Newly appointed Venezuela's Defense Minister Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez reacts before an event at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 18, 2026. Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez announced a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, appointing new ministers for defense, housing, and electric energy.

Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez was appointed minister of defense, succeeding Vladimir Padrino Lopez, who held the post for over a decade. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)

Anutin Charnvirakul (C), a candidate from the Bhumjaithai Party, celebrates after being re-elected Thailand's prime minister at the parliament building in Bangkok, Thailand, March 19, 2026. Anutin Charnvirakul, a candidate from the Bhumjaithai Party, was re-elected Thailand's prime minister after securing a simple majority in a vote cast by the House of Representatives on Thursday. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

An elder resident plays gobang with a robot at an elder care center with service robots in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

People take a train for returning home at Tongi Railway Station in Gazipur, Bangladesh, March 18, 2026. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

This photo taken on March 19, 2026 shows a sunset view seen from the Ming Dynasty City Wall Relics Park, in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

A Palestinian mourns at the funeral of the killed victims after shrapnel fell in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron in the West Bank, on March 19, 2026. Four Palestinians were killed and six others injured on Wednesday evening by falling shrapnel in the southern West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

Students practice Taijiquan, a kind of Chinese traditional martial arts, at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, March 18, 2026. Upon the upcoming first International Taijiquan Day, the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi promoted Chinese traditional culture and fostered China-Kenya cultural exchange by teaching the history and cultural background of Taijiquan and organizing students to learn and practice the martial arts. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)