal-fired power plants and agricultural runoff. Picture: EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER A woman holds a rose during the traditional Catalan 'Sant Jordi' (Saint George) fiesta in Barcelona, Spain, 23 April 2025. Catalonia celebrates Sant Jordi every 23 April, when people exchange roses and books as gifts for their loved ones. This year, it is expected that up to seven million roses will be sold. Picture: EPA-EFE/ALEJANDRO GARCIA
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