This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows an explosion during missle strikes by Iran in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran, claiming that the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed.
Iran retaliated with a series of counterattacks against Israel and U.S. targets across the region.
Late Saturday, at least 20 people were injured in Tel Aviv during Iran's latest round of strikes on Israel, Israel's national emergency service MDA reported. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)
Sun Yingsha hits a return during the women's singles quarterfinal between Sun Yingsha of China and Hayata Hina of Japan at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash 2026 in Singapore on Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
People attend a protest against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026.
The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran, plunging the war-torn Middle East into a new round of violent conflicts.
Iran has retaliated with a series of counterattacks against Israel and U.S. targets across the region, with explosions reported in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia, among other countries. (Xinhua)
Reflections of historic buildings are mirrored in a shop window in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, Feb. 27, 2026. Known for its well-preserved Renaissance-style urban layout, Kazimierz Dolny is a popular tourist destination in Poland. (Photo by Aleksy Witwicki/Xinhua)
A security forces personnel stands guard at a military plane crash site at El Alto International Airport in El Alto, Bolivia, Feb. 27, 2026. The death toll from a plane crash in the Bolivian city of El Alto on Friday has risen to 22, including four children, Health Minister Marcela Flores confirmed on Saturday.
The crash occurred Friday night when a Bolivian Air Force Hercules C-130 military aircraft veered off the runway upon landing at El Alto International Airport and collided with public roads. Dozens were injured and about 20 vehicles, including public transport, were destroyed. (Photo by Javier Mamani/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows greenhouses for paddy rice seedling breeding at Youyi Farm Co., Ltd. under Beidahuang Group in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province, dubbed "grain barn" of China, has entered a new farming season. In Shuangyashan City, staff members are engaged in clearing snow and securing plastic coverings for greenhouses for paddy rice seedling breeding. Maintenance and inspection of agricultural machinery are also underway. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A worker drives a machinery working on sand control at Ulan Buh Desert in Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Feb. 28, 2026.
The Alxa league's sand prevention and control project of this year was launched on Saturday at Ulan Buh Desert, the eighth-largest in China.
Located in a key sand-control zone in northern China, Alxa League has implemented integrated sand-control measures combining engineering-based sand stabilization, biological treatment and ecosystems building. Over the past four decades, Alxa League has carried out sand prevention and control across nearly 100 million mu (6.67 million hectares) and will continue to contribute to building an ecological security barrier in northern China. (Xinhua/Bei He)
People watch an Ao Fish lantern parade at the Tangmo ancient town in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 27, 2026. The lantern parade was held here in celebration of the upcoming Lantern Festival on Friday, featuring the Ao Fish, a mythical Chinese creature with a dragon's head and a fish's body. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
