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Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and more from around the world

In a dramatic twist that could rival any soap opera, Donald Trump swoops into the Middle East, sealing a ceasefire deal that not only reunites hostages with their families but also gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "peace talks," all while basking in the glow of international adulation.
Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and more from around the world Gaza hostage Ziv Berman celebrates from a helicopter as he arrives at Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer on October 13, 2025 in Ramat Gan, Israel. (Photo: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo: Evan Vucci - Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo: Evan Vucci - Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a Gaza ceasefire agreement on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. President Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what’s being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump signs a Gaza ceasefire agreement on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. President Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what’s being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Families and other well-wishers welcome the released Palestinian prisoners returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)
Families and other well-wishers welcome the released Palestinian prisoners returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)
A woman embraces a newly released Palestinian prisoner, Allam Al-Ra'i from Nablus, who was among those returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)
A woman embraces a newly released Palestinian prisoner, Allam Al-Ra'i from Nablus, who was among those returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)
People wave flags as a helicopter carrying hostages to hospital flies over Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
People wave flags as a helicopter carrying hostages to hospital flies over Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer at the White House on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The first lady announced she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have an "open channel of communication" to help reunite Ukrainian children displaced by the Russian-Ukraine war with their families. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer at the White House on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The first lady announced she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have an "open channel of communication" to help reunite Ukrainian children displaced by the Russian-Ukraine war with their families. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
A downed Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone, used by Russia in Ukraine, is unveiled at the Houses of Parliament on October 14, 2025 in London, England. The event was organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based organisation that aims to combat the threat of Iran's nuclear programme, and was intended to highlight the Iranian regime's role in Russia's aggression in Europe. The drone is the same weapon Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, where Russia has allegedly deployed 38,000 drones in 2025 alone. Last month, Polish and NATO forces had to intercept different kinds of Russian drones - some of which appeared to be decoys - that entered Poland’s airspace, which led Poland to trigger NATO's Article 4, underscoring the perceived threat to European security.  (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)
A downed Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone, used by Russia in Ukraine, is unveiled at the Houses of Parliament on October 14, 2025 in London, England. The event was organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based organisation that aims to combat the threat of Iran's nuclear programme, and was intended to highlight the Iranian regime's role in Russia's aggression in Europe. The drone is the same weapon Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, where Russia has allegedly deployed 38,000 drones in 2025 alone. Last month, Polish and NATO forces had to intercept different kinds of Russian drones - some of which appeared to be decoys - that entered Poland’s airspace, which led Poland to trigger NATO's Article 4, underscoring the perceived threat to European security.  (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)
An image of US President Donald Trump displayed on the "Presidential Walk of Fame" along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
An image of US President Donald Trump displayed on the "Presidential Walk of Fame" along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the Medal to his wife Erika Kirk (L) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed on September 10th at Utah Valley University. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the Medal to his wife Erika Kirk (L) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed on September 10th at Utah Valley University. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a general policy statement at the National Assembly in Paris, France, 14 October 2025. Lecornu announced his new government on 12 October, one week after his first resignation. The National Rally (RN) and La France Insoumise (LFI) announced motions of censure against this new government on 13 October. EPA/Teresa Suarez
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a general policy statement at the National Assembly in Paris, France, 14 October 2025. Lecornu announced his new government on 12 October, one week after his first resignation. The National Rally (RN) and La France Insoumise (LFI) announced motions of censure against this new government on 13 October. EPA/Teresa Suarez
A man who said he has been experiencing episodic homelessness watches water flow in the Los Angeles River, swollen by storm runoff, on October 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. A strong atmospheric river storm is hitting Southern California today triggering evacuation warning in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn areas due to debris flow fears. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A man who said he has been experiencing episodic homelessness watches water flow in the Los Angeles River, swollen by storm runoff, on October 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. A strong atmospheric river storm is hitting Southern California today triggering evacuation warning in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn areas due to debris flow fears. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Excecutive Mayor, Dada Morero cleans the streets during the by-law enforcement operation at Joburg CBD on October 14, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the operation is to restore law and order in the inner city as part of the City's ongoing mission to reclaim Johannesburg from lawlessness and urban decay. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Executive Mayor, Dada Morero cleans the streets during the by-law enforcement operation at Joburg CBD on October 14, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the operation is to restore law and order in the inner city as part of the City's ongoing mission to reclaim Johannesburg from lawlessness and urban decay. (Photo: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the Special Official Funeral for Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa at Siyabonga Sangweni Sport Complex on October 12, 2025 in Umfolozi, South Africa. According to media reports, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa was found dead, in what French authorities suspect was a suicide, after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel on September 30th. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the Special Official Funeral for Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa at Siyabonga Sangweni Sport Complex on October 12, 2025 in Umfolozi, South Africa. According to media reports, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa was found dead, in what French authorities suspect was a suicide, after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel on September 30th. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
A general view from the funeral of Ricky Hatton at Manchester Cathedral on October 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. Ricky Hatton was a professional boxer who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012. He was found dead at his home aged 46 on September 14. (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)
A general view from the funeral of Ricky Hatton at Manchester Cathedral on October 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. Ricky Hatton was a professional boxer who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012. He was found dead at his home aged 46 on September 14. (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)
Local performers at the Siyanqoba Rally in Ward 29 at Gunners Ground in Diepkloof on October 11, 2025 in Soweto, South Africa. The rally brought together ANC members, supporters and the community in a powerful show of unity and determination ahead of the by-elections. (Photo: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Local performers at the Siyanqoba Rally in Ward 29 at Gunners Ground in Diepkloof on October 11, 2025 in Soweto, South Africa. The rally brought together ANC members, supporters and the community in a powerful show of unity and determination ahead of the by-elections. (Photo: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Influencer Juhi Godambe walks the runway for Mahima Mahajan during Lakmē Fashion Week at The Grand, New Delhi on October 11, 2025 in Delhi, India. (Photo: Aalok Soni/Getty Images)
Influencer Juhi Godambe walks the runway for Mahima Mahajan during Lakmē Fashion Week at The Grand, New Delhi on October 11, 2025 in Delhi, India. (Photo: Aalok Soni/Getty Images)
A cosplayer poses as Spawn during New York Comic Con 2025 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for ReedPop)
A cosplayer poses as Spawn during New York Comic Con 2025 at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for ReedPop)
General Views during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, qualifier match between South Africa and Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium on October 14, 2025 in Nelspruit, South Africa. (Photo by Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images)
General Views during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, qualifier match between South Africa and Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium on October 14, 2025 in Nelspruit, South Africa. (Photo: Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images)
Aelan Vaast of French Polynesia performs a layback hack during a private surf training sessio at 02 Surftown MUC on October 07, 2025 in Hallbergmoos, Germany. Seven surfers from France and French Polynesia traveled to Munich for some intensive surf training sessions at Surftown MUC. The wave pool can provide a variety of different waves from a point break or A frame to a fast hollow wave with air sections allowing for a huge variety of surfing conditions. (Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Aelan Vaast of French Polynesia performs a layback hack during a private surf training sessio at 02 Surftown MUC on October 07, 2025 in Hallbergmoos, Germany. Seven surfers from France and French Polynesia traveled to Munich for some intensive surf training sessions at Surftown MUC. The wave pool can provide a variety of different waves from a point break or A frame to a fast hollow wave with air sections allowing for a huge variety of surfing conditions. (Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
Cam Skattebo #44 of the New York Giants celebrates after carrying the ball across the goal line for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on October 09, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
Cam Skattebo #44 of the New York Giants celebrates after carrying the ball across the goal line for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on October 09, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
Eugenio Suárez #28 of the Seattle Mariners takes batting practice prior to game five of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park on October 10, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Eugenio Suárez #28 of the Seattle Mariners takes batting practice prior to game five of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park on October 10, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Athletes compete in the bike portion during the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship Women's Race on October 11, 2025 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
Athletes compete in the bike portion during the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship Women's Race on October 11, 2025 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN) DM

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Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Op0Xup-sGATuHTB-maAKvlwTKuM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240431265.jpg' alt='A woman embraces a newly released Palestinian prisoner, Allam Al-Ra&#039;i from Nablus, who was among those returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.  (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)' title=' A woman embraces a newly released Palestinian prisoner, Allam Al-Ra&#039;i from Nablus, who was among those returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Op0Xup-sGATuHTB-maAKvlwTKuM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240431265.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/kzqwZzZ-yuj6riXKEVbB3CO4-p8=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240431265.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/-QnfbiNrOuxrr-pTbN8IbLrjuQI=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240431265.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/nE1NNke5Zh96w28yFZJDR4MFEf8=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240431265.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/KiK4c5PX_QhMSbY5-1sFr8bTcno=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240431265.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> A woman embraces a newly released Palestinian prisoner, Allam Al-Ra&#039;i from Nablus, who was among those returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/mrBmuX8M9AUMIxaLFN3GnInKuU0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240772094.jpg' alt='People wave flags as a helicopter carrying hostages to hospital flies over Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)' title=' People wave flags as a helicopter carrying hostages to hospital flies over Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/mrBmuX8M9AUMIxaLFN3GnInKuU0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240772094.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/7ymWeVCv8T3vYTC9q9GmDSgFbIE=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240772094.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/3l5YjmEYyJ5j45QbJTQc__nbxeU=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240772094.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/3NVon2HTWU8xv_PSwCPouoU4CEs=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240772094.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/xbVPu_ayXFoX3DW6gvSVWkwfWQM=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240772094.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> People wave flags as a helicopter carrying hostages to hospital flies over Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/54c19NVZbppBRco3C4mmtwYyJyA=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537691.jpg' alt='US President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)' title=' US President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/54c19NVZbppBRco3C4mmtwYyJyA=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537691.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Phecg_27SVifOvfd3eVUCcKNEkM=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537691.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/lRimFGr-kX-xdAiWSZdSkMqlYPg=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537691.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/oIgtN9dyxordG0k1U1dbedMGwNM=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537691.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/8uGzvwPwW1iB-twXLUDlU2aw4mo=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537691.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> US President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/iPG_ORugIFXXGOkg5buietQvf9U=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240281607.jpg' alt='First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer at the White House on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The first lady announced she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have an &quot;open channel of communication&quot; to help reunite Ukrainian children displaced by the Russian-Ukraine war with their families. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)' title=' First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer at the White House on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The first lady announced she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have an &quot;open channel of communication&quot; to help reunite Ukrainian children displaced by the Russian-Ukraine war with their families. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/iPG_ORugIFXXGOkg5buietQvf9U=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240281607.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Pgt6U5742Mrt0NEq5brA2G-yLxc=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240281607.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/SZIxJD6dptGgX2X3evfSVpEjrNU=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240281607.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/dKcg6JONg2RjhKemwBhUzlI806w=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240281607.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/czCmC8zCQ3bfoXQ3kdQMqpxUug8=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240281607.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer at the White House on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The first lady announced she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have an &quot;open channel of communication&quot; to help reunite Ukrainian children displaced by the Russian-Ukraine war with their families. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/TpRYr2cuGkend4-jpKnJ1gnwdxs=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240576882.jpg' alt='A downed Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone, used by Russia in Ukraine, is unveiled at the Houses of Parliament on October 14, 2025 in London, England. The event was organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based organisation that aims to combat the threat of Iran&#039;s nuclear programme, and was intended to highlight the Iranian regime&#039;s role in Russia&#039;s aggression in Europe. The drone is the same weapon Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, where Russia has allegedly deployed 38,000 drones in 2025 alone. Last month, Polish and NATO forces had to intercept different kinds of Russian drones - some of which appeared to be decoys - that entered Poland’s airspace, which led Poland to trigger NATO&#039;s Article 4, underscoring the perceived threat to European security.  (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)' title=' A downed Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone, used by Russia in Ukraine, is unveiled at the Houses of Parliament on October 14, 2025 in London, England. The event was organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based organisation that aims to combat the threat of Iran&#039;s nuclear programme, and was intended to highlight the Iranian regime&#039;s role in Russia&#039;s aggression in Europe. The drone is the same weapon Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, where Russia has allegedly deployed 38,000 drones in 2025 alone. Last month, Polish and NATO forces had to intercept different kinds of Russian drones - some of which appeared to be decoys - that entered Poland’s airspace, which led Poland to trigger NATO&#039;s Article 4, underscoring the perceived threat to European security.  (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/TpRYr2cuGkend4-jpKnJ1gnwdxs=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240576882.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/KiRwr3EXt2vNfjFf-QKGvyKeIfo=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240576882.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/a7fEmO2LkyKz3EP8Vts0Av0nc-Y=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240576882.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/66Daw0yErWJvlOBNj8z1SIXC1Ms=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240576882.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/j_TkRPeqOm-uYArTuP3IDmjill8=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240576882.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> A downed Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone, used by Russia in Ukraine, is unveiled at the Houses of Parliament on October 14, 2025 in London, England. The event was organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based organisation that aims to combat the threat of Iran&#039;s nuclear programme, and was intended to highlight the Iranian regime&#039;s role in Russia&#039;s aggression in Europe. The drone is the same weapon Russia has used extensively against Ukraine, where Russia has allegedly deployed 38,000 drones in 2025 alone. Last month, Polish and NATO forces had to intercept different kinds of Russian drones - some of which appeared to be decoys - that entered Poland’s airspace, which led Poland to trigger NATO&#039;s Article 4, underscoring the perceived threat to European security.  (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/tQV5NwGy6C82OUyBQ-k5O_eHGs8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537794.jpg' alt='An image of US President Donald Trump displayed on the &quot;Presidential Walk of Fame&quot; along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)' title=' An image of US President Donald Trump displayed on the &quot;Presidential Walk of Fame&quot; along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/tQV5NwGy6C82OUyBQ-k5O_eHGs8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537794.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/eKfOdzr1JofsxVnGGeKDE-L7f9k=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537794.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/YcCzrS3vGqqb6pH0Uvy0xrYP2iU=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537794.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/SLin1O3dLRLHZHSX7EMroXhMk64=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537794.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/rkhOCFJ0a5Wsnw9MPl1iTN-Rc2I=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240537794.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> An image of US President Donald Trump displayed on the &quot;Presidential Walk of Fame&quot; along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/VQVC0H49KO80Ztn72pEhx8AvhPM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241065744.jpg' alt='U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the Medal to his wife Erika Kirk (L) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed on September 10th at Utah Valley University. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)' title=' U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the Medal to his wife Erika Kirk (L) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed on September 10th at Utah Valley University. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/VQVC0H49KO80Ztn72pEhx8AvhPM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241065744.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/rQtKDBDVQUMoThSIAKL28NTIQTk=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241065744.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Dyfd0DbuAml9QSZGf0YRg8YShIM=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241065744.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/QTNZje6x7zfGJxEQkweDes_EJYU=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241065744.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/xTAgvSYAthvu2V1Qw-kYLs42UDM=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241065744.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the Medal to his wife Erika Kirk (L) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed on September 10th at Utah Valley University. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: center; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EBCnpWoRvloxQCvVnn2xqkPOv4Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13429854.jpg' alt='French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a general policy statement at the National Assembly in Paris, France, 14 October 2025. Lecornu announced his new government on 12 October, one week after his first resignation. The National Rally (RN) and La France Insoumise (LFI)  announced motions of censure against this new government on 13 October.  EPA/Teresa Suarez' title=' French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a general policy statement at the National Assembly in Paris, France, 14 October 2025. Lecornu announced his new government on 12 October, one week after his first resignation. The National Rally (RN) and La France Insoumise (LFI) announced motions of censure against this new government on 13 October. EPA/Teresa Suarez' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EBCnpWoRvloxQCvVnn2xqkPOv4Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13429854.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/CEFgeAwJTYINuTfzBZXhUk4QKfg=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13429854.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/YDVb3bDkxpvNHTWYiE3J7yJwB5k=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13429854.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/iWn7ZD53NgelarHBTpIPQfZjIAY=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13429854.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/BDSOUQ23FmKX78R1dCYAMdkkLXM=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13429854.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu delivers a general policy statement at the National Assembly in Paris, France, 14 October 2025. Lecornu announced his new government on 12 October, one week after his first resignation. The National Rally (RN) and La France Insoumise (LFI) announced motions of censure against this new government on 13 October. EPA/Teresa Suarez </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/kpL5J__ohSlLSF9uo0TlnN0-cYg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241072846.jpg' alt='A man who said he has been experiencing episodic homelessness watches water flow in the Los Angeles River, swollen by storm runoff, on October 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. A strong atmospheric river storm is hitting Southern California today triggering evacuation warning in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn areas due to debris flow fears.  (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)' title=' A man who said he has been experiencing episodic homelessness watches water flow in the Los Angeles River, swollen by storm runoff, on October 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. A strong atmospheric river storm is hitting Southern California today triggering evacuation warning in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn areas due to debris flow fears. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/kpL5J__ohSlLSF9uo0TlnN0-cYg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241072846.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/DxqFq9G3PehG-k8GLavFNo52344=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241072846.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/vi6d2AGYG69PDrXPBpe7C9xqMS8=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241072846.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/k_NJeS_pi9h1es-FZJV33XkhNF0=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241072846.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/hGWu7H9t6vc_9tDiNdKbViMJat4=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2241072846.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> A man who said he has been experiencing episodic homelessness watches water flow in the Los Angeles River, swollen by storm runoff, on October 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. A strong atmospheric river storm is hitting Southern California today triggering evacuation warning in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn areas due to debris flow fears. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/6B2tpqynQ-XE7Mh_2Aw-YDx3IWI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_582324.jpg' alt='Excecutive Mayor, Dada Morero cleans the streets during the by-law enforcement operation at Joburg CBD on October 14, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the operation is to restore law and order in the inner city as part of the City&#039;s ongoing mission to reclaim Johannesburg from lawlessness and urban decay. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)' title=' Executive Mayor, Dada Morero cleans the streets during the by-law enforcement operation at Joburg CBD on October 14, 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the operation is to restore law and order in the inner city as part of the City&#039;s ongoing mission to reclaim Johannesburg from lawlessness and urban decay. 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The aim of the operation is to restore law and order in the inner city as part of the City&#039;s ongoing mission to reclaim Johannesburg from lawlessness and urban decay. (Photo: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EZYhz1rQSErX08GPGX3uVf7dktk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_581996.jpg' alt='Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the Special Official Funeral for Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa at Siyabonga Sangweni Sport Complex on October 12, 2025 in Umfolozi, South Africa. According to media reports, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa was found dead, in what French authorities suspect was a suicide, after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel on September 30th. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)' title=' Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the Special Official Funeral for Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa at Siyabonga Sangweni Sport Complex on October 12, 2025 in Umfolozi, South Africa. According to media reports, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa was found dead, in what French authorities suspect was a suicide, after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel on September 30th. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EZYhz1rQSErX08GPGX3uVf7dktk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_581996.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/vSxDhP51KPosojICpGEoZsJsGqg=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_581996.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/qN3s8XQ8PWvdWw2sHkAiLRGELeo=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_581996.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/WSkFXwcAJby3FRLxBRk38I9zCBc=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_581996.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/p36SvFsw0_E2AIR67r2geKvqcKQ=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_581996.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the Special Official Funeral for Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa at Siyabonga Sangweni Sport Complex on October 12, 2025 in Umfolozi, South Africa. According to media reports, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa was found dead, in what French authorities suspect was a suicide, after falling from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel on September 30th. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EzjPb9lX1WW2f_yvM87d0zYgEEg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240249514.jpg' alt='A general view from the funeral of Ricky Hatton at Manchester Cathedral on October 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. Ricky Hatton was a professional boxer who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012. He was found dead at his home aged 46 on September 14. (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)' title=' A general view from the funeral of Ricky Hatton at Manchester Cathedral on October 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. Ricky Hatton was a professional boxer who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012. He was found dead at his home aged 46 on September 14. (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)' srcset='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EzjPb9lX1WW2f_yvM87d0zYgEEg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240249514.jpg 200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/a1r1wO9x1LKzgh-FHXHoeot-7wU=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240249514.jpg 450w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/BX1x5aWT6ZTO1eWNhTlEx616VE0=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240249514.jpg 800w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/qitGGqL4QWTTxWiVxqSfqVj2Zow=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240249514.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/x_7Kqj3IO00LSJl3T6zmDhO0yv0=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240249514.jpg 1600w' style='object-position: 50% 50%'><figcaption> A general view from the funeral of Ricky Hatton at Manchester Cathedral on October 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. Ricky Hatton was a professional boxer who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012. He was found dead at his home aged 46 on September 14. (Photo: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/l3WX2LscQNPZeF1VxoidFH5btIc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ED_581736.jpg' alt='Local performers at the Siyanqoba Rally in Ward 29 at Gunners Ground  in Diepkloof on October 11, 2025 in Soweto, South Africa. The rally brought together ANC members, supporters and the community in a powerful show of unity and determination ahead of the by-elections. (Photo: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)' title=' Local performers at the Siyanqoba Rally in Ward 29 at Gunners Ground in Diepkloof on October 11, 2025 in Soweto, South Africa. The rally brought together ANC members, supporters and the community in a powerful show of unity and determination ahead of the by-elections. 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The rally brought together ANC members, supporters and the community in a powerful show of unity and determination ahead of the by-elections. (Photo: Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/7peZlRr4Xj9OHyfqUPSXXggjUrk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240462076.jpg' alt='Influencer Juhi Godambe walks the runway for Mahima Mahajan during Lakmē Fashion Week at The Grand, New Delhi on October 11, 2025 in Delhi, India. (Photo: Aalok Soni/Getty Images)' title=' Influencer Juhi Godambe walks the runway for Mahima Mahajan during Lakmē Fashion Week at The Grand, New Delhi on October 11, 2025 in Delhi, India. 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(Photo: Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/b2ecdrN9DnW1T5EqPqZivjP2oTE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240102721.jpg' alt='Aelan Vaast of French Polynesia performs a layback hack during a private surf training sessio at 02 Surftown MUC on October 07, 2025 in Hallbergmoos, Germany. Seven surfers from France and French Polynesia traveled to Munich for some intensive surf training sessions at Surftown MUC. The wave pool can provide a variety of different waves from a point break or A frame to a fast hollow wave with air sections allowing for a huge variety of surfing conditions. (Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)' title=' Aelan Vaast of French Polynesia performs a layback hack during a private surf training sessio at 02 Surftown MUC on October 07, 2025 in Hallbergmoos, Germany. Seven surfers from France and French Polynesia traveled to Munich for some intensive surf training sessions at Surftown MUC. The wave pool can provide a variety of different waves from a point break or A frame to a fast hollow wave with air sections allowing for a huge variety of surfing conditions. 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Seven surfers from France and French Polynesia traveled to Munich for some intensive surf training sessions at Surftown MUC. The wave pool can provide a variety of different waves from a point break or A frame to a fast hollow wave with air sections allowing for a huge variety of surfing conditions. (Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><figure style='float: none; margin: 5px; '><img loading=\"lazy\" src='https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/9qOm4aSUqZjpYq3rdXrFoxrfbbI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2240256962.jpg' alt='Cam Skattebo #44 of the New York Giants celebrates after carrying the ball across the goal line for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on October 09, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)' title=' Cam Skattebo #44 of the New York Giants celebrates after carrying the ball across the goal line for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on October 09, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. 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      "name": " US President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)",
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      "name": " US President Donald Trump signs a Gaza ceasefire agreement on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. President Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what’s being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)",
      "description": "U.S. President Donald Trump signs a Gaza ceasefire agreement on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. President Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what’s being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)",
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      "description": "A woman reacts while listening to U.S. President Donald Trump address the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on a giant screen in Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)",
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      "name": "Hostages Return To Israel After Ceasefire Agreement Takes Effect",
      "description": "People sing songs and cheer in Hostages Square, after it was announced that all living hostages had been released and arrived back in Israel on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)",
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      "id": "2933527",
      "name": " People wave flags as a helicopter carrying hostages to hospital flies over Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)",
      "description": "People wave flags as a helicopter carrying hostages to hospital flies over Hostages Square on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)",
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      "id": "2933526",
      "name": "Photo Essay-Week in Pictures",
      "description": "Five people draped in Israeli flags with hostage ribbons on them watch tribute videos while waiting for a live stream of the hostage releases to start at Hostages Square early in the morning on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)",
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      "name": "Photo Essay-Week in Pictures",
      "description": "A woman holds an Israeli flag to celebrate after a helicopter carrying freed hostages arrives at Beilinson Hospital in the Rabin Medical Centre on October 13, 2025 in Petah Tikva, Israel. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has brought an end to the two years of war that followed the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. A condition of the deal was the immediate return of 48 hostages held in Gaza, around 20 of whom were believed to be alive. (Photo: Dima Vazinovich/Getty Images)",
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      "id": "2933522",
      "name": " A woman embraces a newly released Palestinian prisoner, Allam Al-Ra'i from Nablus, who was among those returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)",
      "description": "A woman embraces a newly released Palestinian prisoner, Allam Al-Ra'i from Nablus, who was among those returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.  (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)",
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      "name": " Families and other well-wishers welcome the released Palestinian prisoners returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)",
      "description": "Families and other well-wishers welcome the released Palestinian prisoners returning from Israeli jails on October 13, 2025 in Ramallah, West Bank. Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners, as well as 1,700 detainees from Gaza, as part of the ceasefire deal that will see the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.  (Photo: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images)",
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