Beijing, Jan. 5, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

People light candles beside a poster of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani during a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 3, 2020. An attack near Baghdad International Airport on Friday has killed Qasem Soleimani, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhamdis, the deputy top leader of Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)

Mohammad-Jalal Firouznia (L), Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, meets with representatives of Hezbollah at the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 3, 2019. An attack near Baghdad International Airport on Friday has killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhamdis, deputy top leader of Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua)

Dakota Buttar rides on bull Twinkle Toes on the first day of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Unleash the Beast bull riding event in New York, the United States, Jan. 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2020 shows the light show at Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, celebrated its 10th anniversary with special LED light shows on Saturday in Dubai. The building officially opened on Jan. 4, 2010. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)

Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in Kep city, Kep Province, Cambodia, on Jan. 4, 2020. Seven people died and 18 others were injured after an under-construction building collapsed on Friday. (Xinhua/Mao Pengfei)

Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2020 shows the military academy hit by an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya. An airstrike hit a military academy in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Saturday, killing 28 students and injuring 18 others. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

People attend a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of Myanmar's Independence in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 4, 2020 shows athletes taking part in the cross-country ski competition in Changchun Jingyuetan International Vasaloppet Ski Festival in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

People walk in snow in Shimla, capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, on Jan. 4, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 4, 2020 shows winter swimming fans attending a game in the Xiangjiang River in Hengnan County, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)

A sculptor takes part in the 9th China Harbin International Ice-Assemblage Championship in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Song)■