Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. An opposition fighter steps on the decapitated statue of late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in Mezzeh Military Airport in Damascus, Syria 12 December 2024. The Israeli army stated it has conducted airstrikes across Syria targeting strategic weapons stockpiles. Rebels ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad 08 December 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED AL RIFAI A whirling dervish performs as Syrians celebrate the fall of the President Bashar al-Assad regime, at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, 11 December 2024. Syria’s Military Operations Administration announced on 11 December the lifting of the curfew imposed on Damascus following the ouster of Syrian President al-Assad on 08 December. Picture: EPA-EFE/ANTONIO PEDRO SANTOS Boats are seen sitting on the
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Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. Climate activists perform during a protest action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, 20 November 2024. The Azerbaijani capital of Baku hosts the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) from 11 to 22 November 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV We bring you a visual snapshot of the day’s news events, including highlights featuring Israeli military vehicles during the second day of an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, SpaceX Starship lifting off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Mine Rescue Services personnel prepare for a possible rescue at Stilfontein, and Mexican journalists participating in an ‘Honor and Glory’ evening to pay tribute to murdered colleagues