BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Sun Long of China celebrates after the short track speed skating men's 1000m final A at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
Romane Miradoli of France reacts after the alpine skiing women's Super-G at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Jessie Diggins of the United States celebrates during the awarding ceremony of the cross-country skiing women's 10km interval start free match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)
A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket carrying seven satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2026. China on Thursday launched a SD-3 carrier rocket from the sea, sending seven satellites, including Pakistan's PRSC-EO2 satellite, into planned orbits. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
This photo shows Hui ink sticks inspired by the Chinese zodiac Year of the Horse at an ink workshop in Shexian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 11, 2026. Delicate Hui ink sticks inspired by the Chinese zodiac Year of the Horse delight the eyes, making the millennium-old ink-making craftsmanship shine again. Hui ink sticks are mainly crafted in east China's Anhui Province, hence earning the moniker “Hui” ink, as the region was originally under the jurisdiction of Huizhou in ancient China. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
The Canadian national flag flies at half-mast over Vancouver City Hall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 11, 2026. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday ordered all flags on Parliament Hill and federal buildings across Canada to be flown at half-mast for seven days as the country mourns the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia province. The shooting claimed 10 lives, including the shooter, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canadian history. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2026 shows the Opera House lit up in red to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year in Sydney, Australia. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
People attend a rally to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Members of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra perform during the “Colors of China” concert in Valencia, Spain, Feb. 10, 2026. (Photo by Pablo Morano/Xinhua)
A woman displays traditional doughnuts in a shop window in Warsaw, Poland on Feb. 12, 2026. People in Poland eat traditional doughnuts on Fat Thursday to mark the last Thursday before the start of Lent. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)■