This photo taken on March 27, 2025 shows a mountain fire in Cheongsong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. A wind-driven wildfire that first broke out on March 21 in Sancheong County in the province of South Gyeongsang rapidly grew into South Korea’s largest mountain fire on record. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Yoon Suk-yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 20, 2025. Yoon declared an emergency martial law on the night of Dec. 3, 2024, but it was revoked by the opposition-led National Assembly hours later.
Yoon was apprehended in the presidential office and later indicted under detention in January 2025 as a suspected ringleader of insurrection, becoming the country’s first sitting president to be arrested and prosecuted.
In April 2025, South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed Yoon from office by upholding his impeachment by the National Assembly. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, Feb. 28, 2025. A press conference at the White House where Trump and Zelensky were scheduled to sign the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal was canceled, following the stunning clash between the two inside the Oval Office which ended with Zelensky leaving the meeting. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)
This combo photo shows the satellite images of the Ava Bridge before (L, undated file photo) and after (R, taken on March 29, 2025) an earthquake in Myanmar. A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, causing severe casualties. (Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)
An official ceremony marking the handover of France’s only military base in Cote d’Ivoire, the camp of the 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion, is held at the military camp in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Feb. 20, 2025. Cote d’Ivoire’s Defense Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu signed the handover document here on Feb. 20, marking France’s official transfer of the military base to the West African nation’s authorities. (Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua)
Hezbollah supporters participate in the funeral of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine in Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 23, 2025. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli bombing against Dahieh, the southern suburb of Beirut on Sept. 27, 2024. Safieddine, widely regarded as Nasrallah’s successor, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in October 2024 in Dahieh. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
U.S. President Donald Trump shows an executive order he signed at Capital One arena in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 20, 2025. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and issued a barrage of executive orders on Jan. 20. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
A residential building damaged in a drone attack launched by Ukraine is seen in Sapronovo, Moscow Region, Russia, March 11, 2025. Ukraine launched massive drone attacks on Moscow Region on March 11, causing multiple casualties. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
An auto transport carrier crosses the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge on its way to Canada, as seen from the Canadian side in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, April 9, 2025. Canadian Finance Ministry on April 8 confirmed that Canada’s countermeasures in response to the U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry would come into force at 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 9. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A crescent moon appears in the sky on the second day of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
Palestinian people have their iftar on the first day of Ramadan, among destroyed houses in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia, March 1, 2025. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 20, 2025 shows the scenery of Nuuk, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)
People gather to watch “Running of the Sheep” at the Great New Zealand Muster in Te Kuiti, New Zealand, March 29, 2025. Te Kuiti, located in the central part of the North Island of New Zealand, is famous for its sheep shearing competitions and “Running of the Sheep” event. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)
Disabled refugees take rehabilitation training at a physical rehabilitation center in Juba, capital of South Sudan, Feb. 28, 2025. The physical rehabilitation center is co-managed by the International Committee of the Red Cross South Sudan delegation and the South Sudanese government, aiming to assist refugees disabled by conflicts to regain their functions. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
People watch the parade during the Rio Carnival 2025 on the Marques De Sapucai Avenue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)
Members of the Chinese rescue team extricate a male survivor in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 2, 2025. A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, causing severe casualties.
At about 17:40 local time on April 2, a Chinese rescue team successfully rescued a male survivor who had been trapped for nearly 125 hours under the relics of the Golden Country Hotel in Mandalay.
This marked the ninth survivor successfully rescued by the Chinese rescue teams. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
A released Palestinian prisoner hugs his relative upon their reunion in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Lightning bolts strike over the skyline of Kuwait City in Kuwait, March 22, 2025. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
People swat mosquitoes in mosquito nets in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, causing severe casualties. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People walk along a dark street after a power outage in Havana, Cuba, Feb. 15, 2025. Due to U.S. sanctions, the country has long struggled to import fuel and repair its severely aging power generation equipment, leading to a tight nationwide electricity supply. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)
Crews search at the wreckage site of a fatal midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Feb. 1, 2025. On Jan. 29, an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River and killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)
Fireworks explode in the sky in celebration of the New Year in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)
Policemen try to disperse protesters outside the French embassy in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Several embassies in Kinshasa were damaged, looted, and even set on fire amid mass demonstrations which broke out on Jan. 28. (Xinhua)
People watch a dragon dance during a parade in celebration of the Chinese New Year in Prato, Italy, Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Ren Yaoting)
Niagara Falls covered in ice and snow is seen from the Canadian side in Ontario, Canada, Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts speak via video link at the opening ceremony of the 14th Congress of the Future held in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 13, 2025. The Shenzhou-19 crew wished the conference a complete success and expressed the shared aspiration for China, Chile, and Latin America to join hands in exploring the universe. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)
A damaged car is pictured at the site of a car ramming incident in Munich, Germany, Feb. 13, 2025. A car rammed into a crowd in Munich on Feb. 13, leaving two people dead and 37 others injured. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
This photo taken on Nov. 21, 2025 shows an area affected by the eruption of the Semeru volcano at Sumberwuluh village in Lumajang regency, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
People mourn the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 15, 2025. A mass shooting took place on Dec. 14 at Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing 16 people and injuring dozens of others. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
A robot of Unitree Robotics interacts with attendees at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 12, 2025. The 2025 Web Summit was held in Lisbon from Nov. 10 to 13, drawing over 2,500 enterprises and 1,000 investors to attend. (Xinhua)
Smoke billows from the site of an aircraft crash during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nov. 21, 2025. An Indian aircraft crashed on Nov. 21 during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show, killing the pilot. (Xinhua)
Xin Zhilei poses for a photo with the trophy after winning the Best Actress award of the 82nd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
This photo taken on Dec. 6, 2025 shows flamingos at sunrise at Qarun Lake in Fayoum province, Egypt. Large numbers of flamingos fly to the lake to overwinter. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
A sign is pictured during a protest in front of the Japanese prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 21, 2025. Hundreds of Japanese people held a protest in front of the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 21, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her recent erroneous remarks on Taiwan and offer an explanation and apology. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
A giraffe is pictured in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya, Sept. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
This photo taken on Nov. 9, 2025 shows the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives on the night of Nov. 12 passed a Senate-approved spending package, ending the congressional deadlock that led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)
Cambodian evacuees receive relief items at a safe zone in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, on Dec. 11, 2025. The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has reignited since Dec. 7. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)
People get free food items at a distribution station in New York, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)
President of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) Andre Correa do Lago (C) discusses with UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell (1st L, front) and other staff members during a plenary session of the COP30 in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)
Russian President Vladimir Putin responds to a question from Xinhua reporter during his annual year-end press conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 19, 2025. Putin held his annual year-end press conference in Moscow on Dec. 19, taking nearly 80 questions from domestic and foreign reporters and Russian citizens on a wide range of topics, including international relations, geopolitical landscape, and Russia’s economic and military development. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)
A Venezuelan migrant looks through a porthole after a migrant repatriation flight lands at Maiquetia International Airport near Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 3, 2025. Venezuela approved a U.S. request to resume migrant repatriation flights, the country’s transport ministry said on Dec. 2. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2025 shows an Israeli airstrike hitting a house in the center of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
A protester throws a canister of teargas back at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers outside an ICE facility in Broadview in the western suburbs of Chicago, the United States, on Sept. 26, 2025. Protests took place across the United States as thousands of demonstrators rallied against President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policy. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
Beacon lights on wind turbines of the De Aar Wind Power Project are seen under the starry sky in De Aar, Northern Cape, South Africa, Oct. 22, 2025. De Aar Wind Power Project, the first wind project in Africa developed, built and operated by a Chinese power company, now stands as South Africa’s largest operational wind farm, supplying clean electricity to about 300,000 households and thus helping ease the country’s power shortages. (Xinhua/Han Xu)
People visit the exhibition zone of BYD at the 2025 IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany, Sept. 9, 2025. The 2025 IAA Mobility, one of the world’s largest mobility trade fairs, kicked off in Munich on Sept. 9, with global carmakers and suppliers showcasing electric vehicles (EVs), autonomous driving, and software-driven innovations.
China stood out as the largest source of foreign exhibitors, participated by 116 companies including EV makers BYD, Xpeng and Leapmotor, battery giant CATL and technology firms such as Zhuoyu and DeepRoute.ai. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
This long-exposure photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows the illuminated Berlin Cathedral during the 2025 Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany. The 2025 Festival of Lights was held from Oct. 8 to 15 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)
This double-exposure photo taken on Sept. 7, 2025 shows the moon during a lunar eclipse over the Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Egypt. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
A homeless person walks past a free meal distribution facility in Portland, Oregon, the United States, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
An excavator operates at the construction site of the second-phase section of the China-Tajikistan Highway near Kalai Khumb, Tajikistan, on Sept. 11, 2025. The China-Tajikistan Highway, also known as the Pamir Highway, was first built in the 1940s. Stretching more than 1,000 km from Dushanbe to Karasu on the China-Tajikistan border, it is vital for Tajikistan’s transport and external links. Over time, however, natural disasters and neglect left much of the route in disrepair. In 2009, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) began reconstruction and expansion work. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)
A man displays a 500-gram gold bar at a gold shop in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Oct. 23, 2025. International gold prices surged by as much as approximately 70 percent in 2025. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2025 shows a scene during the Day of the Dead Parade in downtown Mexico City, capital of Mexico. Mexico’s iconic Day of the Dead celebration is usually held at the start of November, a time traditionally reserved for remembering family and friends who have passed away. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Tourists stand around the colossus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt, on Nov. 4, 2025. The GEM, the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, opened to the public on Nov. 4. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army attend a grand parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)
Giant pandas twins Leni (top) and Lotti (L, bottom), known in Chinese as Meng Hao and Meng Tian, and their mother Meng Meng are seen at Zoo Berlin in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 22, 2025. Leni and Lotti celebrated their first birthday here on Aug. 22. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)
People participate in a “No Kings” protest in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States on June 14, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a military parade in Washington, D.C. on June 14 to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary. The parade took place amid some 2,000 “No Kings” protests staged nationwide against the Trump administration’s policies. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 26, 2025 shows the dried-up riverbed of the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland. The river’s lowest water level on record was observed on Aug. 25 at the Warsaw-Bulwary hydrological station, the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management reported. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)
The Russian Knights aerobatic team performs at the 17th edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Langkawi, Malaysia, May 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)
People work at a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 30, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
Humanitarian aid is airdropped over the Gaza City, on Aug. 8, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces said in late March it controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua)
Palestinians wait to receive free food from a food distribution center in Gaza City, Aug. 2, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Traces are seen over Jerusalem during missile attacks launched by Iran to Israel, on June 13, 2025. Dozens of missiles were fired from Iran into Israel on the evening of June 13, according to statements issued by the Israel Defense Forces. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after concluding their talks in Anchorage, Alaska, the United States, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
A boy stands on ruins at the earthquake-hit area in Nurgal district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2025. A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 31, killing over 2,000 people. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
U.S. actor Pedro Pascal (L, above) and actress Emma Stone (L, below) dodge a bee during the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Ukrainian people hold photos of missing soldiers to ask the released Ukrainians about their whereabouts, May 23, 2025. Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each after their direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 16. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)
Children enjoy touhu, a traditional Chinese game also known as pitch-pot, during an event celebrating the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand, May 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Long Lei)
Zhang Junqiao (L) rescues a drowning woman off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 15, 2025. Zhang, the leader of the 27th Chinese medical team in Tanzania, lost his life while saving the drowning person on June 15. (Xinhua)
Greta Olaru from the University of Sheffield dances during the talent performance session at the UK Regional Final of the 24th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign college students in London, Britain, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
A man is pictured inside the Mar Elias Church damaged during a suicide bombing in the Dweilaa district on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. A suicide bomber stormed a crowded church in the Syrian capital Damascus during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers before detonating his explosives, killing 25 people, with 63 others wounded. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Students cheer during commencement ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the United States, May 29, 2025. A U.S. federal judge on May 29 extended a Temporary Restraining Order on Trump Administration’s policy that aimed to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 29, 2025 shows an exterior view of the site of China-U.S. trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)
A protester is arrested by police officers in front of the Los Angeles Federal Detention Center in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 8, 2025. Protesters clashed with National Guard troops in downtown Los Angeles on June 8 during the demonstrations against immigration raids that swept across California. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)
A boy poses for a photo with a promotional display for the premiere of Chinese animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
Children play in a house damaged by conflict in the town of Sake, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on May 11, 2025. Many people in eastern DRC were forced to flee their homes due to the conflict between the government and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. (Xinhua/Zheng Yangzi)
A displaced Palestinian child is seen inside a school-turned shelter in Gaza City, on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People watch an unclaimed part of an aircraft at Wuyan village in Pulwama district, about 20 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 7, 2025. At least three Indian jets crashed on May 7 in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a local newspaper The Hindu said quoting government sources. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
