An aerial drone photo taken on June 18, 2026 shows a herd of yaks crossing a creek after passing through a culvert of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway in Seni District of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. As the Qinghai-Xizang Railway stretches across the northern Tibetan Plateau, it has built not only dedicated wildlife crossings, but also many culverts and bridges to serve as ecological corridors for livestock such as cattle and sheep. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This photo taken on June 19, 2026 shows a commercial and leisure complex near the Chifeng bridge on the Haihe River in north China's Tianjin. Renovated from an idle old building and reopened to the public in May, the commercial and leisure complex attracted many tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival. In recent years, Tianjin has leveraged historical and cultural resources along the Haihe River to boost the night economy. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
People perform a dragon dance at a dragon boat festival intangible cultural heritage fair in Nairobi, Kenya, June 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
Students line up to receive meals provided through the Smiling Children Program at Basic Education Primary School (42) in Hlaingthaya township of Yangon region, Myanmar, June 16, 2026.
The school is one of 10 primary schools in Hlaingthaya township benefiting from the Smiling Children Program, according to the China Foundation for Rural Development.
Since 2023, the program has provided school feeding and facility support to more than 5,000 students each academic year in the township. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
Matheus Cunha (C) of Brazil celebrates a goal with his teammates during the group C match between Brazil and Haiti at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia, the United States, June 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Senior citizens and staff members make Zongzi together at an elderly care center in Boxing County of Binzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, June 20, 2026. Friday marks the Duanwu Fesitival, or Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month in the traditional Chinese calendar.
The festival is best known for holding dragon boat race, eating Zongzi, sticky rice dumplings wrapped with bamboo or reed leaves, and hanging mugwort and calamus as symbol of health and protection. (Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua)
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif waves as he boards a plane for Switzerland from Islamabad, Pakistan, June 21, 2026. Shehbaz Sharif has left Islamabad for Switzerland to participate in technical-level talks as a follow-up to the recently signed U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Prime Minister's Office said early Sunday. (Prime Minister's Office of Pakistan/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 18, 2026 shows a girl from Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, who is displaced and sheltering in a building in Gaza City. Commemorated annually on June 20, World Refugee Day honors and celebrates the strength and bravery of refugees, individuals forced to flee their homelands due to conflicts, persecution or human rights violations.
In the Middle East, where wars, conflicts and instability continue, a large number of people have been forced to flee their homes and embark on the path of displacement. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Dancers wearing traditional costumes take part in the Wianki Festival celebration in Warsaw, Poland, June 20, 2026. The event is an important Polish folk celebration of the summer solstice, during which people carry on ancient customs with wreaths, music and riverside gatherings. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 19, 2026 shows a view of the Summer Night Concert 2026 presented by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, Austria. (Niklas Schnaubelt/The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Handout via Xinhua)
A staff member makes final preparations at the Dalian International Conference Center, venue of the 2026 Summer Davos, in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 20, 2026. The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos forum, will be held in the port city of Dalian from June 23 to 25. The Dalian International Conference Center, venue for the forum, has been decorated for the event. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
