BEIJING, Sept. 25, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2019 shows giant panda cubs at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. A total of seven giant panda cubs born in the base in 2019 met the public here Tuesday. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

A Yemeni child lies inside an incubator as he receives medical treatment at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, Sept. 24, 2019. More than 29 million babies were born into conflict-affected areas in 2018, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said, calling for increased support for parents forced to raise their babies and young children in conflict-affected areas. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

Cyclists compete during the seventh stage of the 10th Tour of Poyang Lake in Yingtan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua)

Players of China celebrate during the Round Robin match between China and Kenya at the 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

A helicopter participates in the Qiongzhou Strait ro-ro passenger ships joint rescue exercise in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

Sloane Stephens returns a shot during the women's singles second round match between Wang Yafan of China and Sloane Stephens of the United States at the 2019 WTA Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2019 shows a view of Nuorilang Waterfall in the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Part of the Jiuzhaigou National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province will reopen to visitors on Friday on a trial basis, over two years after it was hit by a powerful earthquake, local authorities said Monday. (Photo by Wang Xi/Xinhua)

An artisan gives finishing touches to a semi-finished idol for the upcoming Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India on Sept. 23, 2019. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolizing power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2019 shows villagers working in a broomsedge field in Caojiagou Village of Liulin County, north China's Shanxi Province. (Photo by Liu Liangliang/Xinhua)

People attend a patriotic flash mob at Pacific Place in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 24, 2019. Residents sang chorused patriotic songs during the flash mob to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

A metro station is closed due to a strike in Athens, Greece, on Sept. 24, 2019. Greek labor unions staged a 24-hour nationwide strike on Tuesday protesting against a development bill tabled in parliament. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

Hu Xin works on a gold lacquer painting at Beijing Gold Lacquer Inlaid Co., Ltd. in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 19, 2019. Gold inlaid lacquer, an integral part of painted and inlaid lacquer, is among the eight Beijing-style handicrafts. Gold inlaid lacquer ware combines the intricate skills of carving, filling, whetting, inlaying and painting. It features a gold lacquered surface inlaid with various gems and other exotic materials. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) uses a parachute during the DAGIT-PA (sea, air, land) military exercise inside Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija province, the Philippines, Sept. 23, 2019. The AFP held a combined military exercise to improve the inter-operability between the main service branches: the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the General Debate of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 24, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)■