This photo taken on July 5, 2026 shows the East Lake scenic area at sunset in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)
Guests watch the Chinese film "Dear You" during a screening of the film in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2026. At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, around 150 guests, including diplomatic envoys and their spouses as well as other diplomats from 74 foreign embassies and 8 regional and international organizations, attended a screening of the film here on Monday. After the screening, the diplomatic envoys and other attendees exchanged views with the cast members of the film. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
The guided-missile destroyer Nanning sails out of the pier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison's naval base on Stonecutters Island in Hong Kong, south China, July 6, 2026. A fleet of the PLA Navy, consisting of guided-missile destroyer Nanning and guided-missile frigate Hengyang, left the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday, wrapping up a five-day port call featuring open-ship events and cultural exchange activities. (Photo by Yi Ding/Xinhua)
Erling Haaland (front) of Norway and team members celebrate with fans after winning the round of 16 match between Brazil and Norway at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the New York New Jersey Stadium, the United States, July 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Medical workers put on protective suits at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 6, 2026. The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 500, according to a report released Sunday by the country's health authorities. (Xinhua)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening of the first session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland, July 6, 2026. The opening of the first session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance kicked off here on Monday. The two-day Dialogue has brought together representatives from governments, technology companies, academia, civil society and the technical community to discuss AI governance. The agenda includes a high-level segment, thematic sessions and side events covering AI opportunities and risks, bridging AI divides, international cooperation and human oversight of AI systems. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
A child interacts with a science popularization equipment at a museum in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 5, 2026. (Photo by Shi Kuanbing/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on April 16, 2026 shows the China's submarine rescue ship Yangcheng Lake that joins the "Joint Sea-2026" naval exercise launched by China and Russia. China and Russia on Monday launched the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise at a military port in Qingdao. (Photo by Zhang Zehang/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2026 shows a view along the Yunnan-Xizang Highway, with Meili Snow Mountain in the background, in Deqin County of Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Fifty years ago on this day, the Yunnan-Xizang Highway, a vital trunk road in China's southwestern border regions, was fully completed and opened to traffic.
Stretching 715 kilometers from Xiaguan County in Yunnan Province to Mangkam County in Xizang Autonomous Region, the route crosses the Jinsha and Lancang rivers, traverses the rugged and geologically complex Hengduan Mountains, and climbs over snow-capped passes. Connecting to the southern section of the Sichuan-Xizang Highway to Lhasa, it has forged a crucial land artery linking Yunnan and Xizang, ending the extreme geographical isolation of China's frontier southwest. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Giant panda Yuan Zai is seen during a birthday party at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, July 6, 2026. Taipei's beloved panda star Yuan Zai, the first giant panda born in Taiwan and the offspring of a panda pair gifted by the Chinese mainland, celebrated her 13th birthday on Monday with a soccer-themed feast at Taipei Zoo. (Taipei Zoo/Handout via Xinhua)
People take part in a procession to bid farewell to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026. (Mehr News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 6, 2026 shows a strategic missile launched by a strategic nuclear submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy blasting off. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Monday successfully conducted the test launch of a strategic missile by a submarine.
The PLA Navy said that one strategic nuclear submarine of the navy successfully launched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead toward relevant high seas of the Pacific Ocean at 12:01 p.m., which landed precisely within the designated waters.
The test launch is a routine arrangement of the annual training of the PLA Navy, the navy said, adding that the Chinese side has already notified relevant countries in advance.
The test launch complies with international law and international practice, and is not directed at any specific country or target, the navy said. (Photo by Li Xiangchao/Xinhua)
