BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A new BeiDou navigation satellite carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket is launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 17, 2023. The satellite, designed to enter the geostationary earth orbit, is the 56th of the BeiDou family and also the first backup satellite for the country's BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System. (Photo by Yang Zhiyuan/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on April 16, 2023 shows the scenery along the Bahe River at the Chanba ecological zone in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Areas surrounding the Bahe River in historic city of Xi'an is picturesque and full of ecological vitality. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)
This aerial photo taken on May 15, 2023 shows Central Rongbuk glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With the east, central, and west branches, Rongbuk glacier is the biggest and most famous compound valley glacier at the foot of Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
A relict gull flies over the Juyan Lake in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Bei He)
People visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, May 16, 2023. The International Museum Day falls on May 18 annually, with its theme this year being "Museums, Sustainability and Wellbeing." (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
A guest arrives for the opening ceremony of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 16, 2023. The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday evening, with 21 films selected to compete for the Palme d'Or top prize. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A man kisses his child outside a migrant camp in Reynosa, Mexico, May 16, 2023. U.S. and Mexican authorities expect a surge in migrants headed towards the United States with the end of Title 42, a COVID-related restriction used as a tool to turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)
This aerial photo taken on May 17, 2023 shows flooded houses near the Una River in Kostajnica, Croatia. Heavy rainfall from last Friday has caused widespread floods in Croatia, triggering the declaration of a state of emergency in the country's central and southeastern areas of Karlovac and Kostajnica. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has also triggered flood warnings or caused flooding and damages across Central Europe. (Igor Soban/PIXSELL via Xinhua)■