A visitor takes photos of exhibits during the exhibition "On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas" in Shanghai, east China, July 8, 2026.
The exhibition showcases a total of 1,129 sets of precious artifacts from cultural institutions in Mexico, Peru and China. It will officially open to the public on July 9 and will run until Nov. 14, 2027. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
This photo released by Pakistan Navy on July 8, 2026 shows the wreckage of a missing K2 Airways cargo Boeing 737 aircraft on a naval ship after being recovered from deep sea near Ormara town, Pakistan.
Pakistan's Navy on Wednesday located the wreckage of a missing K2 Airways cargo Boeing 737 aircraft in the Arabian Sea after a 12-hour search and rescue operation, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said in a statement. (Pakistan Navy/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers evacuate stranded teachers and students at Xijiang education park in Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 8, 2026.
The torrential rains caused by Typhoon Maysak left many school personnel and students trapped by floods at Xijiang education park in Guigang. Local authorities organized rescue forces to evacuate stranded teachers and students here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
A data collector captures real-world inputs for embodied intelligent devices at a cafe scenario in Yunyan District of Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 6, 2026.
With the rapid development of embodied artificial intelligence (AI), a new profession, trainers of embodied AI, has emerged, which comprise roles such as data collectors. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
People visit the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, east China, July 7, 2026.
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in east China's Shanghai has been working to accelerate the construction of China's first dedicated laboratory astrophysics research platform. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
A woman uses a folding fan to shield herself from the sun in Arles, France, July 8, 2026.
France has experienced high temperatures this summer. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
Displaced Palestinians check damaged tents following an Israeli airstrike at a seaport in Gaza City, on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows the site of an explosion of a fireworks factory at Pirotecnica Mattei in Borgorose, Rieti Province, Italy.
Two people were killed after an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory in central Italy on Wednesday morning, Italian daily La Repubblica reported. (Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows a view of the construction site of the Xiamen section of the Xiamen-Kinmen bridge, in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province.
The two sides of an arch structure of Guanyinshan Interchange of the Xiamen section of the Xiamen-Kinmen bridge were joined together on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Staff members remove fallen trees in Huanggang Normal University of Huanggang City in central China's Hubei Province, July 8, 2026.
A tornado struck the urban area of Huanggang City on Monday, causing damage to multiple buildings of Huanggang Normal University. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
