Best photography from around the world April 27

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  Members of the audience raise their hands as US President Barack Obama looks for someone to call upon during a meeting with young student leaders at the Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative during a visit to University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. Jim Watson / AFP Photo

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  Filipino Ifugao tribesmen ride on wooden scooters during the Imbayah Festival, a gathering of tribesmen to preserve their culture and tradition, at a village in the upland town of Banaue, Ifugao province, Philippines. The wooden scooter has long been the preferred transportation for the Ifugao tribesmen, a cheaper alternative to gas-powered motorcycles as they use to tend to their rice crops in the Unesco World Heritage site Banaue Rice terraces. Harley Palangchao / EPA

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  Michael Norris of Australia performs during a presentation of the World Extreme Games in Shanghai. The games will be held in Shanghai from April 30 to May 3. Carlos Barria / Reuters

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  A mourner looks at messages written for victims of the sunken passenger ship Sewol, at a temporary group memorial altar for the victims in Ansan. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters

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  Iraqi women residing in Iran line up to vote for Iraq’s parliamentary elections as an Iranian soldier stands guard at a polling station in southern Tehran. Iraqi residents in Iran head to the polls today as in Iraq the polls will open on April 30. Behrouz Mehri / AFP Photo

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  South African men and women arrive for a parade as thousands of people celebrate 20 years of democracy during a Freedom Day event held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Ihsaan Haffejee / EPA

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  People wearing 3D glasses follow in the church of Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII in Milan the broadcast of the canonisation mass of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on St Peter’s at the Vatican. Oliver Mori / AFP Photo

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  Participants wearing neon-coloured clothes pose for pictures during the 5km Electric Run around Wembley Stadium in London. Justin Tallis / AFP Photo

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  A competitor in action during training on day three of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at the London Aquatics Centr. Clive Rose / Getty Images

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  Iraqi men residing in Iran line up to vote for Iraq’s parliamentary elections at a polling station in southern Tehran. Behrouz Mehri / AFP Photo

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  Member of the South African National Defense Force wait to participate in a parade as thousands of people celebrate 20 years of democracy during a Freedom Day event held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. Ihsaan Haffejee / EPA

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