BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Participants communicate while attending the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 13, 2025. The Global Leaders' Meeting on Women kicked off in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)The accession ceremony of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts (Volumes II and III) is held at the Hunan Museum in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 13, 2025. Two volumes of Chinese silk manuscripts dating back about 2,300 years have been returned to central China, 79 years after they were smuggled out of the country, through cooperation between Chinese and the U.S. cultural institutions. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 13, 2025 shows a view of the container terminal for foreign trade at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China's total goods imports and exports in yuan-denominated terms rose to 33.61 trillion yuan (about 4.73 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first nine months of 2025, up 4 percent year on year, official data showed Monday. (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)Silver medalist Yan Jinjing (L) of Jiangsu talks with gold medalist Han Jiayu of Zhejiang after the 10m air rifle women's final of shooting at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2nd L, front), U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd R, front), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (1st R, front), and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (1st L, front) display the signed document to support Gaza ceasefire deal during a summit on Gaza ceasefire held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. A document to support the recently-reached Gaza ceasefire deal was signed here Monday by the deal's four mediators, though without the attendance of either Israel or Hamas. (Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)People watch live broadcasting of the release of hostages at a square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 13, 2025. Hamas on Monday morning began releasing the first batch of hostages who had been held in Gaza for more than two years, as part of a major prisoner swap under a newly implemented ceasefire, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)People perform lion dance at the welcome ceremony for the Chinese naval hospital ship, Silk Road Ark, at Nuku'alofa Port in Tonga, Oct. 13, 2025. The Chinese naval hospital ship, Silk Road Ark, arrived at Nuku'alofa Port, Tonga, on Monday, starting a seven-day visit featuring medical services and cultural activities during its Mission Harmony 2025. (Photo by Cui Xiaoyang/Xinhua)Sunlight shines through red autumn leaves at the rooftop garden of the University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on Oct. 13, 2025. In recent days, the garden's vegetation has taken on autumn colors, attracting many visitors. (Photo by Aleksy Witwicki/Xinhua)The Washington Monument is pictured through a truck's window in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 12, 2025. The federal government shutdown entered its 12th day on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)A drone photo taken on Oct. 13, 2025 shows a landslide caused by the heavy rain in Huauchinango, Puebla state, Mexico. At least 64 people have died and dozens remain missing after days of torrential rains and flooding that hit central and eastern Mexico last week, authorities said Monday. (Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua)■
