BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Aerial photo shows people from all walks of life taking part in a rally to voice their opposition to violence and call for restoring social order, expressing the people's common will to protect and save the city at the Tamar Park in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the test-fire of a new weapon of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Aug. 16, 2019. (KCNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Indian Zoroastrians or Parsi people take selfies in front of the knights statue on the occasion of Nowruz, the Parsi New Year day, in Mumbai, India, Aug. 17, 2019. (Photo by Fariha Farooqui/Xinhua)
Tourists visit the ruined Buddha statue in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2019. (Photo by Noor Azizi/Xinhua)
An artist performs on stage during the Chinese drama dance show named "To Meet the Grand Canal" in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)
A girl plays with foam during the Sesame Street Run in Pasay City, the Philippines, Aug. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Jockeys ride their horses during the Palio in Siena, Italy, Aug. 16, 2019. The traditional horse race Palio is held every July and August in the Italian historical city of Siena. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
People watch a blooming amorphophallus titanium (also known as the corpse flower) at the Orange Coast College in California, the United States, Aug. 16, 2019. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 17, 2019 shows vehicles running in water in Shuangyang District of Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 17, 2019 shows tourists playing at a water park in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
The Notre Dame Cathedral is undergoing repairs in Paris, France, Aug. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
