TOKYO, Dec. 21, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani enter the hall to inspect the guard of honor in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 20, 2019. Rouhani, on a two-day trip to Japan marking the first for an Iranian president since 2000, heard from Abe about his concerns about rising tension in the Middle East at the outset of the meeting.

GAZA, Dec. 21, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians run to take cover from tear gas canisters fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Gaza-Israel border, east of southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 20, 2019.

PARIS, Dec. 21, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People take metro line 1 in Paris, France, Dec. 20, 2019. The driverless metro line 1 maintains its usual frequencies. France has seen 16 consecutive days of strike against the governments pension reform plan, with public transport crippled, schools closed, power cut in certain regions and several days of massive demonstrations in major cities.

BEIJING, Dec. 21, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A is launched on a Long March-4B carrier rocket at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Chinas Shanxi Province on Dec. 20, 2019.

TRIPOLI (LEBANON), Dec. 21, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Protesters burn tyres to block the road in Lebanons northern city Tripoli on Dec. 20, 2019. Protesters in Tripoli blocked roads on Friday to protest against the appointment of Hassan Diab as the new prime minister.

. TOKYO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shake hands before their talks in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 20, 2019. Rouhani, on a two-day trip to Japan marking the first for an Iranian president since 2000, heard from Abe about his concerns about rising tension in the Middle East at the outset of the meeting.

MACAO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspects the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in Macao Special Administrative Region, south Chinas Macao, Dec. 20, 2019. Xi urged the PLA Garrison in Macao to comprehensively raise its ability to perform duties and contribute more to the successful practice of one country, two systems in Macao.

NABLUS, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers are seen during clashes with Palestinians after a protest against the expansion of Jewish settlements in Kufr Qadoom village near the West Bank city of Nablus, Dec. 20, 2019.