Shell casings are seen on a street in Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco state, Mexico, on Feb. 22, 2026. Mexican military forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," the founder and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, during an operation on Sunday in the western state of Jalisco, according to local media reports. Since early Sunday, a heavy deployment of federal security forces has been reported across the region. Road blockades and vehicle burnings were recorded in Jalisco and neighboring states. Similar incidents involving torched vehicles and highway blockades were also reported in Tamaulipas and Oaxaca, causing disruption among residents. (Str/Xinhua)
Tourists in traditional costumes enjoy the snowfall near the Bell Tower in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 23, 2026. (Photo by Xue Gang/Xinhua)
The Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has elected Kim Jong Un as the party's general secretary, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Feb. 23, 2026. (KCNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at a weekly press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 23, 2026. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday warned that any attack by the United States against Iran, regardless of its scope and scale, will be considered an act of aggression and followed by consequences. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Participants are pictured during the traditional "Zambo" parade in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, on Feb. 22, 2026. People painted their bodies black, wore feathers, torn clothing, and masks, and marched through the streets in groups carrying swords and daggers, beating drums, and singing old songs on the last Sunday before the fasting season begins. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
People play a traditional game during Maslenitsa celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2026. Various events were held in St. Petersburg on Sunday to celebrate the traditional festival Maslenitsa. During the festival, people took part in a wide range of activities to bid farewell to the cold winter and welcome the arrival of spring. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)
Yingge performers take part in a parade celebrating Chinese New Year in Madrid, Spain, Feb. 22, 2026. (Photo by Zhang Yuheng/Xinhua)
Passengers head to the gate for boarding at Terminal 2 of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 23, 2026. According to official data, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has handled a cumulative total of 5.2785 million passengers since the Spring Festival travel rush began on Feb.2, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)
A villager dries handmade noodles at Juehui Village of Zhongjiang County in Deyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2026. Taking the Zhongjiang handmade dried noodles, which has been included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list, as its core, Juehui Village has developed a variety of tourism formats, forging a new path for rural revitalization by integrated development of intangible cultural heritage, culture and tourism, and industry. (Photo by Luo Dafu/Xinhua)
Tourists flock to Chinatown to enjoy the Chinese New Year celebrations in downtown Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Haijing)
