The National View’s photo editors pick the best of the day from around the world
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An Afghan refugee girl stands with her mother as they wait for their turn to have a medical check-up at a health clinic set-up by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to mark World Refugee Day in Islamabad. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters -
Switzerland’s goalkeeper Diego Benaglio saves a penalty shot by France’s forward Karim Benzema during a Group E football match between Switzerland and France at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP -
A young mother holds her child in her IDP (Internaly Displaced Persons) shelter in the UNMISS camp in Juba. According to UNMISS spokesperson Ariane Quinter, the UNMISS will be closing the IDP site and relocating them to a new site in Jebel Area due to the congestion at the current site in Tomping. Charles Lomodong / AFP -
People watch a laser and fireworks show over the Neva River and the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. The show marks the annual school leavers day. Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters -
Stonehenge is reflected in the glasses of a reveller as people gather at the Stonehenge ancient monument in Wiltshire, Britain, after witnessing the sunrise in celebration of the Summer Solstice. Tens of thousands of summer solstice revellers celebrated the beginning of the longest day of the year at Stonehenge. Will Oliver / EPA -
People prepare for the summer solstice dawn celebrations as Druids, pagans and revellers gathered the night before the Summer Solstice sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. A sunny forecast brought thousands of revellers to the 5,000 year old stone circle in Wiltshire to see the sunrise on the Summer Solstice dawn. Tim Ireland / Getty -
Shadows of football fans are cast against the gate of Chile national football team base during the team’s training session at Toca da Raposa II in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Dennis M Sabangan / EPA -
A man covers his face near firefighters extinguishing a fire at a wholesale vegetables market in Sanaa. About 10 shops were destroyed in the fire and there has been no reports of casualties, according to local media. Mohamed Al-Sayaghi / Reuters -
An Ecuador football team fan reacts while watching a play against the Honduras team at the Word Cup Fifa Fan Fest during on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Joe Raedle / Getty -
Best photography from around the world, June 21
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