Xinhua photos of the day

Robots perform at the opening ceremony of Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 9, 2026.

Web Summit 2026 opened in Lisbon on Monday. With sessions covering a range of topics such as humanoid robots, embodied AI, autonomous agents and industrial applications, as well as returns on AI investment, regulatory challenges and the impact of automation on employment, the event is expected to attract around 70,000 technology executives, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers from around the world. (Xinhua)

Volunteers and staff members pose for photos at the media center of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 10, 2026. The 9th CIIE concluded here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

Xie Guying (2nd L), Zhong Qi (3rd L) and Chen Ziyan (2nd R) of Team China with their coaches celebrate during the awarding ceremony of the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final at Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games at Dakar Expo Center in Diamniadio, Senegal, Nov. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)

Staff members sort parcels at an express hub of J&T Express in Helan County of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2026.

Logistics enterprises in Yinchuan have been working at full capacity since this year's sales promotions of the "Double Eleven" online shopping festival kicked off a month earlier. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Israeli lawmakers attend the inaugural session of the 26th Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, Nov. 10, 2026. Israel's newly elected parliament was sworn in on Tuesday, as opposition parties moved to use their parliamentary majority to replace key allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

U.S. honor guards receive the box containing the U.S. airmen remains found along Hump Route during a handover ceremony in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. Chinese honor guards walked forward, carrying a box containing human remains. U.S. honor guards stepped up to receive it and carefully placed an American national flag over the box.

The box held eight bone fragments recovered from a glacier more than 5,000 meters above sea level. The remains, believed to belong to U.S. airmen who went missing along the Hump Route during World War II (WWII), had lain in the mountains for more than 80 years. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

A man walks past the logos of the Paris Peace Forum in Paris, France, Nov. 10, 2026. The ninth Paris Peace Forum opened in the French capital on Tuesday, calling for reinforced multilateral cooperation to confront global challenges across security, climate, technology and development. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2026 shows the conjunction of Venus and Spica in the sky over Tahe County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. A conjunction of Venus and Spica, the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo, was visible in early morning sky on Tuesday. (Photo by Liu Junguo/Xinhua)

People gather at the entrance of HABAS iron and steel plant in Izmir, Türkiye, Nov. 9, 2026. The death toll from a massive explosion at an iron and steel factory in Türkiye's western province of Izmir has risen to 16, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

The blast occurred at around 12:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) at the HABAS iron and steel plant in the Aliaga district, the Izmir Governor's Office said in a statement. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows the main sea-crossing bridge of the Xiamen section of the Xiamen-Kinmen Bridge in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 10, 2026.

The main sea-crossing bridge of the Xiamen section of the Xiamen-Kinmen Bridge was connected on Tuesday, marking the completion of the sea-crossing bridge's main structure and bringing the bridge into the final stage ahead of opening to traffic. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) is pictured in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 10, 2026. Najib will serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest at his Kuala Lumpur residence, effective immediately, after a court ruling on Tuesday permitted him to do so.

The new order allows Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case under house arrest until Aug. 23, 2028. (BERNAMA/Handout via Xinhua)