The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world
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Burning Man participants walk through dust at the annual Burning Man event on the Black Rock Desert of Gerlach, Nev. Organisers call Burning Man the largest outdoor arts festival in North America, with its drum circles, decorated art cars, guerrilla theatrics and colourful theme camps. Andy Barron / AP -
Sri Lanka’s cricket fans watch the match from a tree during the final ODI (One Day International) cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters -
Palestinian women look at the shattered remains of a building complex that was destroyed by fighting between Hamas Militants and Israel in the northern Gaza Strip city of Beit Hanun. Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal rejected any attempt to disarm his Palestinian Islamist movement in Gaza as demanded by Israel, saying the group’s weapons were “sacred”. Roberto Schmidt / AFP -
A member of the Band of the Moscow Suvorov Military Music College from Russia performs during the dress rehearsal of the International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower” in front of the St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow. Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters -
A competitor jumps in the water of the Geneva Lake during a water jump contest the first day of the International Roller Contest Lausanne (IRCL) in Lausanne Ouchy, Switzerland. Laurent Gillieron / EPA -
Mount Tavurvur erupting in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of local communities and international flights to be re-routed. Mount Tavurvur, which destroyed the town of Rabaul when it erupted simultaneously with nearby Mount Vulcan in 1994, rumbled to life early in the morning on the tip of the remote island of New Britain. Oliver Bluett / AFP -
Best photography from around the world, August 30
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