Iraqi people light fireworks at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2026. Ali al-Zaidi, Iraqi prime minister and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, on Wednesday officially announced the conclusion of the U.S.-led international coalition’s mission to combat the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq.
He made the announcement during an official ceremony in Baghdad marking Iraq’s Sovereignty Day and the conclusion of the coalition’s mission, according to a statement from al-Zaidi’s media office. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
People attend a flag-raising ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
Tourists watch the firework show celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
The Manneken-Pis is seen in Chinese Tang suit to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
People watch the sunrise on the first day of the National Day holiday in Fuyuan City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 1, 2026. (Photo by Li Yongjun/Xinhua)
A worker prepares coffee for guests during an event to mark the International Coffee Day at Haraz Coffee Center in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 1, 2026. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
Gold medalist Zhang Yuetong (C) of China, silver medalist Mori Ai (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Seo Chaehyun of South Korea pose during the awarding ceremony for the women’s boulder of sport climbing at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Yuchen)
A woman admires flowers on the outskirts of Canberra, Australia, on Sept. 30, 2026. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
Passengers wait for trains at the waiting hall of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China’s Shanghai, Oct. 1, 2026. The transportation network of the country witnessed a travel peak on the first day of the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
People attend a mass funeral of 105 victims whose remains were recovered nearly three years after a deadly Israeli strike, in Gaza City, Oct. 1, 2026. Dozens of Palestinians on Thursday held a mass funeral in Gaza City for 105 people killed in an Israeli bombardment of a residential block on Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)