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Xinhua pictures of the year 2022: World news-Xinhua

Written by on January 10, 2023

Fireworks are seen above Sydney Opera House to celebrate the New Year in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2022. Fireworks are seen above Harbour bridge to celebrate the New Year in Sydney, on Jan. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

The combined satellite images show Tonga’s Hunga Ha’apai island on April 11, 2021 (L) and Jan. 17, 2022. The orange curve on the right picture, drawn based on geological coordinates, shows the outline of Tonga’s Hunga Ha’apai island before the underwater volcano eruption. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano of the Pacific island nation of Tonga erupted on Jan. 14-15, 2022 and triggered a tsunami. (Xinhua’s Space News Lab/Handout via Xinhua)

Then Britain’s Prince Charles (center, in blue) and his wife Camilla (2nd R, front) celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Tiger at Chinatown in London, Britain, on Feb. 1, 2022. (Xinhua)

This photo taken on Feb. 5, 2022 shows the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 35th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly kicked off here in Addis Ababa on Feb. 5, 2022.

The two-day summit, slated from Feb. 5 to 6, 2022 at the headquarters of the AU, was held under the theme of the year “Building Resilience in Nutrition on the African Continent: Accelerate the Human Capital, Social and Economic Development.” (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attend the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting or AMM Retreat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 17, 2022. Foreign ministers of the ASEAN reiterated their commitment to ensure the full and effective implementation of the trade agreement Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) during the meeting. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2022 shows the street view of Kiev, capital of Ukraine. Earlier on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine. (Xinhua/Li Dongxu)

Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrive at Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport in Lanzhou, northwest China’s Gansu Province, March 6, 2022. The second batch of two temporary flights carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrived safely in China on March 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)

A parrot is seen at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, March 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

People bid goodbye to each other with a hug in Irpin, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. Russian armed forces declared a “silence regime” and opened humanitarian corridors for the safe evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities on March 9. (Photo by Diego Herrera/Xinhua)

Fuel prices are displayed at a gas station in Paris, France, March 16, 2022. The price of petrol exceeded two euros (about 2.14 U.S. dollars) per liter in mid-March of 2022 in France, putting a severe strain on business and household budgets. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

People wait in heavy dust for a game at a stadium in Blida, Algeria, March 29, 2022. (Xinhua)

This photo shows the Armillaria novae-zelandiae in a temperate rainforest on the South Island of New Zealand, March 30, 2022. (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

U.S. President Joe Biden attends an event on fighting “ghost guns” crimes at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2022.

The Biden administration on April 11, 2022 announced new measures to curb the proliferation of “ghost guns” — unserialized, privately-made firearms increasingly recovered at crime scenes. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the United States has lost more than 43,500 lives to gun violence in 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

This photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States.

Throughout 2022, the Fed has raised interest rates seven times in a row, with a cumulative increase of 425 basis points.

The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes have caused the exchange rates of many currencies to fall to historic lows, the imported inflationary pressure to increase sharply, the risk of debt default to rise, and the financial markets to swing wildly. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

This photo taken on April 24, 2022 shows the scene of French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron’s rally after the presidential runoff in Paris, France.

French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron won the 2022 French presidential runoff with 58 percent of the votes, according to the preliminary exit poll released on April 24, 2022 by French television BFMTV. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

The Victory Day military parade is held to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

Pedestrians walk in front of a Times Square news ticker in New York, the United States, on May 12, 2022. The United States reached a milestone on May 12, 2022 as its novel coronavirus death toll crossed 1 million, according to a statement by the White House early the day. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

This photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows a full moon in the sky over the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Athens, Greece. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende delivers a closing remark during the WEF Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland, May 26, 2022. The annual meeting focused on four major challenges: geopolitical risks, pandemics, climate change, and global economic risks. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

People mourn for victims of a school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the United States, May 26, 2022. At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

An intelligent robot interacts with a visitor during the Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, May 30, 2022.

After an interval of two-year, Hannover Messe resumed its offline events in 2022 with “Industrial Transformation” as the lead theme, which focuses on digitalization and sustainability. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

This aerial photo taken on June 2, 2022 shows Sakai photovoltaic power plant in Bimbo, near Bangui, in Central African Republic.

Sakai photovoltaic power plant, or Solar field called by locals, a Chinese aided project and built by China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction CO., Ltd (TEPC), has developed local society and economy while easing Bangui’s lack of electricity. (Tianjin Electric Power Construction/Handout via Xinhua)

A supermoon is seen in the sky above Singapore’s Marina Bay on June 14, 2022. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Qiang)

Gustavo Petro, then presidential candidate of the leftist Historic Pact for Colombia coalition, celebrates with his running mate Francia Marquez after winning the Colombian presidential elections in Bogota, Colombia, June 19, 2022.

Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia on June 19, 2022 in the second round of elections, the state-run National Civil Registry reported. (Photo by Jhon Heaver Paz/Xinhua)

This photo taken on June 27, 2022 shows the scene of the human smuggling case in San Antonio, Texas, the United States.

Fifty adults and three children died after the vehicle was found in San Antonio on June 27, 2022, which is believed to be the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history.

Most of the victims were from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Photo by Nick Wagner/Xinhua)

Chinese peacekeepers march at a medal parade ceremony in Hanniyah village, southern Lebanon, July 1, 2022. A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 20th Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on July 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

A light rail transit (LRT) train is seen during a trial running in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3, 2022. Egypt’s first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

A child’s chair sits empty after it was abandoned in a hurry during a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, the United States, July 4, 2022. The mass shooting killed seven people and wounded dozens of others. (Photo by Vincent Johnson/Xinhua)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to 10 Downing Street after his statement in London, Britain, July 7, 2022. Boris Johnson resigned as British prime minister and the leader of the Conservative Party in a statement to the country on July 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

A citizen mourns at the site where late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara, Japan, July 8, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being fatally shot on July 8, 2022 by a gunman during a speech in the western city of Nara when campaigning for upper house election. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

A man sits in Greenwich Park in London, Britain, July 18, 2022. In July, the United Kingdom (UK) recorded its highest ever temperature. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

Migrants cross the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, the United States on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Nick Wagner/Xinhua)

Fireworks are seen during the inauguration ceremony of the Peljesac Bridge in Komarna, Croatia, July 26, 2022. Croatia’s Chinese-built Peljesac Bridge opened for transport in the village of Komarna, connecting the two parts of the country’s coastline for the first time. (Xinhua/Li Xuejun)

A zebra is seen next to a fence as a freight train runs on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway track in Kenya, on July 28, 2022. The Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) celebrated its fifth anniversary of safe operation in 2022. In order to reduce the impact on the environment, a series of measures have been taken during the design and construction of the railway. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

A woman mourns at the Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 2022. Japan marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Palestinian people inspect a damaged vehicle after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Aug. 7, 2022. The Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since Aug. 5, 2022 have killed at least 43 Palestinians and caused severe damage to the infrastructure in the enclave, said Gazan authorities on Aug. 7, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A vessel transporting grain from Ukraine passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)

An exhibition attendee experiences the feeling of color and light projection delivered by optical fibres to her eyelids during the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 9, 2022. The SIGGRAPH is a premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

People visit the Flower Carpet 2022 at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 12, 2022. The Flower Carpet 2020 is postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

A child presents flowers to portraits of “comfort women” in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. “Comfort women” refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 is the International Memorial Day for “Comfort Women.” (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 15, 2022 shows a view of Cijara reservoir in Extremadura, Spain. Spain suffered from rounds of heat waves in 2022. Lack of rain left water volumes in its reservoirs at less than 40 percent of their storage capacities. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

People sit inside the newly-opened Stars Coffee, a chain that opened in former Starbucks coffee shops in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 22, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

A boy stands in the ruins caused by U.S. air strikes in Sangin district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2022. Almost one year has passed since U.S.-led coalition forces ran away from Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, but the whammy of war and U.S. sanctions, among others, have left the unsettled country with a horrific legacy. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 24, 2022 shows the China-funded Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant project can provide modern sewerage service to about five million people in Dhaka. (Xinhua)

A woman holding a child in her arms is seen in a drought-affected village in the town of Laisamis, Marsabit County, Kenya, Aug. 26, 2022. The number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia without reliable access to safe water jumped from 9.5 million in February, 2022 to 16.2 million in July, 2022, according to UNICEF. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2022 shows the production line of COVID-19 vaccine under the Butantan Institute in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since June 2020, Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac has carried out cooperation with the Butantan Institute to conduct a number of clinical studies, the most important of which is the Phase III clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Butantan Institute/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo taken on Sept. 1, 2022 shows the sunset behind Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

Egyptian students pose for photos at a sub-venue of the event titled “Talk with Taikonauts” in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 6, 2022. Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, talked from space with the youth from eight African countries on Sept. 6, 2022 via video link, sharing their experience in the Shenzhou-14 mission. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Aircraft fly over Copacabana Beach during a celebration marking the 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (at the podium and on the screens) speaks at the first plenary of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 13, 2022.

The 77th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Sept. 13, 2022 and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for solidarity among member states to address common challenges. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Chinese soldiers salute to coffins containing remains of Chinese People’s Volunteers martyrs killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a repatriation ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2022.

South Korea on Sept. 16, 2022 returned to China the remains and belongings of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. The ninth repatriation ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airport, west of the capital Seoul. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

An inflatable dummy and a yellow sign board reading “The bill has arrived” are seen at the Big Mamy bar in Rome, Italy, Sept. 17, 2022.

Europe’s ongoing energy crisis then has led to an overall rise in energy prices, and Italy has taken the brunt. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

The cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II travels on a road near the Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, Sept. 19, 2022.

Britain held a state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, the country’s longest-reigning monarch, at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022 attended by a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

This aerial photo released by the Danish Ministry of Defense on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the Nord Stream gas pipeline leak site. (Danish Defense Ministry/Handout via Xinhua)

This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2022 shows a view of the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The stampede occurred on Oct. 1, 2022 at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang regency after Arema Malang club lost to Persebaya Surabaya in an Indonesian league football match. (Photo by Bayu Novanta/Xinhua)

A partial solar eclipse is pictured at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

The world’s longest narrow gauge passenger train runs on the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland, Oct. 29, 2022. The world’s longest narrow gauge passenger train of Swiss Rhaetian Railway has entered the Guinness Book of Records. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Rescuers work at the site of a crowd crush in Itaewon, a district of Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2022. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C, front) attends a celebration event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 30, 2022.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party won the second round of the presidential elections on Oct. 30, 2022 and was set to serve a third four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo by Rahel Patrasso/Xinhua)

Rescuers on boats search in the Machchhu river after a cable bridge collapsed in Morbi district of India’s western state of Gujarat, Oct. 31, 2022.

A total of over 100 people were injured in the incident and 177 people were rescued. (Xinhua)

Empty shelves for cheap eggs are seen at a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 31, 2022.

As in previous months of 2022, the highest contribution to the high annual inflation rate in Europe came from energy, with firms and families increasingly finding it difficult to keep up with the costs. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2022 shows the opening ceremony of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

Voters fill in their ballots at a polling station in New York, the United States, on Nov. 8, 2022. Concerned voters across the United States went to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2022 midterm elections amid heightened partisanship and divide. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

This aerial photo taken on Nov. 16, 2022 shows workers and local residents watching a comprehensive inspection train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway trial section in Bandung, Indonesia. (Photo by Li Peiyang/Xinhua)

Students from the China-Laos Friendship Nongping Primary School are seen on the Lane Xang EMU train in Laos, Dec. 1, 2022. The China-Laos Railway connects Kunming in China’s Yunnan Province with the Laotian capital Vientiane. The 1,035-km railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, started operation on Dec. 3, 2021. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)