People gather at Bondi Beach for a memorial service to honor the victims of the deadly terror attack a week earlier in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 21, 2025, the National Day of Reflection. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2025 shows the Seventeen-Arch Bridge with the sunset glow shining through its arches at the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Musicians perform at a New Year concert in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, Dec. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2025 shows swans at a wetland in Sanmenxia, central China’s Henan Province.
A large number of migratory swans have flocked to the Yellow River wetland in Sanmenxia to spend winter. (Photo by Feng Xiaomin/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo shows cars with Christmas-themed decorations in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 22, 2025. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 21, 2025 shows the offshore oil and gas platforms in Bohai Oilfield.
China’s largest offshore oilfield, the Bohai Oilfield, has produced over 40 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2025, setting a historical record, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Sunday. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)
People view a shrine of Tutankhamun at the King Tutankhamun exhibition hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)
Chinese badminton player Chen Qingchen (L) comforts her teammate Jia Yifan during the retirement ceremony held for 4 players of the Chinese Badminton Team in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 21, 2025.
Chen Qingchen, Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong, Liu Yuchen announced their retirement during the ceremony. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)