A girl interacts with a seagull at the Zhanqiao Bridge scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Police officers patrol near the shooting site at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 14, 2025.
There have been 16 confirmed deaths, including that of the 50-year-old shooter, following the shooting. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the scenery of a lake in Maizhokunggar County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025 shows Jose Antonio Kast, candidate of Chilean far-right Republican Party, speaking after confirming his entry into the second round of the presidential election, in Santiago, Chile.
Jose Antonio Kast won the Chilean presidential runoff election, becoming the country's new president, said the electoral authorities on Dec. 14. (Str/Xinhua)
James Cameron (C), director of the film "Avatar: Fire and Ash", attends the New Zealand premiere of the film in Wellington, New Zealand, Dec. 13, 2025.
The premiere was held here on Dec. 13, with the participation of director James Cameron and the film's cast. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)
A woman walks her dog near Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, Dec. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
This stack composite photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Dec. 14. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
A drone photo shows workers building a giant snowman at the Qunli music park in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 14, 2025.
This year's giant snowman, 19 meters in height and made with some 3,000 cubic meters of snow, is one meter taller than that of last year. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)
Wang Manyu celebrates after the women's singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Kuai Man of China at the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Tourists buy souvenirs at a Christmas market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 13, 2025.
A Christmas market opened here on Dec. 13 for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
People attend a candle-light vigil at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2025.
A candle-light vigil was held at the memorial hall on Dec. 13, which was the 12th national memorial day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
