An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 2, 2026 shows the exposed riverbed of the Danube River in Dunaszentbenedek, Hungary. Hungary is entering its "most critical 5 days" as dropping water levels on the Danube River threaten the complete shutdown of the Paks nuclear power plant amid an extreme heatwave, Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Sunday, warning that the plant could be shut down for more than a month. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
Dancers perform "Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty" in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 2, 2026. The performance, which combines classical ballet with illuminated fiber-optic costumes, was staged in Johannesburg on Sunday. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Xinhua)
People take photos of the view of sunset in Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 2, 2026 shows people cooling off in Fushi Village, Xiaofeng Town of Anji County, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Qi Liguang/Xinhua)
Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po leads a sutra chanting ceremony at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2026. Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po on Monday visited Jokhang Temple in his first Buddhist activity in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region this year. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This photo taken on Aug. 2, 2026 shows a helicopter dumping water to extinguish a peatland fire in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. Indonesia recorded more than 5,000 wildfire hotspots as of mid-July 2026, with the cumulative increase outpacing previous El Nino years, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said Thursday. (Photo by Muhamad Fadjri/Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Aug. 2, 2026 shows a damaged bicycle at a suicide blast site in Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The death toll from a suicide blast on Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 19, officials said on Monday. (Str/Xinhua)
Rainbows appear in the sky after rain in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
