CHICAGO, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Teachers take part in the Chicago Teachers Union strike rally in downtown Chicago, the United States, on Oct. 17, 2019. Thousands of teachers and supporters rally on Thursday after Chicago Teachers Union failed to make a deal with the municipal government on raising the teachers salaries. Xinhua/UNI

RAQQA (SYRIA), Oct. 17, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Syrian soldiers are seen inside the Tabqa airbase in the Tabqa city of Raqqa province in northern Syria on Oct. 16, 2019. The Syrian army has entered the city of Tabqa in the northern countryside of Raqqa Province, as part of the Syrian armys move to enter Kurdish-held areas to counter the ongoing Turkish assault in the region.

GAZA, Oct. 14, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian enjoys horse riding on the beach at sunset in Gaza City, Oct. 13, 2019.