BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A drone photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows tourists visiting the Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. A total of 142 million domestic travel trips were made during the three-day New Year holiday period which ended on Saturday, with total tourism spending reaching nearly 84.8 billion yuan (about 12.1 billion U.S. dollars), according to official data. (Photo by Liu Jianhua/Xinhua)
A worker operates on a production line of protective gloves at the workshop of a company in Gaomi, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 4, 2026. (Photo by Li Haitao/Xinhua)
Newly appointed Chinese men's national football team head coach Shao Jiayi attends a press conference in Zhaoqing, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People rally near the Miraflores Palace following U.S. military action in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)
People take part in a protest against U.S. attacks on Venezuela in New York city, the United States, Jan. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)
The Swiss national flag at the Federal Palace is flown at half-mast in Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 3, 2026. Around 40 people are believed to have died in a bar fire breaking out in southwestern Switzerland, with the number of injured rising to 119, police said at a news conference on Friday afternoon. President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin said flags at the Federal Palace would stay at half-mast for five days during a press conference on Thursday. (Photo by Liu Sheng/Xinhua)
Passengers gather at the departure hall of Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece, Jan. 4, 2026. All flights in and out of Greece were temporarily suspended on Sunday morning after a nationwide communications failure disrupted air traffic control systems, Greek state broadcaster ERT reported. Flights later began to resume gradually, starting from Athens International Airport, with both departures and arrivals restarting, according to a statement from the airport operator. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
A Syrian citizen shows newly issued Syrian pound banknotes at a designated exchange point in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 4, 2026. Syria has begun circulating its new currency following a nationwide exchange process launched earlier this month. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)■