An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows a concert with Meili Snow Mountain in the background, in Deqen County of Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. A concert was held here on Monday. The event brought together the sunset scenery of Meili Snow Mountain, local traditional song and dance, and modern ethnic music, offering visitors a vibrant and diverse cultural experience. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Pupils attend a gathering celebrating the upcoming National Day in Gaoqing County of Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 29, 2026. (Photo by Zhang Weitang/Xinhua)
Children of Afghan returnees are seen at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2026. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries over the past three years, with Pakistan and Iran accounting for the majority of returnees.
The large-scale returns have placed additional pressure on communities and humanitarian agencies, as many returnees need shelter, employment, education, health care and other basic services. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
A sika deer is pictured at the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 27, 2026. (Photo by Lyu Shuxin/Xinhua)
Employees pose for a photo at a Starbucks store in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 29, 2026. International coffee chain giant Starbucks on Tuesday opened two stores in Xinjiang, marking its debut in the region and the latest expansion in China, its second-largest market after the United States. (Xinhua/Tian Shuo)
This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2026 shows the site of the 2026 Special Machinery Exhibition in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)
Yang Siqi of China competes during the Women's Shortboard Semifinals of Surfing at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tahara of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 29, 2026. 17-year-old Yang took silver in the women's shortboard at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday after losing to Japan's Mirai Ikeda in the final. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)
Workers install flood barriers to protect Wat Chaiwatthanaram from flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Sept. 29, 2026. Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that, as of the evening of Sept. 28, flooding since Sept. 16 had killed 23 people nationwide and affected more than 2.5 million others. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
