Best photos of August 15: From white doves in Tokyo to lightning strikes over Nice

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  White doves are released at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo as Japan marks its surrender in the Second World War. Getty Images

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  A six-week-old baby hippo 'Toni', named after German footballer Antonio Ruediger, is pictured with its mother Debby, at Berlin Zoo in Berlin. Reuters

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  A musician performs during the 79th anniversary of the Korean Liberation Day from Japan, at the Bosingak Pavilion in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

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  Railway Protection Force officials release balloons during a ceremony to mark India's Independence Day in Chennai on August 15. AFP

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  Baltimore Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander is unable to catch a fly ball hit in by Washington Nationals' Alex Call during the second inning of a baseball game, in Baltimore. AP

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  Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP

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  A 1,680-square-meter 'Art Nouveau' theme flower carpet, made using dahlias and begonias at Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium. Reuters

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  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets students after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations in the Red Fort in New Delhi. EPA

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  The remains of a 3.5 metre-tall woolly mammoth are displayed in Hong Kong as part of the relocation of Sotheby's auction house. AFP

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  Lightning strikes over the French Riviera city of Nice, France. AFP