BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows the Media Center of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 13, 2023 shows corns being dried in family yards in Fengtian Town of Horqin District, Tongliao City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A total of 20.3 million mu (about 1.35 million hectares) of grains in Tongliao City is in harvest season. This year, the corn planting area in Tongliao has exceeded 18 million mu (about 1.2 million hectares). (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows volunteers at the swearing-in ceremony for volunteers of the upcoming sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, east China. A swearing-in ceremony for volunteers of the sixth CIIE was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on Tuesday. Up until now, the sixth CIIE has recruited over 5,700 volunteers from 40 universities in Shanghai. The duties of the volunteers include guiding people around the venue and handling other related work during the event. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows maple forest in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
People wait for the opening of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. The Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Monday denied reports that it had agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip. According to the reports, under the ceasefire, the Rafah border crossing -- the only crossing point between Gaza and Egypt -- would be reopened to allow the entry of humanitarian assistance to Gaza and the evacuation of foreigners from the conflict zone. The Xinhua correspondent in Rafah confirmed that the border point remains closed, with no signs of reopening any time soon. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint near Kibbutz Sasa, near the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel, on Oct. 17, 2023. The situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border escalated after Hezbollah fired on Oct. 8 tens of rockets toward military sites in Shebaa Farms in support of the al-Aqsa flood operation launched by Hamas on Oct. 7, prompting the Israeli forces to respond the same day by firing heavy artillery, targeting several areas in southeast Lebanon. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a bullet hole of Monday evening's shooting in Brussels, Belgium. Belgium's Federal Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Tuesday that the suspect in Monday evening's shooting in Brussels that resulted in two deaths and one injury has been identified and is deceased.
The killing of the two Swedes in Brussels was "a terror attack aimed at Sweden and Swedes," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday at a press conference. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)
U.S. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan (C), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is seen in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 16, 2023. The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to elect a new speaker in the first round of voting, as Jim Jordan failed to garner enough support from his own party two weeks after the historical ouster of Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)
A woman takes photos of "The Self-Portrait" at the exhibition "Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise, the Final Months" at Orsay Museum in Paris, France, Oct. 16, 2023. The exhibition opens for the public from Oct. 3, 2023 to Feb. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Journalists shoot videos of "Haneyasume", a healing fan modeled after the flapping of an owl's wings, during the media day for the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) 2023 in the city of Chiba, Japan, Oct. 16, 2023. The CEATEC 2023, one of the largest digital technology exhibitions in Asia, is set to run for four days from Tuesday to Friday in Chiba, east of Tokyo, with a total of 684 companies and organizations, including electronics makers and information technology firms, taking part from Japan and abroad. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
A turtle is released into the sea at the Golden Bay in Manikata, Malta, on Oct. 17, 2023. A total of three turtles were released back into the sea after rehabilitation by students here on Tuesday. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (5th L) poses with new IOC members during the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India, Oct. 17, 2023. The 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session closed here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Cao Can)■
