This file photo taken on April 27, 2014 shows Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in an armed attack in western Libya on Tuesday, according to a statement from his political team. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuan)
Sri Lanka Army personnel take part in the 78th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)
A technician breaks ice in a railway tunnel in north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 3, 2026.
A team of maintenance technicians, most born in the 2000s, has spent the winter months shoveling and removing ice from railway tunnels deep in the mountainous terrain in Shanxi province to safeguard passengers' trips.
Embarking on the patrol journey at dawn, they trek more than nine kilometers every day to clear ice in seven railway tunnels. The arduous chipping, shoveling and transporting of large ice chucks means the technicians are totally burned out after a day of work.
During the Chinese New Year, the team will stay on duty to ensure the safe operation of train services. Through their efforts, thousands more who have been working far from their hometowns for almost a year will be able to ride the train and return home safe and sound. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)
Figure Skating World Champions Pang Qing (L) and Tong Jian display paper cuttings at China House in Milan, Italy, Feb. 4, 2026. The China House for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was inaugurated in Milan on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
An aerial drone photo shows people watching a "village gala" in Taipan Village of Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 3, 2026.
A "village gala" was held at the court of the "Village Basketball Association (Village BA)" in Taijiang County Tuesday night, which featured various folk performances staged by local villagers.
"Village Basketball Association" or "Village BA", is a grassroot basketball tournament held in Taipan Village. Organized by local residents, this event has gained popularity over the years and draws a large crowd of spectators and participants alike. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Li Qiwei works at an electric multiple unit (EMU) maintenance depot in north China's Tianjin Municipality, on Feb. 1, 2026. Several EMU trains are neatly lined up for "health checkups" inside a maintenance depot in Tianjin at the night of Feb. 1, right before the start of Spring Festival travel rush, the annual homeward journey in China, and also the world's largest human migration.
To ensure safe and punctual departure of these trains, Li Qiwei, the leader of a maintenance team, had to work overnight with more than 40 mates on his team to perform full-body examination for 28 sets of EMUs - a workload about 20 percent higher than that of a normal workday. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
A visitor views an exhibit during the media preview of the exhibition "Metamorphoses" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)
Przewalski's horses run at the Przewalski's horses breeding base of the Gansu Endangered Animal Protection Center in Wuwei City of northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 3, 2026. The Przewalski's horse is listed as a national first-class protected animal in China and remains endangered globally.
Starting at the end of the 1980s, the Endangered Animal Protection Center of Gansu Province started to reintroduce 18 studs of Przewalski's horses from Germany and the United States.
After 40 years of caring and breeding, the number of Przewalski's horses has increased steadily. By far, taking advantage of its geological and ecological edges, the Gansu Endangered Animal Protection Center has released altogether 56 Przewalski's horses into the wild to the Dunhuang West Lake National Nature Reserve and kept 45 inside. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
A woman visits the 10th Singapore Airshow at Singapore's Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
Palestinians bid farewell to a relative killed in Israeli attacks at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Feb. 4, 2026. At least 21 Palestinians, including a paramedic, were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Aircraft of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform during the 10th Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo by Zhu Jianghai/Xinhua)
A girl eats a radish (a Chinese folk custom literally meaning "Biting the Spring" ) in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo by Zhu Dayong/Xinhua)
