Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking… This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.

Reaching South Africa’s R1-trillion infrastructure goal requires essential private investment. Instead of isolated assets, capital must target resilient, connected networks. This strategy offers long-term, income-oriented returns and effectively supports the real economy.

Air fryers are gaining popularity in South African kitchens as households look for ways to cut electricity costs, but do they really deliver meaningful savings? While they use less power and cook faster than conventional ovens, experts say the real impact on monthly bills depends on how they’re used and may be more modest than many expect.

A US Army soldier involved in the capture of Nicolas Maduro has been charged with making $400 000 ‌by betting on the removal of the ousted Venezuelan leader, the Justice Department said.

Recent media reports about Cape Town’s ‘groundwater crisis’ misrepresent the issue, as a closer look reveals flawed methodologies and limited data used in the studies.

An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S. position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a U.S. official told Reuters.

South Korea’s national security adviser said on Thursday the U.S. alliance was not in crisis despite recent friction, though he acknowledged that current strains with Washington required careful management, according to media reports.

Thailand’s Supreme Court said on Friday that 44 current and former opposition lawmakers will go on trial over an attempt to amend a law that protects the monarchy from criticism, in another blow to the country’s progressive movement.

The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a recent amnesty was a positive step towards inclusive national dialogue.

Pope Leo firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after US President Donald Trump criticised the Catholic leader for not doing so while speaking out against the US-Israel war with Iran.

The World Bank has teamed up with Amazon.com on a bond whose proceeds will go toward rehabilitating ecosystems in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province.

Most wars have accepted narratives about their origin and the justice of the causes they were fought for. These are constructed retroactively and are shaped by context and political legitimacy almost as much as empirical fact in establishing public support for dominant viewpoints.

Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, US President Donald Trump said, as the United States remained at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East war.

SAN SALVADOR, April 23 (Reuters) – From inside a Salvadoran mega prison, more than one hundred alleged gang members sit in rows, wrists cuffed and ankles shackled, to watch court proceedings on a large screen that will decide the fate of all of them.

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – A U.S. Army soldier involved in the capture of Nicolas Maduro has been charged with making $400,000 by betting on the removal of the ousted Venezuelan leader, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said the United States will retaliate with a “big tariff” if Britain continues to target companies like Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta with its technology tax.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, April 23 (Reuters) – Lebanon and Israel extended their ceasefire for three weeks after a high-level meeting at the White House, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

The Emmarentia road rage shooting that left one person dead and another wounded reveals South Africa’s escalating gun problem, where firearms are increasingly used as tools of assertion rather than protection

Judge Mbuyiseni Madlanga says public procurement is being used ‘against us’ as South Africans. We agree. That is why we’ve gone to the Constitutional Court.