Palestinians participate in a demonstration marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day in front of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City, on April 16, 2026.

Palestinians on Thursday marked Palestinian Prisoners' Day with rallies and demonstrations across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, calling for the repeal of an Israeli law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) speaks during his visit to the headquarters of Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2026.

No power can force the Iranian nation to surrender, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

People visit the preview of the CI BLOOM contemporary art exhibition in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 15, 2026.

The fifth CI BLOOM contemporary art exhibition held its preview here on Wednesday and will open to the public from Thursday to Sunday. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Lebanese army soldiers inspect the Qasmiyeh Bridge destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 16, 2026.

Israeli warplanes carried out two consecutive airstrikes on the Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani River in southern Lebanon on Thursday, completely destroying it, according to Al Jadeed TV.

The bridge, part of the main coastal highway linking the city of Sidon and the Tyre area, was the last remaining passage to parts of southern Lebanon after earlier damage to nearby infrastructure. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

People attend a funeral held for eight students and one teacher who were killed in a school shooting in Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, on April 16, 2026.

At least nine people were killed in a school shooting in southern Türkiye's Kahramanmaras city on Wednesday, according to the country's Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci.

Eight of those who died were students and one was a teacher, Ciftci said, adding that 13 were injured, six of them seriously. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

People participate in the celebration of the Songkran Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 15, 2026.

Laos celebrates the Songkran Festival, or the Lao New Year, from April 14 to 16 this year. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 16, 2026 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Wu Fei performing extravehicular activities (EVAs) outside China's orbiting space station.

The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's third series of extravehicular activities on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for roughly 5.5 hours and completed their tasks at 1:36 a.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. (Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on April 10, 2026 shows a wild yak at the Bamoqongzong extinct volcanic cluster area in the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

The Bamoqongzong extinct volcanic cluster is located deep within the Changtang National Nature Reserve, at an average elevation of approximately 5,000 meters. (Photo by Liang Chunning/Xinhua)

Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea garden in Simao District of Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

Singer Chen Chusheng (2nd R) performs at the opening ceremony of the 16th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2026.

The 16th BJIFF kicked off at the Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xie Han)