XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024: WORLD NEWS (Part 2)

Passengers queue at check-in counters in Singapore's Changi Airport on July 19, 2024. A faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on July 19, 2024 affected computers running Microsoft Windows at organizations, causing major IT outage, taking out banks, airlines and businesses globally. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

This photo shows then Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh (C) in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2024. Israel assassinated Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Shadati)

Camels run from the starting line during a race in El Alamein City, Egypt, on July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

A Ukrainian soldier bids farewell to his family member who came to visit him, at Kramatorsk train station, Donetsk, on Aug. 12, 2024. (Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua)

A dragon dance is staged at a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Aug. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20, 2024 shows a view of the Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Project, built by SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corporation, a subsidiary of POWERCHINA, near Postmasburg in Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The 100 MW Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Project is not only the first CSP project in sub-Saharan Africa, but also one of the largest renewable energy investment projects in South Africa. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

People pose for photos at the photo area of "Black Myth: Wukong" during Gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 22, 2024. Considered the first Chinese-developed "Triple-A" title, "Black Myth: Wukong" topped the "most-played games" list on Steam, a leading gaming platform, merely an hour after its debut on Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

Russian honor guards perform during the "Spasskaya Tower" International Military Music Festival in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

J-10 fighter jets of China's Bayi Aerobatic Team fly over the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2024. J-10 fighter jets of China's Bayi Aerobatic Team and one Y-20, China's domestically developed large transport aircraft, were in Egypt for the first edition of the Egypt International Airshow. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Swarms of mayflies fly over a street in Szentendre, Hungary, on Sept. 1, 2024. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L, above) attends a parade to celebrate the 202nd anniversary of independence in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

Vehicles of Chinese brands are displayed at the 2024 Turin Auto Show in Turin, Italy, on Sept. 13, 2024. Many Chinese carmakers, including Dongfeng, Voyah, BYD and Chery, showcased their latest products at the three-day event that kicked off on Sept. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

Argentine President Javier Milei (C) sings the national anthem before his speech at the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sept. 15, 2024. Milei submitted the budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 to the National Congress. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

A Hezbollah member holds a wireless communication device with its battery removed during a funeral for the victims in explosions of wireless communication devices, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 18, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Nov. 10, 2024 officially took responsibility for a deadly attack targeting Hezbollah in September, in which thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon and Syria. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2024 shows a view of the Central Business District (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Attendees walk in the venue of the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Britain, on Sept. 23, 2024. British Chancellor Rachel Reeves reassured the country during her 2024 Labour Party Conference speech on Sept. 23, 2024 that the United Kingdom would not return to austerity policies. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Attendees walk past a sculpture outside the venue of the Summit of the Future at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 23, 2024. The two-day Summit of the Future concluded at the UN headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2024. The summit featured the adoption of the Pact for the Future and its annexes -- the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Smoke traces are seen as an Israeli anti-missile system intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon, as seen from Safed, northern Israel, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

Models present creations during the Prince Kung's Palace Fashion Show in Paris, France, on Sept. 28, 2024. The year 2024 marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2024 shows a broken doll on the ground after Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

A woman holding a cat is pictured near ruins after Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (1st R, front row) attends a plenary session at the lower house of Japan's parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 9, 2024. The lower house of Japan's parliament was officially dissolved on Oct. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

An aerial drone photo shows a view of Miraflores in Lima, Peru, on Oct. 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2024 shows debris washed ashore on Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia. The popular Coogee Beach in eastern Sydney was closed temporarily after mysterious black balls of debris were washed ashore. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

Smoke billows from a building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

People clear a road after floods in Utiel, Spain, on Nov. 2, 2024. Torrential rains in October of 2024 triggered Spain's worst flooding in decades, claiming over 200 lives. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

A supporter of the Republican Party attends an election watch party in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the United States, on Nov. 6, 2024. Republican candidate Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election early Nov. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Birds perch on a deer in Richmond Park in London, Britain, on Nov. 10, 2024. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

A woman with two children rests in a tent at a center for displaced people in Port Sudan, Red Sea State, eastern Sudan, on Nov. 12, 2024. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began in mid-April of 2023, has killed more than 28,700 people. (Xinhua/Fayez Ezaki)

A container is lifted at Chancay Port in Peru, on Nov. 14, 2024. The inauguration ceremony of Chancay Port was held on Nov. 14, 2024 local time. Chancay Port is not only an important project under Belt and Road cooperation, but also the first smart and green port in South America. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

A supermoon rises in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

Robert Wood (C, front), deputy U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, votes against a UN Security Council draft resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza at the UN headquarters in New York, on Nov. 20, 2024. The 15-member council voted 14-1 in favor of the resolution, and the United States used its veto as a permanent council member to block it. (Xinhua/Xie E)

A child with prosthetic limbs practices during a physiotherapy session at a rehabilitation center run by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 26, 2024. War-ravaged Afghanistan is reportedly one of the most landmine-contaminated countries in the world, with dozens of people, mostly children, being killed and maimed every month. (Xinhua/Li Ang)

This photo taken on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the 100,000th China-Europe freight train at Duisburg Intermodal Terminal in Duisburg, Germany. The 100,000th China-Europe freight train, coded X8083, which had departed from Chongqing of China, arrived in Duisburg of Germany on Dec. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

A video on Spring Festival is played during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Dec. 4, 2024. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Dec. 4, 2024 inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Xinhua/Zhu Yubo)

People attend a rally to call for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)

People gather outside the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral with the word "Merci" (Thank you) projected on it in Paris, France, on Dec. 7, 2024. Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened in December. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

This photo taken on Dec. 8, 2024 shows thick smoke after an explosion in Damascus, Syria. The militant coalition led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized full control of Damascus on Dec. 8, 2024 and toppled former President Bashar al-Assad's government. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

Children try to receive food relief at a food distribution center in Gaza City, on Dec. 23, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024 shows the plane crash site near Aktau, Kazakhstan. A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines from Azerbaijan's Baku to Russia's Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25, 2024. Thirty-eight people were killed in the crash. (Photo by Azamat Sarsenbayev/Xinhua)

A member of the South Korean rescue team works at the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport, in South Korea, on Dec. 30, 2024. The Jeju Air flight 7C2216 crashed while landing at Muan International Airport, about 290 km southwest of Seoul, on Dec. 29, 2024. All the 179 people aboard the passenger jet were confirmed dead except only two rescued. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)