BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
The honor guard march with the police flag during a ceremony to confer the police flag on China’s police force at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 25, 2020 shows screens displaying U.S. first lady Melania Trump speaking during the 2020 Republican National Convention from Washington, D.C. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 26, 2020 shows the Liantang Port/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen boundary in south China. The Liantang Port/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point started opening to cargo trucks Wednesday. With the new checkpoint linking Shenzhen, Hong Kong will be able to tap more opportunities in the enormous markets of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A man pushes his motorcycle through floodwater in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 26, 2020. Fresh spell of heavy rains and flash floods played havoc in parts of Pakistan, killing several people and leaving hundreds of people displaced and many houses damaged, local media reported on Wednesday. (Str/Xinhua)
A Lingyan AG50 light-sport aircraft is seen during its maiden flight in Jingmen, central China’s Hubei Province, Aug. 26, 2020.
China’s new-generation light-sport aircraft Lingyan AG50 completed its maiden flight Wednesday morning in Hubei, its developer Aviation Industry Corporation of China said. (Xinhua)
A Jordanian security member guards at a checkpoint during a lockdown in Sahab Municipality, 16 km southeast of Amman, Jordan, Aug. 26, 2020. Jordan reported one death related to the coronavirus and 40 new cases, including 30 local infections, on Wednesday, increasing the caseload to 1,756 with 15 deaths, Health Minister Saad Jaber said during a press conference. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
Tourists visit the Hukou Waterfall scenic spot in the border area between north China’s Shanxi and northwest China’s Shaanxi provinces, Aug. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Ma Yimin)
Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2020 shows waves breaking over the harbour wall and lighthouse at the West Beach in Newhaven, Britain. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)
Alexander N’Doumbou (L) of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua competes against Yang Kuo of Henan Jianye during the 7th round match between Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Henan Jianye at the postponed 2020 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Dalian Division in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Long Lei)
Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2020 shows a light show in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. A light show performed with 826 drones combined with city lights started at 08:26 p.m. local time on Aug. 26 in Shenzhen to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)