A woman wades through flood waters at a flood-hit area on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan on Sept. 2, 2025. Floods and rain-triggered accidents across Pakistan claimed 18 lives and injured 29 others in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Tuesday. (Str/Xinhua)
Firefighters and Public Security Police work on the site of the funicular accident in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sept. 3, 2025. The Gloria Funicular, one of Lisbon's best-known tourist attractions, derailed and overturned on Wednesday evening, leaving 15 people dead and 18 others injured, including five in serious condition, local media reported, citing police sources. (Xinhua/Xun Wei)
This photo taken on Sept. 3, 2025 shows the morning sunrise over Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows locals gathering near the debris of a crashed army helicopter in Diamer district of Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Sept. 1, 2025. At least five people, including two pilots, were killed as a helicopter crashed in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Monday, local officials said.
The aircraft, which was conducting a test landing on a newly proposed helipad, went down due to a technical failure in Diamer district's Chilas town, Faizullah Faraq, a spokesperson of the GB government, told Xinhua.
The helicopter belonged to the Pakistan Army and was being used by the GB government for relief operations in flood-hit areas, he added. (Str/Xinhua)
Students receive books for the new semester in Qianjiang District of southwest China's Chongqing, Sept. 1, 2025. The new semester for primary and secondary schools kicked off in many parts of China on Monday. (Photo by Yang Min/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 2, 2025 shows a farmer drying harvested corns in Linyi City of east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Wu Jiquan/Xinhua)
Players of China celebrate scoring during the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers Group D football match between China and Timor-Leste in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)
