• An Afghan villager carries election materials over his shoulders as he hikes back to his village along a country road high in the mountains of Shutul District in northern Afghanistan. Shah Marai / AFP
    An Afghan villager carries election materials over his shoulders as he hikes back to his village along a country road high in the mountains of Shutul District in northern Afghanistan. Shah Marai / AFP
  • The shadow of an Israeli soldier during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers following a protest in the West Bank town of Hebron. Hazem Bader/ AFP
    The shadow of an Israeli soldier during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers following a protest in the West Bank town of Hebron. Hazem Bader/ AFP
  • A racegoer uses the camera on her phone to check her hair on the opening day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, England. Christopher Furlong / Getty
    A racegoer uses the camera on her phone to check her hair on the opening day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, England. Christopher Furlong / Getty
  • New recruits of the Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JKLIR) are pictured during a passing out parade at an army base on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA
    New recruits of the Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment (JKLIR) are pictured during a passing out parade at an army base on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Farooq Khan / EPA
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), delivers a speech during the CDU congress in Berlin. Stefanie Loos / Reuters
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), delivers a speech during the CDU congress in Berlin. Stefanie Loos / Reuters
  • An instructor (2nd L) from the Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy assists participants of a monofin swimming summer workshop as they practise floating in the water of a private pool in Paranaque city, metro Manila. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
    An instructor (2nd L) from the Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy assists participants of a monofin swimming summer workshop as they practise floating in the water of a private pool in Paranaque city, metro Manila. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
  • A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts as he fires his weapon towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Morek in Hama province. Badi Klif / Reuters
    A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts as he fires his weapon towards forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Morek in Hama province. Badi Klif / Reuters
  • An Afghan woman leaves the booth after casting her vote at a polling station in the northwestern city of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
    An Afghan woman leaves the booth after casting her vote at a polling station in the northwestern city of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP

Best photography from around the world April 5

The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.

April 05, 2014

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