• Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter’s square at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte / AFP Photo
    Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter’s square at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte / AFP Photo
  • An Indonesian boy jumps into the Siak River amid thick haze in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia. Rony Muharran / EPA
    An Indonesian boy jumps into the Siak River amid thick haze in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia. Rony Muharran / EPA
  • This aerial photo shows flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, South Carolina. Janet Blackmon Morgan / The Sun News via AP
    This aerial photo shows flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, South Carolina. Janet Blackmon Morgan / The Sun News via AP
  • People on a swing ride at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas. Larry W Smith / EPA
    People on a swing ride at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas. Larry W Smith / EPA
  • Afghan National Army officers participate in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    Afghan National Army officers participate in a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • Damaged cars are piled atop one another after flooding in Cannes, southeastern France. Jean-Christophe Magnenet / AFP Photo
    Damaged cars are piled atop one another after flooding in Cannes, southeastern France. Jean-Christophe Magnenet / AFP Photo
  • Spectators wearing masks watches the men’s singles match between Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay on a polluted day at the China Open in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    Spectators wearing masks watches the men’s singles match between Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay on a polluted day at the China Open in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • David Cameron, the British prime minister, gives his keynote speech to delegates on the fourth and final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
    David Cameron, the British prime minister, gives his keynote speech to delegates on the fourth and final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

World in focus — best photos for October 7, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.