SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A farmer sows wheat in a field in Shangqiu, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 23, 2026. (Photo by Wang Gaochao/Xinhua)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A man goes to a polling station after early voting for the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections started, in Paris, Texas, the United States on Oct. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Villagers receive quilts at a temporary resettlement site of an earthquake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 23, 2026. China has allocated 50 million yuan (about 7.5 million U.S. dollars) in emergency disaster relief funds and earmarked another 30 million yuan for recovery efforts following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The earthquake struck Baqen County of the city of Nagqu at 10:33 p.m. on Thursday. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 23, 2026 shows the site of a building collapse accident in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. Several people are feared trapped after an 18-story building under construction collapsed Friday afternoon in Eastleigh, a high-density commercial and residential suburb of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. (Photo by Henry Naminde/Xinhua)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A foreign buyer learns about artificial flowers during the second phase of the 140th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2026. The second phase of the 140th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, kicked off here on Friday. Themed "Quality Home Life," the second phase covered 515,000 square meters, with over 10,000 participating enterprises. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants of the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) visit a smart-city science and innovation center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 23, 2026. The 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) kicked off here on Friday and will last till Sunday. Participants from various countries and regions visited a smart-city science and innovation center and the construction site of the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area ahead of the forum. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Oct. 23, 2026 shows a vehicle transferring a container during transshipment of an inbound China-Europe freight train at Suifenhe Railway Station in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. According to China Railway Harbin Group, a total of 6,024 China-Europe freight train trips have been made via the eastern corridor of the China-Europe freight train service so far this year, up 40.3 percent year on year. (Photo by Qu Yiwei/Xinhua)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists team China pose for photos during the men's teams awarding ceremony at the 29th ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)