An artisan crafts bamboo blinds, chairs and decorative items in a workshop in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 12 November 2025. Picture: EPA/NADEEM KHAWARSouth Africa’s Ryan Rickelton attends a practice session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 13, 2025, on the eve of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)This aerial photograph shows skyscrapers amid morning fog in Kuwait City on November 13, 2025. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)An Iranian cleric visits the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Achievements Exhibition at the National Aerospace Park outside Tehran, Iran, 12 November 2025. The exhibition displayed latest achievements of the IRGC Aerospace Force, and runs until 14 November. Picture: EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREHTwo JAS-39C Gripen fighter aircrafts of the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) fly during an alert response simulation at the Siauliai Air Base of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission near Siauliai, Lithuania, 12 November 2025, as seen from a Hungarian Air Force plane. Since the beginning of August, Hungarian pilots responded to 20 live alerts, and conducted 76 practice intercepts and 53 training flights. Picture: EPA/ROBERT HEGEDUSA South Korean Buddhist prays at the Bongeunsa Temple as students sit for the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, in Seoul on November 13, 2025. Flights are temporarily halted, the stock market will trade an hour later and parents are packing shrines for prayers — it can only be college entry exam day for South Korean students. The college entry exam, known locally as the “Suneung”, is essential for admission to top universities and widely regarded as a gateway to social mobility, economic security and even a good marriage. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)ActionSA members and artists demonstrate at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg, 13 November 2025, after handing a memorandum to the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO). Action SA and EFF supported Artists United in the fight for Fair Music Rights. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The CitizenCedrick Nkabinde, former chief ,of staff, SAPS testifies at the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee inquiry into alleged corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system at Good Hope Chambers on November 13, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The inquiry was set up to probe political interference, leadership failures, and internal dysfunction in the South African Police Service (SAPS) with a particular focus on allegations raised by Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about interference within the police command on July 6th. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)Pedestrians walk past a G20 Summit bill board in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, 13 November 2025. South Africa will host the G20 Summit from 22 to 23 November in Johannesburg, and is the first country in Africa to host summit. United States President Donald Trump and Argentina’s President Javier Milei have confirmed they will not attend the summit. Picture: EPA/Kim LudbrookVenezuelan-American singer Elena Rose attends the 26th Latin Grammys Person of the Year award ceremony at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 12 November 2025. Picture: EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICHPeople protest against the referendum called by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, in Quito, Ecuador, 12 November 2025. The proposed referendum, scheduled to be put to a vote on 16 November, calls for the establishment of a assembly to reform or replace the current constitution. EPA/JOS JOMECirque du Soleil artists perform acrobatics backstage in Mexico City, Mexico, 12 November 2025. The impossible acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil arrive in Mexico for two weeks, during which audiences can enjoy an international phenomenon developed by more than 100 people from different countries, with an insect theme. Picture: EPA/Sashenka GutierrezCape Town Executive Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis during the testing and preparations for the Cape Town festive lights switch-on in Adderley Street on November 11, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. This year’s theme is “United in Hope.” (Photo by ER Lombard/Gallo Images)Britain’s Princess Royal Anne (2-L) looks at a Trent engine during a visit to Rolls-Royce Seletar Campus in Singapore, 13 November 2025. Picture: EPA/EDGAR SU / POOLPolice officers members of the “Bear Control Task Force” stand as they attend a send-off ceremony at Akita Prefectural Police headquarters in Akita, Akita prefecture, northeastern Japan, 13 November 2025. To address the growing problem of serious bear attacks, police riot squad officers began their missions to cull bears using rifles, a first in Japan. In Akita, the prefectural police held a send-off ceremony at its headquarters led by Akita Prefectural Police Chief Minoru Kobayashi. After the ceremony, ten riot squad officers departed in three police vehicles. Nationwide, the number of fatalities from bear attacks has climbed to a record 13 so far this year. Picture: EPA/FRANCK ROBICHONSeveral political parties take part in a demonstration against the Awami League during former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s verdict day announcement in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13 November 2025. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 stated it will deliver the verdict in the case against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides on 17 November 2025. Sheikh Hasina faces charges of crimes against humanity, including murder, related to the July 2024 uprising. Picture: EPA/MONIRUL ALAM
