24 hours in pictures, 16 July 2026

Guests attend the unveiling of what is believed to be the world’s largest handmade scarf chandelier at Hyde Park Corner in Johannesburg, 15 July 2026, as the shopping centre launched the Yarn by Design Expo in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Secret Scarves Shh… campaign by 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day. The installation, created by the Gauteng KnitWits, highlights the nationwide initiative encouraging people to knit, crochet and donate handmade scarves and blankets to those in need ahead of Nelson Mandela Day on July 18. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Vusi Moyo of South Africa during the South African national men’s rugby team training session at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on July 15, 2026 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images) March and March Movement leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma addresses hundreds of supporters during a protest demonstration in Pinetown, south of Durban on July 16, 2026. The group is calling for tougher action against illegal immigration and the deportation of undocumented foreign nationals. Organisers also urged the government and officials from the Department of Home Affairs to expedite the processing of identity documents for an estimated four million South Africans who they say remain without official Identity Documents. The protest comes amid broader national debates over border security, law enforcement and South Africa’s immigration policies. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP) Commuters walking with a scooter wade through a flooded road following heavy rain in Kathmandu on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) General views during the demolition of illegal structures at Marble towers on July 15, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The City of Johannesburg is demolishing illegal structures at Marble Towers in line with a Johannesburg High Court order. This operation forms part of the City’s ongoing efforts to enforce by-laws, restore compliance, improve public safety, and reclaim public spaces in the inner city. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) Kosovar artist Alkent Pozhegu puts the finish touches to a mosaic on the ground, made with grain and seeds, and depicting Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi (R) and Spain’s forward #19 Lamine Yamal, in the town of Gjakova on July 16, 2026. Thousands of kilometres away from New York, where the Argentina and Spain football teams will compete for the World Cup title, in the western city of Gjakova, Alkent Pozhegu has made a mosaic depicting the two forward stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP) People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital’s largest summer “obon” festivals, at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Demonstrators, including members of Operation Dudula and other civil society groups, march through Hillbrow on July 16, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The group demanded the removal of undocumented foreign nationals and stricter enforcement of local employment laws. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius) This aerial photograph shows people walking through a maze in a cornfield on July 16, 2026 in Soultz, eastern France. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) Spectators sit in a makeshift pool of water as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) Attendees wave traditionnal Bayonne festival red scarfs as they gather before the Town Hall during the opening ceremony of the “Fetes de Bayonne” (Bayonne Festival) in Bayonne, south-western France on July 15, 2026. The Bayonne Festival runs from July 15 to July 19, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP) People look out from the CN Tower as smoke from wildfires in northern Ontario blankets the city, causing poor air quality, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 15, 2026. Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors. Toronto edged out New Delhi and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa as wildfire smoke turned the skies a hazy yellowish-grey in Canada’s largest city. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP) An Argentina supporter with blue-and-white face paint gestures as fans celebrate Argentina’s victory over England following the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final football match near the Obelisk in Buenos Aires on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

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