BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Rescuers work at a village in Chamco Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning, toppling thousands of rural houses on the northern slope of the Himalayas. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers search for survivors in Chamco Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning, toppling thousands of rural houses on the northern slope of the Himalayas. (Photo by Liu Yousheng/Xinhua)
A contestant works on a snow sculpture at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo park in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
This photo shows a jade artifact at the exhibition “Jade from the Kunlun Mountains: Special Exhibition on Hetian Jade Culture in the Qing Court” at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
A boy tastes Laba porridge in Langzhong ancient town in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 7, 2025. This year's Laba Festival falls on Tuesday. A celebration event was held in the ancient town during which free Laba porridge was served to tourists and local residents. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
A Qatari airliner is seen upon landing at Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 7, 2025. Damascus International Airport resumed international operations on Tuesday with flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar as the interim administration in Syria continues to bolster ties with Gulf countries. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)
A Palestinian is pictured at the site of a destroyed house after an Israeli bombardment, in the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on Jan. 6, 2025. (Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua)
A joint forces body bearer team moves former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's coffin upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. The body of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who recently passed away at the age of 100, arrived in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. A presidential jet departed from Atlanta, Georgia, earlier in the day and landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, just outside the capital, Tuesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)
Japan's Nippon Steel CEO Eiji Hashimoto attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 7, 2025. Hashimoto said Tuesday U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to block its acquisition of United States Steel was politically motivated, while stressing the company has no intention to give up on the takeover deal. Hashimoto told a press conference that the Japanese steel giant would continue to fight for a successful buyout of U.S. Steel as it has filed lawsuits against the U.S. government as well as rival steel company Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., its CEO and the president of the United Steelworkers labor union. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
A visitor takes photos during a Chinese lantern exhibition at a park in Rome, Italy, Jan. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Gao Xinyu celebrates after winning the women's singles qualifying round 1 match between Gao Xinyu of China and Anouk Koevermans of the Netherlands at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)■
