IN PICTURES: Iranian missile falls in the Qamishli countryside in Syria, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking… This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
WEDNESDAY, 04 MARCH 2026, 20:49
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking… This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
Anti-apartheid veteran and former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota has died at the age of 77, marking the passing of a prominent figure in South Africa’s liberation struggle and democratic politics.

Investigation into claims of sex abuse by the late Harrods owner should include trafficking, says former head of Met’s Anti-Trafficking Unit.

Members of Parliament recently invaded a farm, with the help of armed police officers in civilian clothes, as part of a political stunt, according to NEASA CEO Gerhard Papenfus.

Ramapatsi wore garment when she joined school, then stopped, and now wears it again

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk “an Iranian warship” in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.
A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least 87 sailors and leaving dozens missing, officials said.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has his suspended sentence reduced to 15 months at a retrial following an incident in Greece in 2020.
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Being digitally present is a form of accountability: it signals that the station is not hiding behind central bureaucracy when communities are scared. It also enhances investigative capacity, as communities already share leads online, including images, videos, vehicle descriptions and patterns of movement

A historic South African wine farm linked to a former politician and anti-apartheid activist is set for auction this month, with brokers seeking bids of at least R180 million.

Williams wind tunnel systems engineer Christina Sullivan tells BBC Sport about her unlikely route in to F1.
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a lower-priced addition to its laptop lineup starting at $599, as it looks to broaden its reach in a price-sensitive PC market while rivals face tighter supply of memory chips.

Following this judgment, it’s more important than ever that anyone getting married, whether in a traditional ceremony, at the magistrate’s court or in church, should consult an attorney to help explain the options and draft a legally binding agreement that will suit the couple’s particular circumstances
The Eastern Cape Department of Education has suspended embattled Dale College headmaster Craig Hatches.

When Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, squeezes his corpulent bulk into designer clothing, accessorised with expensive watches that would feed thousands of his immiserated citizens for years and climbs into a flying palace to shuttle around the world to weep crocodile tears and move the powerful to pity his long-suffering people, it is a diversionary dance in step with his Western audience

Regional trade becomes expensive to finance when too much of the transaction sits in separate systems that do not talk to each other

It comes after Trump criticised the PM for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes.

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service
A ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading toward Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by NATO air defence systems, Turkish officials said Wednesday.