A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 24, 2024.
China launched the rocket on Sept. 24, placing eight satellites into planned orbit.
The commercial rocket blasted off at 10:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), carrying Tianyi-41 and other satellites.
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center carried out this offshore launch. (Photo by Guo Houze/Xinhua)
Volunteers perform circus acrobatics for displaced children in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on Sept. 23, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A search and rescue dog walks past barriers during a firefighting competition for search and rescue dogs in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 24, 2024. (Photo by Cheng Xueli/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a rock painting in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
An ancient rock painting site has been discovered in the Tongtian River basin in the source area of the Yangtze River in Qinghai Province, according to local authorities.
The site is located on a cliff at an altitude of 4,094 meters in Chumarle County in the province's Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The rock paintings of the site feature nomadic style of life on the grasslands in northern China, according to Jamyang Nyima, head of the Yushu research institute of history and culture. (Yushu research institute of history and culture/Handout via Xinhua)
Members of Hong Kong Bulls celebrate after winning the final between Hong Kong Bulls and Anhui Wenyi of 2024 National Basketball League (NBL) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)
People mourn a victim killed in an Israeli airstrike in Saksakiyeh, Lebanon, on Sept. 24, 2024. Israel launched its most extensive airstrikes against Lebanon since 2006 on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, causing over 550 fatalities and injuring more than 1,800 individuals nationwide. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
This photo shows smoke caused by Israeli raids in Marjeyoun, Lebanon, on Sept. 23, 2024. The death toll from intensive Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon since Sept. 23 reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women, with injuries reaching 1,835, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Sept. 24. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)
An air show is staged in celebration of the Saudi Arabia's National Day, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
People visit manned submersible Jiaolong aboard research vessel Deep Sea No. 1 in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 24, 2024. China's research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned submersible Jiaolong, received a warm welcome on Sept. 24 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the first time they visited the city.
The vessel is on a home-bound voyage after completing a scientific mission in the Western Pacific Ocean. During their two-day stay in Hong Kong, scientists on board will give lectures to Hong Kong students and hold a number of international seminars to share the results of this scientific expedition. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
A model presents a creation of the Heaven Gaia Moon Spring/Summer 2025 collections by Chinese fashion designer Xiong Ying during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, Sept. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier leaves after the first cabinet meeting of the new government at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Sept. 23, 2024.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced on Sept. 21 the formation of his government with 39 members coming from center and right-wing parties.
Among the 17 ministers, seven come from President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance and three from Barnier's conservative party The Republicans (Les Republicains). (Photo by Henri Szwarc/Xinhua)
