• South Korea’s Ki Sung-yueng (bottom) fouls Russia’s Alexander Samedov during their 2014 World Cup Group H football match at the Pantanal arena in Cuiaba. David Gray / Reuters
    South Korea’s Ki Sung-yueng (bottom) fouls Russia’s Alexander Samedov during their 2014 World Cup Group H football match at the Pantanal arena in Cuiaba. David Gray / Reuters
  • A Sri Lankan freshwater fish street vendor waits for customers beside his auto rickshaw with fish in plastic bags hanging from it in Colombo. Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP
    A Sri Lankan freshwater fish street vendor waits for customers beside his auto rickshaw with fish in plastic bags hanging from it in Colombo. Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP
  • Spanish Fernando Verdasco bites the net during his first round match against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France at the tennis tournament Topshelf Open in Rosmalen. Koen Suyk / EPA
    Spanish Fernando Verdasco bites the net during his first round match against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France at the tennis tournament Topshelf Open in Rosmalen. Koen Suyk / EPA
  • Brazilian fan Ana Luiza dos Anjos wearing contact lenses with the Brazilian national flag and her face painted blue before the Fifa World Cup 2014 group A preliminary round match between Brazil and Mexico at the Fifa Fan Fest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Diego Azubel / EPA
    Brazilian fan Ana Luiza dos Anjos wearing contact lenses with the Brazilian national flag and her face painted blue before the Fifa World Cup 2014 group A preliminary round match between Brazil and Mexico at the Fifa Fan Fest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Diego Azubel / EPA
  • A fan falls out of the stands as Los Angeles Angels third baseman David Freese (6) tries for a pop foul by Cleveland Indians’ Carlos Santana in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland. Mark Duncan / AP
    A fan falls out of the stands as Los Angeles Angels third baseman David Freese (6) tries for a pop foul by Cleveland Indians’ Carlos Santana in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland. Mark Duncan / AP
  • Flames rise from an oil tanker carrying oil for Nato’s forces after it was targeted by a bomb in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. At least two women were killed and six persons were injured when the bomb exploded. Ghulamullah Habibi / EPA
    Flames rise from an oil tanker carrying oil for Nato’s forces after it was targeted by a bomb in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. At least two women were killed and six persons were injured when the bomb exploded. Ghulamullah Habibi / EPA

Best photography from around the world, June 18

Rob Gurdebeke

June 18, 2014

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

The specs

Engine: 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged and three electric motors

Power: Combined output 920hp

Torque: 730Nm at 4,000-7,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic

Fuel consumption: 11.2L/100km

On sale: Now, deliveries expected later in 2025

Price: expected to start at Dh1,432,000

Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

Mercedes V250 Avantgarde specs

Engine: 2.0-litre in-line four-cylinder turbo

Gearbox: 7-speed automatic

Power: 211hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 350Nm

Fuel economy, combined: 6.0 l/100 km

Price: Dh235,000

The years Ramadan fell in May

1987

1954

1921

1888

The Land between Two Rivers: Writing in an Age of Refugees
Tom Sleigh, Graywolf Press

New Zealand 21 British & Irish Lions 24

New Zealand
Penalties: Barrett (7)

British & Irish Lions
Tries: Faletau, Murray
Penalties: Farrell (4)
Conversions: Farrell 
 

How to protect yourself when air quality drops

Install an air filter in your home.

Close your windows and turn on the AC.

Shower or bath after being outside.

Wear a face mask.

Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.

If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.

'Gold'

Director:Anthony Hayes

Stars:Zaf Efron, Anthony Hayes

Rating:3/5

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