Emergency responders work at an impact site of an Iranian missile attack in Ramat Gan, central Israel, March 18, 2026. A man and a woman were killed Tuesday night in the city of Ramat Gan, central Israel, after a missile fired from Iran hit a residential building, Israel's national emergency service MDA reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

Visitors view a bronze human head from the Sanxingdui archaeological site during an exhibition on the bronze civilization of southwest China at the Guadalajara Museum in Guadalajara, Spain, on March 17, 2026. An exhibition showcasing the bronze civilization of southwest China opened on Tuesday evening at the Guadalajara Museum in Spain, presenting the region's diverse ancient cultures and distinctive social life. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Visitors view industrial robots at the 22nd China (Tianjin) International Equipment & Manufacturing Industry Expo (CIEX) in north China's Tianjin, March 18, 2026. The four-day expo kicked off here on Wednesday, attracting over 800 enterprises from home and abroad to participate. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

People attend a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2026. People in large numbers attended a funeral ceremony in the Iranian capital Tehran Wednesday for the crew members of a frigate sunk by the United States as well as one the country's top security officials and a high-ranking military commander killed in Israeli attacks. (Xinhua/Shadati)

Workers are pictured during the track-laying operation at the construction site of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in Songming County of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 18, 2026.

The first pair of 500-meter-long steel rails was steadily placed on the track on Wednesday, marking the official start of track laying for the Yunnan section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway.

Upon the full completion of this high-speed railway, travel time between Chongqing and Kunming will be significantly reduced. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

People view cherry blossoms in Yinzhou District of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 16, 2026. (Photo by Hu Jiajie/Xinhua)

People line up to refuel their vehicles at a gas station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 17, 2026. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)

This photo taken on March 18, 2026 shows debris of a damaged building after Israeli airstrikes in the Bashoura area of Beirut, Lebanon. At least six civilians were killed and 24 others wounded in two Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut at dawn on Wednesday, said the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua)

Rayjon Tucker (R) of Zhejiang Lions passes the ball during the 27th round match between Zhejiang Lions and Jilin Northeast Tigers at the 2025-2026 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)