Best photography from around the world, June 2

Bangladeshi children play football, on plots marked to build houses in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Football fans around the world are gearing up to watch the upcoming World Cup football tournament in Brazil. A.M. Ahad / AP

A protester wearing a mask poses for a photograph in a street in the Gezi district of Istanbul. Turkey’s combative prime minister warned protesters that police would do “whatever is necessary” to clamp down on demonstrations in Istanbul’s Taksim Square to mark the anniversary of last year’s turmoil. Ozan Kose / AFP

Russia’s Maria Sharapova reacts as she plays Australia’s Samantha Stosur during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France. Michel Spingler / AP

Italian Air Force aerobatic unit “Frecce Tricolori” drag green, white and red smoke in the colours of the Italian flag over the finish line of the 21st and last stage of the 97th Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) cycling race, 172km from Gemona to Trieste. Luk Benis / AFP

A man paints his face during an annual religious ceremony revolving around a religious statue called “Lok Ta Pring Ka-Ek”, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Samarang Pring / Reuters

Palestinian girl reads the Holly Quran in the first of Shaban month in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestine. Nasser Ishtayeh / AP

A female North Korean soldier uses her mobile phone next to a sentry on the banks of the Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong. Jacky Chen / Reuters

Novice Buddhist monks watch a game of football of fellow monks from a monastery window in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar football supporters, including Buddhist monks are gearing up to watch the upcoming World Cup football tournament in Brazil. Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP

Participants are covered in paint as they take part in the Color Run in London. Neil Hall / Reuters

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