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Our world in photos: September 29

September 29, 2021 Michaela Keil
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UNITED KINGDOM — Fuel-supply crisis: A man filled his car at a petrol station in London, on Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to reassure the British public on Tuesday that a fuel-supply crisis, triggered by a shortage of truck drivers, was “stabilizing,” though his government said it would be a while before the situation returned to normal.
Photo: Frank Augstein/AP

 

NEVADA — Foul: Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray (12) was fouled by Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith (4) during the second half of Game 1 in the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs on Tuesday, in Las Vegas. The Aces beat the Mercury 96-90.
Photo: Steve Marcus/AP

 

CALIFORNIA — Slide: San Diego Padres’ Eric Hosmer, right, slid in for a double as Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Trea Turner, center, attempted to tag him while second base umpire Jeremy Riggs watched during the seventh inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, in Los Angeles.
Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP

 

CHINA — Power outages: A man used his smartphone flashlight to light up his bowl of noodles as he ate his breakfast at a restaurant during a blackout in Shenyang in northeastern China’s Liaoning Province, on Wednesday. People ate breakfast by flashlight and shopkeepers used portable generators Wednesday as power cuts imposed to meet official conservation goals disrupted manufacturing and daily life.
Photo: Olivia Zhang/AP

 

SPAIN — Team spirit: Sheriff’s goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis, left, and Sheriff’s Dimitris Kolovos hugged at the end of the Champions League group D soccer match between Real Madrid and Sheriff Tiraspol at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on Tuesday.
Photo: Jose Breton/AP

 

INDIA — Fumigation: An Indian municipal worker fumigated an area in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.
Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

 

ILLINOIS — Breaking ground: Former President Barack Obama, left, and former first lady Michelle Obama tossed shovels of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on Tuesday, in Chicago.
Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Premiere: Daniel Craig posed for photographers upon arrival for the World premiere of the new James Bond film “No Time To Die” in London, on Tuesday.
Photo: Matt Dunham/AP

 

VIRGINIA — Debate: Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe participated with his Republican challenger, Glenn Youngkin, in a debate at Northern Virginia Community College, in Alexandria, on Tuesday.
Photo: Cliff Owen/AP

 

CALIFORNIA — Sunset stretch: People performed yoga poses on the beach as the sun went down over the horizon, on Tuesday, in Santa Monica.
Photo: Jae C. Hong/AP

 

VATICAN CITY — Seminarians: Pope Francis met a group of seminarians during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, on Wednesday.
Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP
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