24 hours in pictures, 19 January 2026

A rescue worker (2nd L) comforts a woman (L) at the scene of an accident, where a minibus carrying school students collided with a truck killing 12 pupils, in Vanderbijlpark on January 19, 2026. (Photo by John MKHIZE / AFP)

Protests after US immigration officer kills woman in Minneapolis

An image of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, is seen next to a makeshift memorial next to where her vehicle came to a stop after the incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 18, 2026. Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot dead in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on January 7 as the Trump administration pressed operations to catch undocumented migrants in the midwestern state of Minnesota. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

Protesters set fire to US and Israel national flags as they shout slogans during a pro-Iranian regime demonstration in front of the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, on January 18, 2026. Iranian authorities have said they are considering “gradually” restoring internet access after imposing an unprecedented communications shutdown 10 days ago, which rights groups say masked a violent protest crackdown that killed thousands. Demonstrations sparked in late December by anger over economic hardship exploded into protests widely seen as the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the eve of the WEF annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

In this still image from video taken and released on January 19, 2026 by the Spain’s Guardia Civil, emergency workers are seen at the site where a high-speed Iryo train derailed and was hit by another train as rescue efforts continue in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 19, 2026. At least 39 people died and more than 120 injured in the deadliest train accident in Spain in over a decade. The crash happened on Sunday evening when a train operated by rail company Iryo travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, crossing onto the other track where it crashed into an oncoming train, which also derailed. (Photo by Handout / Guardia Civil / AFP)

Senegalese football supporters sit on a wall bearing the faces of Former Senegalese Presidents (From L to R) Léopold Sédar Senghor, Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade at the Place du Souvenir Africain in Dakar on January 18, 2026 as supporters gather at a fan zone to watch the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) final football match between Senegal and Morocco played in Rabat, Morocco. (Photo by Nicolas REMENE / AFP)

Senegal’s forward #10 Sadio Mane holds the trophy after the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) final football match between Senegal and Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on January 18, 2026. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Wildlife photographer and reader of The Citizen Trevor Barnett captured this photograph of a Vereaux’s Owl at Huddle Park Golf Course in Johannesburg last week. Picture: Trevor Barnett

Palace attendants known as abdi dalem pray during the ‘Labuhan Laut’ ritual of the Yogyakarta Palace, expressing gratitude for the sea’s blessings by casting offerings into the ocean at the Parangkusumo Beach in Bantul, Yogyakarta on January 19, 2026. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)

The Danish navy’s inspection ship HDMS Vaedderen sails off Nuuk, Greenland, on January 18, 2026. The Danish Defense will continue the increased presence with exercise activities together with a number of NATO allies in and around Greenland in 2026. This is done in cooperation with the Greenlandic authorities and the Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, as stated by the Danish Defense. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

A man looks at seagulls on the “Promenade des anglais” on the French riviera city of Nice, on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Action SA's Xolani Khumalo Hands Himself Over At Katlehong Police Station

Action SA Mayoral Candidate for Ekurhuleni, Xolani Khumalo greet supporters outside Katlehong Police Station on January 19, 2026 in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. This follows reports suggesting that the police intended to arrest Khumalo on charges of assault linked to a incident in 2025. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

Chilean soldiers patrol among the damage after a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile on January 18, 2026. Uncontrolled wildfires tore through communities in southern Chile, leaving charred ruins in their wake and at least 19 dead, authorities said on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Raul BRAVO / AFP)

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