This photo taken on Sept. 21, 2025 shows a view of the Potala Palace in the distance under a rainbow in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Foreign tourists buy perfume in the Chengdu Downtown Duty Free Shop in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 25, 2025. Chengdu's first downtown duty-free shop opened in Chunxi Road commercial district on Thursday, including duty-free zone and duty-paid zone. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
An acrobat performs at Wuqiao Acrobatics World in Wuqiao County of Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 25, 2025. Wuqiao Acrobatics World, an acrobatics themed park, is a bustling folklore attraction and multi-functional complex combining services including entertainment, cultural experiences, exhibitions, training, competitions and cultural exchanges. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
Workers clear fallen trees on a road in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 25, 2025. Post-disaster recovery efforts are underway across south China's Guangdong Province as Typhoon Ragasa, which made landfall on Wednesday, has weakened to a tropical depression.
The typhoon caused severe damage, including uprooted trees, damaged infrastructure, and disrupted power supply. By 6 p.m. Thursday, Guangdong had downgraded its emergency response to Level IV, the lowest. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the media after the verdict of his trial in Paris, France, Sept. 25, 2025. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison with a deferred prison term, after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy over alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign, according to French media BFM TV reports.
The court also fined Sarkozy 100,000 euros (117,000 U.S. dollars) and barred him from holding public office or running for election for five years.
Sarkozy has reiterated his innocence and vowed to appeal the verdict. Two of his close allies, former Secretary General of the Elysee Palace Claude Gueant and former minister Brice Hortefeux, were sentenced to six years and two years in prison, respectively. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
Law enforcers of the China Coast Guard vessel Huayang conduct law enforcement mission in the South China Sea, on Aug. 10, 2025. Formations of the Fifth Bureau of the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels recently conducted law enforcement patrols in the waters near China's Ren'ai Jiao. The CCG law enforcement activities have maintained maritime security and safeguarded China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the region. (Xinhua/Xu Hongyan)
Long Jianguo of China celebrates winning the men's speed gold medal race against Leander Carmanns of Germany at the IFSC Climbing World Championships Seoul 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Visitors watch a humanoid robot boxing competition at the 4th Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2025. The 4th Global Digital Trade Expo, an event that promotes digital trade and industrial cooperation among partners, kicked off in Hangzhou on Thursday, with the participation of more than 1,800 exhibitors. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 25, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Wang Jie performing extravehicular activities outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's fourth round of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua/Li Minggang)
Displaced Palestinians move with their belongings along the sea shore near the al-Nuseirat area in the central Gaza Strip, on Sept. 25, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
