BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A building is partially submerged in flood following a heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh, India, on Aug. 18, 2019. Landslides and other incidents triggered by flash-floods have claimed around 18 lives in India's northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh over the past two days, said media reports on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)
A man cries over his brother's death in a suicide attack during a funeral ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2019. An explosion ripped through a packed wedding hall in Kabul late on Saturday evening, killing 63 people and wounding 182. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah)
Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2019 shows Train Night Market Ratchada, a night fair in Bangkok, Thailand. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)
A mother and her baby are seen during the "Hakab Na! 2019" breastfeeding event in Pasay City, the Philippines, Aug. 18, 2019. Thousands of breastfeeding mothers participated in the "Hakab Na! 2019" (mother and baby attachment during breastfeeding) with an aim of promoting the awareness of the health benefits of breastfeeding. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
A boy tries on military equipment at the German Ministry of Defense during the German Federal Government Open Day in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 18, 2019. Major political institutions of German Federal Government, including German Chancellery, opened to the public on Saturday and Sunday. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
A man rides on horses during the annual horse carriage ride in Marija Bistrica, Croatia, Aug. 18, 2019. Some 100 carriages and 300 horses participated in the 10-kilometer ride. (Robert Anic/Pixsell/Handout via Xinhua)
Runners celebrate during the 2019 Color Manila Challenge in Pasay City, the Philippines, Aug. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Artists perform during the "Uruguay Day" event at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2019. The expo held its "Uruguay Day" event on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
A model presents a Tibetan outfit during the 23rd Mrs. Globe in Tibet, in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
People visit straw sculptures at the 14th Straw Land Art Festival in Bilje, Croatia, Aug. 17, 2019. (Davor Javorovic/Pixsell/Handout via Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 16, 2019 shows the scenery of Si Chen Lhasa Tso lake in Maizhokunggar County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
