Our world in photos: October 13

VATICAN — ‘Take me into your heart… and your phone’: A participant in the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops scans Pope Francis with his smartphone in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Pope Francis is convening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.
Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP

QATAR — Cultivating all corners of the Middle East: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani shake hands before their meeting in Lusail, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023.
Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, Pool/AP

BRITISH COLUMBIA — Harvesting a fruit that floats: Workers pull a boom while harvesting cranberries at Golden Eagle Farms, in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Machines are used to beat the cranberries off vines and then the bog is flooded with water. Air pockets in the fruit cause the berries to float to the surface and then workers use booms to corral them before they are pumped into transport trailers and delivered to Ocean Spray for processing.
Photo: Darryl Dyck /The Canadian Press via AP

ISRAEL — Bodies yet to be identified, casualties of war: The bodies of Israelis killed in an unprecedented Hamas attack are gathered for identification at a military base in Ramla, Israel, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Israeli officials say 1,300 people were killed when Hamas militants burst across the border last Saturday and went on a deadly rampage through Israeli border towns, villages, army bases and a music festival.
Photo: Francisco Seco/AP

ANTARCTICA — ‘While the icebergs are still here, we’ll dive for krill…’: A chipstrap penguin jumps from an iceberg into the Southern Ocean on March 9, 2023.
Photo: David Keyton/AP

IRAQ — ‘…and you thought fire was invented for cooking’: Iraqis burn Israeli flags during a mass rally in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Baghdad, Iraq.
Photo: Anmar Khalil/AP

PHILADELPHIA — Lone Brave exits field as Phillies celebrate:: The Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after Game 4 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 3-1 to win the series.
Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

CHINA — Meditative moves in the water:: Team China performs during the team’s free-routine artistic swimming competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.
Photo: Aaron Favila/AP

INDIA — Traditional Indian dance for Navratri festival:: Indians in traditional attire pose for the media as they practice the Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state, ahead of Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. The Hindu festival of Navratri, or nine nights, will begin on October 15.
Photo: Ajit Solanki/AP

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brooklyn’s own Hakeem in a contemplative moment:: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-Brooklyn; Rep. Katherine Clar, D-Mass., and other members of Congress host a candlelight vigil for Israel On Capitol Hill Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Washington.
Photo: Mariam Zuhaib/AP

BRAZIL — Nature’s revenge, wildfires grow closer:: People wear masks to protect themselves from smoke coming from wildfires during a heat wave, at the Moderna port in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Thursday, Oct.12, 2023.
Photo: Edmar Barros/AP

COLOMBIA — Heads up soccer:: Uruguay’s Nicolas De La Cruz heads the ball during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Colombia at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.
Photo: Fernando Vergara/AP

KYIV — A child’s best friend, relaxed with crossed legs:: Oleksa Sundugay, 6, and his sister Olesya Sundugay, 4, pet Nika, a specially trained canistherapy animal, in Vcentri Hub, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Canistherapy is a method of rehabilitation using the relationship between a person and a dog.
Photo: Alex Babenko/AP

CALIFOFNIA — Now that’s a healthy commission:: Jonathan Khalil, left, and Chris Khalil, sons of the store co-owners, hold up a ceremonial check presented to them by lottery officials at the Midway Market & Liquor store, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Frazier Park, Calif., where a $1.765 billion winning Powerball ticket was sold.
Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

ILLINOIS — A new mental health take on gifting:: Quinn Byrne, 5 left, smiles as she receives a gift from her mother, Jamie Bryne, at a Learning Express store in Lake Zurich, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. There’s a growing movement that embraces a new role for toys: build emotional resiliency among children to address a mental health crisis that worsened during the pandemic.
Photo: Nam Y. Huh/AP

NEW YORK — The inscrutable world of cosplay:: Attendees dressed as Super Mario characters pose during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.
Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

LOS ANGELES — Making murals into memorials:: Artist Royyal Dog of Los Angeles works on his mural of famous female singers who have passed away, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The artist said the mural will take about two weeks to finish. At left in the mural is Amy Winehouse and at right is Selena.
Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP