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Our world in photos: September 15

September 15, 2023 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
GUATEMALA — Passing guards arouse a flock of pigeons: Army cadets march in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral prior to an Independence Day ceremony in Guatemala City, Thursday.
Photo: Moises Castillo/AP
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LAMPEDUSA ISLAND — Bound for Italy, but closer to Africa: Migrants wait to be transferred from the Lampedusa Island to the mainland, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Lampedusa, which is closer to Africa than the Italian mainland, has been overwhelmed this week by thousands of people hoping to reach Europe from Tunisia, which has replaced Libya as the main base of operations for migrant smuggling operations in the Mediterranean.
Photo: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP

 

SEATTLE — Protesting brutal, crass police indifference to death: Protesters march through downtown Seattle after body camera footage was released of a Seattle police officer joking about the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old woman hit and killed in January by officer Kevin Dave in a police cruiser, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Seattle.
Photo: Lindsey Wasson/AP

 

MOROCCO — Mourning lost family in destroyed home: A man who lost his wife and daughter in the earthquake sits in what used to be his home, in the town of Amizmiz, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. King Mohammed VI’s cabinet said in a statement that the government would fund rebuilding for people from roughly 50,000 homes that were damaged or destroyed by allocating cash depending on the level of destruction.
Photo: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP

 

CUBA — Unity in developing and emerging countries: Honor guards walk outside Revolution Palace after an official reception by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres who will attend the G77+China summit in Havana, Thursday. The G77 group is seeking to promote “a new economic world order.”
Photo: Ramon Espinosa/AP

 

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GERMANY — Selfies with Meghan! The Duchess of Sussex, right, poses for selfies with children at the cycling track at the Invictus Games in Duesseldorf, Friday. Meghan’s husband, Harry, Duke of Sussex, founded the Invictus Games in 2014.
Photo: Martin Meissner/AP

 

GERMANY — “…Master of my fate… captain of my soul”: At the appropriately named Invictus Games, which Britain’s Prince Harry founded 10 years ago, he and Meghan watch between fans from Nigeria and Ukraine in Duesseldorf, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. He founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of service members and veterans by giving them the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics.
Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP

 

FRANCE — Why can’t they do that in basketball? France’s Sekou Macalou, top, hoisted by teammates, catches the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between France and Uruguay at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, near Lille, Thursday.
Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

 

NEW YORK — Sothebys Landau collection: Visitors review Robert Rauschenberg’s oil and silkscreen ink “Sundog,” from the collection of Emily Fisher Landau, a collector noted for her “vital role in shaping the unfolding story of 20th-century art,” on display at Sotheby’s for auction, Thursday.
Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP

 

SPAIN — Carrying high heels, with airborne train: A model runs backstage during a Spanish designer Claro Couture fashion show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid Spain, Thursday.
Photo: Bernat Armangue/AP

 

SPAIN — See-through headpieces for crossing the street? Models display creations by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
Photo: Bernat Armangue/AP

 

ITALY — ‘Gimme the ball, gimme the ball, gimme the ball!’ Not “Chorus Line,” but championship volleyball. Slovenia’s Klemen Cebulj, left, hits the ball over the net as Poland’s Lukasz Kaczmarek, Poland’s Norbert Huber, Poland’s Wilfredo Leon attempt to block during the Men’s European Volleyball Championship semifinal match between Poland and Slovenia, in Rome, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP

 

ITALY — Hardfloor volleyball: Poland’s Lukasz Kaczmarek celebrates after winning the Men’s European Volleyball Championship semifinal match between Poland and Slovenia, in Rome, Thursday.
Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP

 

LONDON — Full swing finish: England’s Joe Root is bowled by New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra during the One Day International cricket match between England and New Zealand at Lord’s cricket ground in London, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP


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