Moments of the week (11/02-11/08)

Visitors play table tennis with a robot at the exhibition area of Intelligent Industry and Information Technology during the ninth edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in East China's Shanghai, November 5, 2026. The expo, the world's first national-level exhibition dedicated to imports, opened here on Thursday. Running from November 5 to 10, this year's CIIE has attracted 4,142 overseas exhibitors, including more than 300 Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders. Total exhibition area exceeds 440,000 square meters this year. (Photo: Xinhua)

People view and photograph angel-shaped Christmas lights on Regent Street in London, Britain, November 5, 2026. Christmas lights on London's Regent Street and in St James's were illuminated on Thursday evening to welcome the festive season. (Photo: Xinhua)

People visit the helicopter aboard Xuelong 2 at Nanshan Port in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, November 5, 2026. China's icebreaker Xuelong 2 stopped at a scientific research dock of Sanya Nanshan Port on Thursday for resupply and held a public open day event here. (Photo: Xinhua)

People vote a polling location on Election Day during the midterm elections in Anchorage, Alaska on November 3, 2026. Americans voting in the midterm elections will decide who controls Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency, along with dozens of governorships and thousands of state offices. (Photo: AFP)

Artists from an ethnic song and dance troupe from China's Gansu Province perform at a night market in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu Province, November 2, 2026. Artists from China, the United States and Belarus gathered in Dunhuang, staging flash mobs at scenic spots on Monday, attracting many tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (R) receives the official election results from Central Elections Committee Chairman and Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg in Jerusalem, on November 4, 2026. Israel's Central Elections Committee officially announced the results of last week's parliamentary election on Wednesday, confirming that opposition parties won 67 seats in the 120-member parliament, against 53 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling bloc. (Photo: Xinhua)

Guests talk before the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang Province, November 3, 2026. The 2026 WIC Wuzhen Summit is held from November 2 to 5 in Wuzhen, bringing together Chinese and international participants for discussions on innovation, security governance, cultural exchanges and international cooperation. (Photo: Xinhua)

People participate in a vigil to mark the Day of the Dead at San Gregorio Cemetery in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, November 2, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Lijian-2 Y2 carrier rocket carrying a new satellite group blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in Northwest China, November 3, 2026. China successfully launched the Lijian-2 Y2 carrier rocket on Tuesday. Lifting off at 8:15 am (Beijing Time), the rocket sent its payloads, a new satellite group, into the planned orbit. (Photo: Xinhua)

A car burns on the sidelines of a demonstration as part of a nationwide day of actions as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the country for weeks in Lyon on November 5, 2026. The high school student movement that began with youth protesting dismal learning conditions has coincided with widespread anger over the rising cost of living and inequality, which culminated on October 17, 2026 in the worst rioting France has seen in years. (Photo: AFP)