• A handout photo taken by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team shows young girls preparing to perform during an independence day celebration in Mogadishu, Somalia. Tobin Jones / UN Photo / AFP
    A handout photo taken by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team shows young girls preparing to perform during an independence day celebration in Mogadishu, Somalia. Tobin Jones / UN Photo / AFP
  • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford arrives at City Hall in Toronto. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who shot to prominence last year after admitting to smoking crack, buying illegal drugs and driving after drinking, insisted for months he did not have a problem. Mark Blinch / Reuters
    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford arrives at City Hall in Toronto. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who shot to prominence last year after admitting to smoking crack, buying illegal drugs and driving after drinking, insisted for months he did not have a problem. Mark Blinch / Reuters
  • Muslims stand after having their Iftar (evening breaking fast) meal on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in India, at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    Muslims stand after having their Iftar (evening breaking fast) meal on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in India, at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • An Afghan burqa-clad woman waiting to break fast during the holy month of Ramadan at the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine, or Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    An Afghan burqa-clad woman waiting to break fast during the holy month of Ramadan at the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine, or Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • An Argentina football fan using an oversized picture of Lionel Messi as a mask arrives to the National Stadium for the World Cup round of 16 match between France and Nigeria in Brasilia, Brazil. Eraldo Peres / AP
    An Argentina football fan using an oversized picture of Lionel Messi as a mask arrives to the National Stadium for the World Cup round of 16 match between France and Nigeria in Brasilia, Brazil. Eraldo Peres / AP
  • People wave German flags as they watch Germany play against Algeria during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game, during heavy rain at the Fanmeile public viewing arena in Berlin. Thomas Peter / AP
    People wave German flags as they watch Germany play against Algeria during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game, during heavy rain at the Fanmeile public viewing arena in Berlin. Thomas Peter / AP
  • Local resident Viktor Shevchenko walks outside a building damaged by a recent shelling in the Ukrainian eastern city of Slaviansk. Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters
    Local resident Viktor Shevchenko walks outside a building damaged by a recent shelling in the Ukrainian eastern city of Slaviansk. Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters
  • France’s Raphael Varane reacts against the goal net to getting hit in the face by the ball during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Nigeria at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia. Dylan Martinez / Reuters
    France’s Raphael Varane reacts against the goal net to getting hit in the face by the ball during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Nigeria at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia. Dylan Martinez / Reuters

Best photography from around the world, July 1


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