Eugene German of Beijing Ducks celebrates as he makes the game-winning shot at the buzzer after the 31st round regular season match between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Beijing Ducks at the 2025-2026 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, March 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)

Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina speaks during the presentation ceremony of the new government at the presidential palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar, March 25, 2026. Madagascar's presidency announced Wednesday evening the appointment of a new government, tasked with strengthening social stability and combating corruption. (Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua)

This photo taken on March 27, 2026 shows missile trails in the sky over Jerusalem as projectiles head toward central Israel. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

A drone photo taken on March 26, 2026 shows the tunnel boring machine (TBM) to be exported to Italy at the second industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province.

The large-scale hard rock boring machine that will serve the Fortezza railway project in Italy rolled off the production line here on Thursday.

The machine has an excavation diameter of 9.68 meters, a total length of approximately 175 meters, and a total weight of about 2,600 tonnes. It is equipped with multiple advanced technologies such as synchronized propulsion and segment assembly, automatic segment hoisting, and adaptive power management. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A woman wears a T-shirt with the image of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a rally in Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 26, 2026.

Maduro made his second appearance Thursday morning in a New York court after his forcible seizure by U.S. troops in a military raid in Caracas in early January. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)

Puppeteer Cengiz Ozek poses for photos with a shadow puppet in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

A woman views artworks on display at Artist Project 2026 in Toronto, Canada, on March 26, 2026.

Showcasing thousands of artworks and installations from over 250 independent artists, the 4-day event kicked off here on Thursday and will last until Sunday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

A Long March-2C carrier rocket, with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to the rocket, carrying the Shiyan-33 satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 27, 2026. Launched at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully reached its preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A pet cat is seen during a pet expo in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 27, 2026. The three-day event kicked off here on Friday, attracting nearly 100 exhibitors from the pet industry to showcase various pets, as well as pet-related food, smart products, medical care services, clothing, photography and more on site. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

Balendra Shah (1st R) shakes hands with Nepali President Ram Chandra Poudel (2nd R) during a swearing-in ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. Balendra Shah, senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, was sworn in as Nepal's prime minister on Friday at a special ceremony held at the President's Office in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal.

Hours before the swearing-in, Shah was appointed the country's 47th prime minister as per the Constitution of Nepal. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

People take part in the Seto Machindranath chariot procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 26, 2026. Seto Machindranath is known as the god of rain and both Hindus and Buddhists worship Machindranath for good rain. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

People line up to go through security check at LaGuardia Airport in New York, the United States, on March 27, 2026. Wait times at U.S. airport security checkpoints have reached the longest levels in the 24-year history of the Transportation Security Administration amid the prolonged Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with some exceeding four hours, a senior official said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

This photo taken on March 27, 2026 shows the opening ceremony of China Science Fiction Convention 2026 in Beijing, capital of China. The convention kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)