24 hours in pictures, 23 July 2025
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Rope access workers clean the windows of the Anglo American De Beers Group building in Rosebank, 18 July 2025. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen
A girl paints in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower and St. Basil's cathedral in downtown Moscow on July 23, 2025. Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to meet in Istanbul on Wednesday for a third round of peace talks, their first meeting in more than seven weeks amid US pressure to reach a ceasefire. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) A woman poses for a selfie while wading with others through a flooded street in Manila on July 22, 2025, after heavy rains caused floodings enhanced by monsoon. Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippines capital to a halt on July 22 with thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two believed missing. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP) US actress Pamela Anderson poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the UK Premier of 'Naked Gun' in Leicester Square, central London, on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) Silver-painted street performers are seen in Rosebank. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen A student receives a health checkup at an Islamic elementary school in Banda Aceh on July 23, 2025. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP) New Indonesian police officers perform during a commissioning ceremony for around 2,000 graduates from military and police academies at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 23, 2025. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) Smoke from a forest fire fills the sky near Nafplion, Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, 22 July 2025. According to the fire brigade, the fire is burning in a mountainous and inaccessible area on the border between Arcadia and Corinth, which complicates the efforts of the firefighting teams. Picture: EPA/VAGELIS BOUGIOTIS This aerial photograph shows beach-goers gathering on a beach alongside the Atlantic Ocean in Carcans, south-western France on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) A man has his face scanned at Scan Engine, a 3D scanning studio located within the Unit Image studios in Paris on July 22, 2025. Scan Engine, a subsidiary of Unit Image, is one of France's leading providers of 3D scans. Its system of 190 digital cameras arranged in a spherical setup allows for highly detailed facial reproductions, used in film, video games, and other applications. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) This aerial photograph shows surfers swimming past waves on their surf boards alongside the Atlantic Ocean in Carcans, south-western France on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
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24 hours in pictures, 23 July 2025
24 hours in pictures, 23 July 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. Rope access workers clean the windows of the Anglo American De Beers Group building in Rosebank, 18 July 2025. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen A girl paints in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower and St. Basil's cathedral in downtown Moscow on July 23, 2025. Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to meet in Istanbul on Wednesday for a third round of peace talks, their first meeting in more than seven weeks amid US pressure to reach a ceasefire. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) A woman poses for a selfie while wading with others through a flooded street in Manila on July 22, 2025, after heavy rains caused floodings enhanced by monsoon. Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippines capital to a halt on July 22 with thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two believed missing. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP) US actress Pamela Anderson poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the UK Premier of 'Naked Gun' in Leicester Square, central London, on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) Silver-painted street performers are seen in Rosebank. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen A student receives a health checkup at an Islamic elementary school in Banda Aceh on July 23, 2025. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP) New Indonesian police officers perform during a commissioning ceremony for around 2,000 graduates from military and police academies at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 23, 2025. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) Smoke from a forest fire fills the sky near Nafplion, Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, 22 July 2025. According to the fire brigade, the fire is burning in a mountainous and inaccessible area on the border between Arcadia and Corinth, which complicates the efforts of the firefighting teams. Picture: EPA/VAGELIS BOUGIOTIS This aerial photograph shows beach-goers gathering on a beach alongside the Atlantic Ocean in Carcans, south-western France on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) A man has his face scanned at Scan Engine, a 3D scanning studio located within the Unit Image studios in Paris on July 22, 2025. Scan Engine, a subsidiary of Unit Image, is one of France's leading providers of 3D scans. Its system of 190 digital cameras arranged in a spherical setup allows for highly detailed facial reproductions, used in film, video games, and other applications. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) This aerial photograph shows surfers swimming past waves on their surf boards alongside the Atlantic Ocean in Carcans, south-western France on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) PICTURES: Swimmers brave winter cold for polar dip at Ebotse
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