U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Robert Wood (L, front) votes against a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations", at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)
Members of 14th Tiantan Award jury attend the opening of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2024. The 14th BJIFF kicked off on Thursday in the Chinese capital, welcoming filmmakers from home and abroad to discuss movie development and promote cultural exchanges in the industry.
A total of 1,509 films from 118 countries and regions applied to the competition this year, with 15 selected to contend for the Tiantan Award. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
This photo taken on April 15, 2024 shows the terminal of the Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran. Iran suspended flights and activated its air defense system over several cities, multiple media outlets reported on Friday, citing Iran's official news agency IRNA. (Xinhua/Shadati)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows the Lami River bridge along the Guiyang-Pingtang expressway under construction in southwest China's Guizhou Province. With a designed speed of 100 km per hour, the Guiyang-Pingtang expressway in Guizhou has a total length of 174.018 km. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Farmers work in a wheat field in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 19, 2024. Friday marks Guyu, or Grain Rain, which is the sixth of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, signifying the onset of the rainy season, a favorable time for planting and the growth of crops. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)
This undated photo taken by Shenzhou-17 crew member Tang Shengjie from China's space station shows a view of the cosmos. (Xinhua)
People watch as a painting robot writes "welcome to taste tea" in Chinese at the 16th Beijing International Tea and Tea Ceremony Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 19, 2024. The 16th Beijing International Tea and Tea Ceremony Exhibition is held at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing from April 19 to 22. The exhibition, which covers an area of some 24,000 square meters, has attracted over 700 exhibitors. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Tourists visit an exhibition hall on intangible cultural heritage alongside China's Grand Canal, in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, April 19, 2024. China's Grand Canal, a vast waterway connecting the northern and southern parts of China, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. The exhibition hall in Cangzhou showcases the intangible cultural heritage from 8 provinces and municipalities alongside the canal. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
People dance during the UN Chinese Language Day celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 18, 2024. The United Nations family in Ethiopia marked UN Chinese Language Day on Thursday with the aim of promoting Chinese language and culture, calling for linguistic and cultural diversity. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)
A China-Europe freight train pulls out of Minhang station in east China's Shanghai, April 19, 2024. The freight train loaded with 110 standard containers departed from Minhang station in Shanghai Friday, marking that Shanghai has handled 200 China-Europe freight trains since the city launched the China-Europe freight train service in September 2021. (Xinhua)
