Our world in photos: October 2

October 2, 2024
Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Supporters gather outside the house of Claudia Sheinbaum before she is sworn in as president in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Aurea Del Rosario/AP

President Claudia Sheinbaum, center, and outgoing President Andres Manuel López Obrador, right, stand before lawmakers on her inauguration day at Congress in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Supporters of President Claudia Sheinbaum attend a rally in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

A supporter carries a cutout of President Claudia Sheinbaum during a rally to hear her speak on her inauguration day at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Aurea Del Rosario/AP

Indigenous women carry out a traditional ceremony for President Claudia Sheinbaum in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Fernando Llano/AP

Claudia Sheinbaum waves from the vehicle taking her to Congress where she will be sworn in as president in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Aurea Del Rosario/AP

MEXICO CITY — New, lithe and well-educated leadership in-store south of the border: President Claudia Sheinbaum waves to supporters in the Zócalo, Mexico City’s main square, during a rally on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

KOLKATA — Rivers for rituals (but not for drinking): Hindu devotees perform rituals on the banks of the Hooghly River on the occasion of Mahalaya, an auspicious day to pay homage to ancestors, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

MILWAUKEE — Airborne celebration — those young, powerful legs of the Mets: New York Mets’ Brandon Nimmo, Harrison Bader, and Tyrone Taylor celebrate after Game 2 of a National League wild-card baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. The Mets won 8-4.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, talks with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shake hands before the vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York, as moderators Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan listen. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Vance leave that stage as Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen Walz greet moderators Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan after a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speak at the same time during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz participate in vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

NEW YORK — ‘Young man, I have just one word to say to you — plastics’: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, left, and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, shake hands as they arrive for a CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.

A woman with a child on her back walks past a house which had collapsed due to flooding in the Nakhu river caused by heavy rains in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

A man affected by the flood carries his child, playing with a mobile phone, as they walk towards their makeshift shelter in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Photo: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

KATHMANDU — Nature’s revenge — when floods leave behind homeless, creative shelter is found: A man sits inside a concrete pipe meant for municipal use after his shelter was swept away by the flooding Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

LONDON — Hoping to promote well-being with something green: Jengo the dog sits with part of an installation called Eden Dock in London’s Canary Wharf financial district, in partnership with the Eden Project, with the aim to improve the well-being of people who live, work or visit the area, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Cindy White looks over the devastation inside her home caused by Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 in Morganton, N.C. The adjacent Catawba River flooded due to the torrential rains destroying the seven of family's nine homes on the property. Photo: Kathy Kmonicek/AP

Resident Anne Schneider, right, hugs her friend Eddy Sampson as they survey damage left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP

Vehicles and debris that were caught in a flash flood from Hurricane Helene rest on the side of the road near the Swannanoa River, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. Photo: Mike Stewart/AP

Search crews look for victims in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. Photo: Mike Stewart/AP

Brian McCormack pauses after using a wheelbarrow to clean up debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP

Ben Phillips, left, and his wife Becca Phillips scrape mud out of the living room of their home left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP

Homes and vehicles that were damaged in a flash flood from Hurricane Helene lie on the side of a road near the Swannanoa River, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. Photo: Mike Stewart/AP

Debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene fills the street Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP

NORTH CAROLINA — Nature’s revenge — in addition to leaving a warzone in the streets, Helene dumped mud and water inside peoples’ homes (the ones that were still standing): Ben Phillips scoops mud out a window of his house left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, NC.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after winning against Jannik Sinner of Italy during their men's singles finals match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim/AP

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain poses for photographers after winning the men's singles finals match against Jannik Sinner of Italy at the China Open tennis tournament, National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Andy Wong/AP

Simone Bolelli, left, and Andrea Vavassori of Italy hold their trophy after winning their men's doubles finals match against Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Britain of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Andy Wong/AP

Simone Bolelli, left, and Andrea Vavassori of Italy celebrate after winning their men's doubles finals match against Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Britain at the China Open tennis tournament, National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim/AP

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain chooses balls during the men's singles finals match against Jannik Sinner of Italy at the China Open tennis tournament, National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Andy Wong/AP

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns a shot from Jannik Sinner of Italy during their men's singles finals match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Andy Wong/AP

Andrea Vavassori, right, and Simone Bolelli of Italy during their men's doubles finals match against Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Britain at the China Open tennis tournament, National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Andy Wong/AP

BEIJING — Significant swag from China: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain poses with his trophy after winning against Jannik Sinner of Italy during their men’s singles finals match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

GUATEMALA CITY — The shame of guilt, a hidden face: A detained police officer covers his face after a court hearing in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Police and alleged human smugglers were arrested Tuesday on migrant extortion charges, according to the Interior Ministry.

VATICAN — ‘Hey! Put that phone away!’: A bishop uses a smartphone as Pope Francis presides over a mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.