People enjoy a Christmas light show at North Ryde in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 15, 2023. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a meeting of European Union (EU) leaders in Brussels, Belgium, Dec. 14, 2023.
Charles Michel, president of the European Council, proposed a 50-billion-euro (54.63 billion U.S. dollars) package to ensure Ukraine's long-term stability. While this proposal garners support from most EU member states, Hungary stands in opposition. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)
Andry Rajoelina (C), re-elected president of Madagascar, inspects the army during an inauguration ceremony in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Dec. 16, 2023. Re-elected President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar on Saturday pledged to lead the country to "build a stronger and more prosperous nation."
"I pledge to lead Madagascar with determination to build a stronger and more prosperous nation, and to work for its development," Rajoelina said in his national address during an inauguration ceremony in Barea Stadium, in Antananarivo, the capital city. (Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows the Geminids meteor shower seen from Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2023 shows the snow scenery at the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall at sunrise in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2023 shows a view of a station platform along Metro Line 3 in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The newly-built line started operation on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Merchants package vegetables at an agricultural products trading center in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)
People dance to celebrate the opening of a livestock products fair in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 15, 2023. A total of 169 cooperative organizations of the city participated in the event. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
People watch as the mechanical device Horse Dragon Long Ma parades on a street in Gongshu District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2023.
The device is made in 2014 by French production company La Machine to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2023 shows Zongyang pumping station in east China's Anhui Province.
Anhui section of the first phase of a water diversion project, which diverts water from the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River, starts its trial operation on Saturday.
It is one of the 172 major water conservancy projects for water saving and supply in China, integrating functions of water supply, shipping and ecological protection, etc. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
