Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, July 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
This photo taken on July 12, 2026 shows the scene after a shooting in Toronto, Canada.
Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting at a street festival in Toronto, Canada's largest city, on Saturday night, local police confirmed. (Photo by Li Haitao/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 13, 2026 shows a section of the Hunhe River in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. From Sunday to Monday, heavy to torrential rain lashed central Liaoning Province. Several cities, including Shenyang and Fushun, suspended classes, business operations and work on Monday as a precaution, while water levels in several rivers rose significantly due to the heavy rainfall. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 9, 2026 shows the blue hole in Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a report on a blue hole in Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea on June 25, which said the rare coral reef-formed feature is the first of its kind identified in China.
The opening of the blue hole covers an area of about 1,491.7 square meters and has a maximum diameter of 56.3 meters. It is 16.6 meters deep, with a funnel-shaped internal structure, a narrow bottom and distinct layers in water turbidity, according to the report.
Preliminary geochronological studies indicate that the blue hole was formed at least 3,200 years ago.
The report also noted that the blue hole and its surrounding waters are rich in biodiversity. (Xinhua/Shi Yifei)
Chinese and Russian naval vessels sail in formation towards the designated sea area during the maritime phase of the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia, July 10, 2026. The "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia concluded at a military port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Monday, with all planned exercise missions finished.
Launched on July 6, the "Joint Sea-2026" is the twelfth in the series dating back to 2012. (Xinhua/Li Jie)
A crane hoists a container at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026.
Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations.
According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
A girl plays with bubbles on a square along the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, July 12, 2026. The 24th edition of "Along the Tiber Rome" event is held here along the banks of the Tiber and will run until the end of August. It has become a popular summer event featuring culture, music and gastronomy. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Staff members remove sludge on a street in Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 13, 2026. As Typhoon Maysak recedes, Guigang City has initiated efforts to pump out water, clear sludge, and restore power supply, striving to bring people's production and daily life back to normal. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at a weekly press conference in Tehran, Iran, July 13, 2026. Iran will stop fulfilling its obligations if Washington continues violating commitments under last month's bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU), Baghaei said here on Monday.
The MoU has undoubtedly entered a "crisis phase," while Iran has never been the party to violate commitments under the deal first, Baghaei said at a weekly press conference.
He accused the United States of having continuously violated its obligations and mutilated the MoU's paragraphs and components over the past weeks. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Smoke rises after airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026. Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said Monday Saudi Arabia launched several airstrikes on the runways of Sanaa International Airport in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital. (Houthi Media Center/Handout via Xinhua)
