XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025: WORLD NEWS (Part 2)
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)
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)
A displaced Palestinian child is seen inside a school-turned shelter in Gaza City, on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
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)
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)
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)
Palestinians wait to receive free food from a food distribution center in Gaza City, Aug. 2, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Humanitarian aid is airdropped over the Gaza City, on Aug. 8, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
U.S. President Donald Trump ® 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)
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)
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)
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)
A giraffe is pictured in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya, Sept. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
People get free food items at a distribution station in New York, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
Cambodian evacuees receive relief items at a safe zone in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, on Dec. 11, 2025. The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict reignited on Dec. 7. (Photo by Sovannara/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)
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)■