XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025: WORLD NEWS (Part 1)
Fireworks explode in the sky in celebration of the New Year in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 1, 2025. (Photo by Nikku/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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
A crescent moon appears in the sky on the second day of Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon, March 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
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)
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)
This photo taken on March 20, 2025 shows the scenery of Nuuk, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)
Lightning bolts strike over the skyline of Kuwait City in Kuwait, March 22, 2025. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
People work at a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 30, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)■