BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying an Algerian remote sensing satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 31, 2026. Launched at 12:01 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has been successfully sent into its planned orbit. The Algerian satellite will be primarily used for land planning and disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
Tourists visit a beach covered with sea ice in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, on Jan. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
A staff member in traditional costumes interacts with the visitors at a lantern festival at the Garden Expo Park in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
A drone photo shows fishermen fishing during a winter fishing event in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 31, 2026. (Photo by Gu Jihong/Xinhua)
Zhang Shuai (L)/Elise Mertens hold the trophy during the awarding ceremony for the women's doubles final match between Zhang Shuai (China)/Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan)/Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
An artist stages a Sichuan Opera performance at the Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade, Serbia, Jan. 30, 2026. An immersive music and opera gala at the Chinese Cultural Center in Belgrade drew hundreds of attendees on Friday evening, marking the launch of the 2026 Chinese New Year celebrations in Serbia. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)
A reveler poses at St. Mark's Square during the Venice Carnival 2026 in Venice, Italy, Jan. 31, 2026. The 2026 version of the traditional Venice Carnival runs from Jan. 31 to Feb. 17. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
People attend a rally against federal immigration enforcement operations and the recent fatal shootings by immigration agents in front of the Burbank City Hall, in Burbank, the United States, Jan. 30, 2026. (Xinhua)
A protester holds a “BOYCOTT USA” poster near the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 31, 2026. Thousands of Danish citizens and veterans held a “silent march” in Copenhagen on Saturday afternoon to protest recent controversial remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump, who had downplayed the contributions of NATO soldiers, said local media. (Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua)
Palestinians inspect the damage following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, on Jan. 31, 2026. At least 32 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip late Friday and midday Saturday, Palestinian sources said, with attacks targeting a police station, residential apartments and displacement tents. The strikes came as Israel said it was responding to a Hamas breach of the ceasefire, which Hamas rejected as “false and misleading.” (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)■