This drone photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows the successful capture of the returned first stage of Long March-10B carrier rocket on a seaborne platform via a net-capture system.
China successfully launched the Long March-10B carrier rocket at the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province on Friday, achieving its first-ever controlled recovery of a carrier rocket's first stage. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Tourists visit the Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand, July 10, 2026.
Wat Pho temple is one of the most magnificent Buddhist temple complexes in Bangkok. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
This drone photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows a fishing boat returning to port to seek shelter in Ningde, southeast China's Fujian Province.
China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) on Friday activated a Level III geological disaster emergency response for the country's eastern provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian.
According to the MEM, influenced by Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of 2026, southern Zhejiang and northeastern Fujian are expected to experience heavy to torrential rainfall from Friday to Monday, with some areas facing extremely heavy rainfall. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
Kylian Mbappe (2nd L) of France walks after the quarterfinal match between France and Morocco at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Boston Stadium in Boston, the United States, July 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
A drone photo taken on June 9, 2026 shows a farmer operating a machine to harvest wheat at a wheat field in Lique Town of Guangrao County, Dongying City of east China's Shandong Province.
China has seen another bumper summer grain harvest in 2026, with total output topping 150 million tonnes for the first time, official data showed Friday. (Photo by Liu Yunjie/Xinhua)
Visitors are seen near the Louvre Museum during the heatwave in Paris, France, July 10, 2026.
The Louvre Museum announced on Thursday that it will close two hours earlier than usual from Friday through next Monday as France braces for another heatwave. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
A rescuer works at a tornado-affected logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang, central China's Hubei Province, July 9, 2026.
A large batch of essential supplies including rice, flour, grains, edible oil, and convenience foods had been put at risk of water damage inside a logistics park of Huanggang since a tornado hit the city on Monday. Rescuers worked around the clock and successfully relocated the supplies to designated storage sites after more than 10 hours of effort from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Tourists shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas near Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2026.
A new round of heatwave is underway around Italy, with the average temperature consistently around 35 degrees Celsius and peaks exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
This photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows a night view of Tver, Russia.
Tver, capital of Tver Oblast in Russia, is located on the upper reaches of the Volga River, about 180 kilometers by car from Moscow. (Xinhua/Zheng Yue)
Children visit the exhibition centered on the "Nantianmen Project" in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2026.
The exhibition opened to public here on Wednesday. The "Nantianmen Project" is China's homegrown sci-fi aerospace intellectual property. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
