BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

The full scale prototype of the world's first air taxi vertiport VoloPort is on display at the Marina Bay Floating Platform in Singapore, Oct. 21, 2019. The world's first full-scale air taxi vertiport was unveiled here Monday on the sidelines of the 26th Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

British Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, Oct. 21, 2019. The speaker of the British House of Commons, John Bercow, on Monday rejected a government's bid for a meaningful vote on the London-Brussels Brexit agreement in the day. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

Richard Huebers (L) of Germany celebrates after winning the men's individual sabre gold medal bout of fencing at the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

A silver pheasant flies in the Exiandong nature reserve in Nanjing County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Mei Yongcun)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2019 shows a view of Yading scenic spot in Daocheng County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Tang Wenhao/Xinhua)

An airplane performs during the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States, Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Tian Dan/Xinhua)

Zhang Zheng celebrates after winning the men's individual obstacle swimming gold medal in a world record-tying 23.8 seconds at the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

Palestinian jockeys take part in a traditional camel race during Rafah Camel Festival, held in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Oct. 20, 2019. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

A visitor experiences a virtual reality (VR) device during an exhibition of the 2019 World Conference on VR Industry in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

A performer tries to scare tourists at the Hellsgate "Haunted House" in Lockport, Illinois, the United States, on Oct. 20, 2019. Hellsgate "Haunted House" is a Halloween themed tourist facility that offers tourists a terrifying interactive experience during the Halloween festival. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 20, 2019 shows a view of a mountain road in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The road, constructed on the Pamir Plateau at an altitude of more than 4,200 meters with a 1,000-meter drop in height, is hailed as the "plateau sky road" by local residents. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Athletes compete during the men's individual road race final of cycling road at the 7th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Games in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

A robot is pictured at a press conference on the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, at the UN headquarters in New York, Oct. 21, 2019. Mary Wareham, global coordinator of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, on Monday urged the international community to stop developing lethal autonomous weapons systems, or killer robots. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Daphne Mol of the Netherlands falls off the horse during the jumping individual final competition 3 round 1 of equestrian at the 7th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Games in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

People take part in a protest in Tripoli, Lebanon, Oct. 21, 2019. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Monday his long-awaited economic plan following five days of nationwide demonstrations against the government's policies, Al Manar local TV Channel reported. (Photo by Khalid/Xinhua)