OSHAKATI, 10 March 2025- National Independence Celebration logo for 2026. (photo: contributed)

OSHAKATI,23 February 2026- The Chairperson of Oshana Regional Youth Forum Absalom Itamalo. (photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 10 March 2026 - FNB Namibia Economist, Cheryl Emvula. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 09 March 2026- Kavango West Directorate of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, held a consultation on the Regional Early Childhood Development Policy Review on Monday. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 10, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP) / Attention editors: AFP covers the war in the Middle East through its extensive regional network, including bureaus in Tehran, Jerusalem and several neighboring countries.Since the start of the conflict, journalists have been working under increasingly restrictive conditions. Authorities in several countries have limited reporters’ movements, photo and live video coverage from sensitive locations. Some governments and armed groups have banned images of missile or drone strikes and other security-related sites. /

Toronto Police officers work around the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on March 10, 2026. Shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto early Tuesday but no one was injured, police said, days after Middle East war protests outside the building. The Toronto Police Service said it received reports of a firearm being discharged at the consulate before dawn in the downtown area of Canada's largest city. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP)

Uno-X Mobility's riders compete during the 3rd stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race, 23.5 km team time-trial between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Pouilly-sur-Loire, on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Toronto Police officers work around the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on March 10, 2026. Shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto early Tuesday but no one was injured, police said, days after Middle East war protests outside the building. The Toronto Police Service said it received reports of a firearm being discharged at the consulate before dawn in the downtown area of Canada's largest city. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP)