24 hours in pictures, 28 May 2025
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day founder Carolyn Steyn (left) poses for a photograph with Nazareth House resident Wilhelmina Raynard, 28 May 2025, during a blanket handover at the elderly residential and frail care facility in Yeoville. 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day is an international non-profit organisation with a community of 'KnitWits for Madiba' making and donating blankets for the needy. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
Swiss musician Seraine Telli poses on the red carpet for the Swiss Music Awards ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, 28 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/ENNIO LEANZA People wave national flags during a 'Youm-e-Takbeer' rally in Chaman, Pakistan, 28 May 2025. Youm-e-Takbeer (the Day of Greatness) commemorates Pakistan's nuclear tests on 28 May 1998, when Pakistan became the world's seventh nation and the first Muslim state to possess nuclear weapons. Picture: EPA-EFE/AKHTAR GULFAM People walk near a bus at the site of a landslide following a cloudburst in Neelum Valley, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 28 May 2025. According to the State Disaster Management Authority, at least four people died in the Pakistan-administer Kashmir after torrential rain and windstorms struck the area triggering a landslide, damaging infrastructure and crops, with authorities warning of stormy weather to continue until 31 May. Picture: EPA-EFE/AMIRUDDIN MUGHAL People visit the Batu Caves Hindu temple complex on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on May 29, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP) Police officers and rescuers pull a person out of the water at La Restinga port, El Hierro island, Spain's Canary Islands, 28 May 2025. Several migrants died on 28 May after their boat capsized as they were preparing to disembark in the port of La Restinga, according to Spain's Canary Islands emergency services. Picture: EPA-EFE/GELMERT FINOL Lorenzo Minh Casali of Team Italy prepares during the Mixed Team Final at the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Leipzig, Germany, 28 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER Activists from various civil organsations demonstrate, 28 May 2025, at the head offices of Glencore at Merose Arch in Johannesburg. The demonstration coincided with the Glencore global AGM taking place in Switzerland. The protesters gathered in support of the Palestinian people, claiming that Glencore exports South African coal to Israel, which in turn powers Israel's coal-fired power stations, thereby supporting Israel's attacks on the Palestinians. Additionally, the demonstrators protested against the environmental impact of coal mining, for communities affected by coal extraction, and for climate damage. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Dutch Queen Maxima tries on Fairphone headphones during her visit to the Dutch smartphones and headphones manufacturer Fairphone headquarters, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 28 May 2025. Fairphone won the prestigious Koning Willem I Prize in Sustainable Entrepreneurship for 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN Deutsche Aircraft's D328eco test aircraft (TAC 1) is displayed during its roll-out ceremony at the AirTech Campus in Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling municipality, Germany, 28 May 2025. According to German aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft, launching D328eco will shape the future of aviation by introducing advanced flight deck capabilities, a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)-compatible airframe and more efficient engines, aiming to reduce the carbon footprint. Picture: EPA-EFE/ANNA SZILAGYI Supporters of whistleblower and former military lawyer David McBride rally outside the the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in Canberra, Australia, 28 May 2025. Former Australian army officer David McBride, who leaked classified documents revealing alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, lost his appeal to reduce his sentence. Picture: EPA-EFE/MICK TSIKAS An indigenous man protests during a national strike in Cali, Colombia, 28 May 2025. Labor unions began a national strike with blockades and demonstrations. Picture: EPA-EFE/ENESTO GUZMAN Artists play instruments during the first day of the national strike in Bogota, Colombia, 28 May 2025. Colombia's 'Great National Strike,' called by labor unions to support the referendum and the government's social reforms, began with blockades of public transport terminals in Bogota and a low turnout at demonstrations. Picture: EPA-EFE/CARLOS ORTEGA
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