Photo taken on April 17, 2026 shows displaced people from southern Lebanon returning to their homes after the ceasefire in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
An exhibitor displays handicrafts from Russia during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 16, 2026.
The sixth CICPE has expanded in scale, with an exhibition area of 143,000 square meters, up 13,000 square meters from the previous edition. International exhibits account for 65 percent of the total, an increase of 20 percentage points from last year. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso waves to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony at Kintele Stadium in the northern suburbs of Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo, April 16, 2026.
President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, re-elected in the March 15 presidential election, was sworn in on Thursday for a new five-year term. (Xinhua/Zheng Yangzi)
A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying a satellite for high-precision greenhouse gas detection blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 17, 2026.
China on Friday launched a Long March-4C carrier rocket to send a satellite for high-precision greenhouse gas detection into the preset orbit.
The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)
A child shakes hands with a robot dog at the 139th edition of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
Prisoners who have been granted pardons leave the Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2026.
Myanmar's President U Min Aung Hlaing granted amnesty to over 4,500 prisoners on Friday, the first day of the Myanmar calendar New Year, state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
People attend the alms-giving activity in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 16, 2026.
As dawn breaks over the ancient town of Luang Prabang, saffron-robed monks walk barefoot in procession along the streets to receive alms. Local residents and visitors by the roadside offer sticky rice and other food into the monks' bowls. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
A person takes a selfie at a large snack store in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, April 17, 2026.
A large-scale snack store covering 12,000 square meters opened in Changsha on Friday, with more than 6,500 brands and over 35,000 products. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)
People visit the Paris Book Festival 2026 at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, April 17, 2026.
The three-day event opened here on Friday. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
Tatiana Valovaya, director-general of the United Nations Office at Geneva, tries Quanzhou puppetry, a traditional puppet art from southeast China's Fujian Province, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 17, 2026.
A celebration marking the 2026 United Nations Chinese Language Day was held on Friday. The event drew some 400 participants, notably officials from international organizations and diplomats from over 30 countries such as Georgia, Laos, Mexico, Pakistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
