A drone photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026 shows a train running in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. A new train schedule will be put into effect in China from Jan. 26. 2026. (Photo by Tang Dehong/Xinhua)
Children wave flags in Raqqa, northern Syria, Jan. 21, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026 shows the rime scenery of the Qixingshan forest park in Shuangyashan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people attending a protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States, on Jan. 24, 2026. A man was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, on Saturday morning, authorities said.
This incident marks the third shooting involving federal law enforcement officers in the city this month. (Xinhua)
Train No. K303 prepares to depart from Guangzhou Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 25, 2026. Train No. K303, the last conventional train departed here on Sunday, concluding the terminal operation of this kind of trains at the century-old station. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)
Workers head to their work sites in Amdo County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 23, 2026. Perched at an altitude of 4,886 meters, the Za'gya Zangbo signal maintenance section in Amdo County is the world's highest railway signal maintenance section. Fierce winds and bitter cold prevail in the area, where temperatures often drop below minus 30 degrees Celsius.
Since its establishment in 2018, the section has been responsible for maintaining and repairing signal equipment at three high-altitude stations -- Tanggula South, Za'gya Zangbo and Xuechama. Ten young workers from various ethnic groups, including the Han, Tibetan and Mongolian, are currently on duty here. With an average age of under 32, they brave extreme conditions to keep the railway operating safely, ensuring the smooth flow of trains during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush and the long term. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
An artist performs during a show named "flaming ice" at an ice rink in a park in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)
A resident cleans up snow in Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2026. At least 61 people were killed and 110 others injured due to heavy snowfall and rains across Afghanistan on Wednesday and Thursday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a statement on Saturday.
In addition to the human losses, the storms have completely or partially destroyed 458 homes, the NDMA added. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
An aerial photo taken on Jan. 15, 2026 shows a flooded area in Kruger National Park, South Africa. The recent floods in South Africa have caused extensive damage to the country's largest and world-renowned game reserve, Kruger National Park, with losses estimated at nearly half a billion rand (about 30 million U.S. dollars). (South African National Parks/Handout via Xinhua)
Giant panda Lei Lei is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 25, 2026. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
A passenger poses for photos on train No. Y783 in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 25, 2026. Train No. Y783, a themed tourism train bound for Yabuli featuring travel photography services, was inaugurated Sunday in Harbin. It marks the company's first offering of its kind this year. Operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd., the train allows passengers to dress in diverse costumes and avail themselves of photography services. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)
Team China take photos with supporters after the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup final match between China and Japan in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
