Xinhua Photos of the Day (Jan. 8)

BEIJING, Jan. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

People attend the funeral ceremony of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians in Tehran on Monday mourned the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (1st L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd L Front) visit the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020. Vladimir Putin arrived in Damascus on Tuesday and met with Bashar al-Assad. (Syrian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks to the media after a meeting on Libya with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

A helicopter is seen battling a forest fire in the north of Napier, New Zealand's North Island, Jan. 6, 2020. A large forest fire broke out on Monday in the north of Napier in New Zealand's North Island. (Hayden Woodward/Handout via Xinhua)

Austria's new Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (1st R Front) and new Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (2nd R Front) enter the swearing-in ceremony in Vienna, Autstria, Jan. 7, 2020. Austria's new coalition government was sworn in on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures at a delivery ceremony for Tesla China-made Model 3 in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 7, 2020. U.S. electric carmaker Tesla officially launched its China-made Model Y program in its Shanghai gigafactory Tuesday, one year after the company broke ground on its first overseas plant. The first batch of China-produced Model 3 sedans was also delivered to its non-employee customers at an opening ceremony for the program. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

An electrician sets the electric system for a railway line linking Xinfeng and Yaocun in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

Stewardesses from Chongqing section of China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd attend the business and etiquette training to welcome the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 6, 2020. (Photo by Huangwei/Xinhua)

A surfer surfs with strong winds in Lavrio, Greece, Jan. 6, 2020. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 7, 2020 shows a snow view of the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 7, 2020 shows a snow view of Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

Mammatus clouds are seen over Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

He Tianju (1st L) and Zhao Jiwei (2nd R) of Liaoning vie with Jarell Martin (2nd L) of Shenzhen during a match at the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League on Jan. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

A boy lights a candle during the Christmas service in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 6, 2019. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7 according to the Julian calendar. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)