48 hours in pictures, 11 May 2025
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
This photo taken and handout on May 11, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during his first Reginal Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St Peter's basilica in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP)
People dance during a music set by Syrian-German DJ Nuria, at a bar in Bab Sharqi, Damascus, Syria, 10 May 2025 (issued 11 May 2025). Young Syrians are venturing out in the evenings in Damascus days after the Britain-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that one woman was killed in an attack targeting a restaurant and nightclub in central Damascus on 05 May, the second attack in a week after gunmen stormed another club. Picture: EPA-EFE/AHMAD FALLAHA A child casts her election ballot in an election promotion event held near Seoul Children's Grand Park, Seoul, South Korea, 11 May 2025, as the June 3 presidential election nears. Picture: EPA-EFE/YONHAP SAPS officials inspect Jabulani Hostel during Operation Night Life on May 09, 2025 in Soweto, South Africa. The operation targeted Jabulani Hostel, Jabulani Mall, Inhlazane Railway Station, Morafe Railway Station and crime hotspots. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) A Palestinian fishing boat destroyed during the conflict floats on the water at Gaza port, west Gaza City, 10 May 2025. More than 52,700 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, since Israel launched a military campaign in the strip in response to a cross-border attack led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on 07 October 2023, in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed and more than 250 taken hostage. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER Supporters of Pakistan's political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) gather to celebrate the ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and India in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 10 May 2025. Pakistan and India have confirmed an immediate ceasefire, following days of military escalation between the two countries. The ceasefire, announced by US President Donald Trump and confirmed by both countries' officials, aims to halt military operations and focus on diplomatic solutions. Picture: EPA-EFE/NADEEM KHAWAR Dancers release fish in the Progo River as part of a traditional Buddhist life-release ritual held on the eve of Waisak, or Vesak Day, in Magelang, Central Java, on May 11, 2025. Vesak is the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, all traditionally believed to have occurred on the full moon day of the Vesakha month in the ancient Indian lunar calendar. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) Gavin and Eve Ralph enjoy themselves at Johannesburg Zoo, 11 May 2025, during the Mother's Day Concert. The Mother's Day concert attracts scores of families and friends. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen Relatives of Mexican missing persons attend a march at the Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City, Mexico, 10 May 2025. The march was held on Mother's Day, for Mexico's over 127,000 missing individuals and for truth, justice, and reparations. Picture: EPA-EFE/Jose Mendez A reenactor takes part in the 'Rusborg' early medieval culture festival near Yelets, Lipetsk region, Russia, 10 May 2025. The event gathered over 1,000 participants from military-historical clubs dedicated to recreating early Russian statehood. Picture: EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV Road sinkhole at Burger Ave And Langebrink Rd in Lyttelton Manor on May 09, 2025 in Centurion, South Africa. It is reported that the sinkhole has disrupted water and power supply, and forced the evacuation of a house. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu) A woman walks next to an anti-US mural in front of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran, 11 May 2025. Iran and the US hold their fourth round of nuclear talks in Muscat on the same day. Picture: EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH A woman cleans a Buddha's statue ahead of an exposition of The Holy Relics of Lord Buddha, as a part of Vesak 2025 activities at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi, Vietnam, 11 May 2025. The Holy Relics, brought from India to Vietnam for the first time, are being displayed for Buddhist devotees to worship in public expositions in Ho Chi Minh, Tay Ninh, Hanoi and Ha Nam from 02 to 21 May. Picture: EPA-EFE/LUONG THAI LINH People participate in a march of the LGTBI community in Havana, Cuba, 10 May 2025. Hundreds of people performed the traditional conga against homophobia and transphobia, the annual parade that has been defending respect for sexual diversity and the rights of the LGBTI community in Cuba for more than a decade. Picture: EPA-EFE/Ernesto Mastrascusa Ntabiseng Mahluku and Chanelle Cronje take a selfie as part of the 15 000 runners and walkers who took part in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Cape Town 10km in Cape Town, 11 May 2025. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal
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