BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A citizen walks a dog amidst snowfall in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Visitors watch giant panda Ailun enjoying bamboo at the Panda World in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Jan. 17, 2026. Five giant pandas, arriving from Chengdu, met the public at the reopened Fuzhou Panda World on Jan. 17, following a 20-day adaptation period. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Fishermen haul a fishing net out of the frozen surface of the lake during the 2026 Xingkai Lake winter fishing festival at Xingkai Lake in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 16, 2026 shows the scenery of the Wujiang River and Gongtan tourist resort in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L, on the snow) is seen during a demonstration against U.S. actions and remarks suggesting control over Greenland in Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, Jan. 17, 2026. (Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua)
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks during an address marking a religious holiday in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Jan. 17, 2026. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran had defeated the United States and Israel “once again” and had “extinguished the sedition” he alleged was incited by Washington and Tel Aviv. He described U.S. President Donald Trump as a “criminal” for his administration's support of the demonstrations, accusing Washington of causing economic and social harm to the Iranian people. (The Office of the Supreme Leader in Iran/Handout via Xinhua)
Guinea's president-elect Mamady Doumbouya delivers a speech at the inauguration ceremony in Conakry, Guinea, Jan. 17, 2026. Mamady Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president of the Republic of Guinea for a seven-year term on Saturday, in accordance with the provisions of the country's new Constitution. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)
Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni speaks to the press after voting at a polling station in Kiruhura district, Uganda, on Jan. 15, 2026. Museveni won the country's presidential election, the Electoral Commission (EC) said on Saturday as it released the final results at the National Tally Center in the capital, Kampala. (Uganda Presidential Press Unit/Handout via Xinhua)
Guo Xiaojing ®, director of the Hungarian Research Center at Beijing Foreign Studies University, is awarded the “Knight of Universal Culture” title in Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 17, 2026. Chinese linguist and literary translator Guo Xiaojing was awarded the “Knight of Universal Culture” title here on Saturday for her outstanding contributions to cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and Hungary. The award was presented during a gala marking the Day of the Hungarian Culture at the Stefania Palace Cultural Center. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
Team China celebrate winning the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup quarterfinal match between China and Uzbekistan in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)■