• Traditional wooden boats, or dhows, compete at sunrise during the Al Gaffal race, a long-distance dhow sailing race, near Sir Bu Nuayr, near Sharja. Martin Dokoupi / Reuters
    Traditional wooden boats, or dhows, compete at sunrise during the Al Gaffal race, a long-distance dhow sailing race, near Sir Bu Nuayr, near Sharja. Martin Dokoupi / Reuters
  • Sri Lankan soldiers march during a Victory Day parade in the southern town of Matara. The government is holding a military “victory parade” to mark five years since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels, who waged a decades-long battle for a separate homeland for minority Tamils. Lakruwan Wanniarachichi / AFP
    Sri Lankan soldiers march during a Victory Day parade in the southern town of Matara. The government is holding a military “victory parade” to mark five years since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels, who waged a decades-long battle for a separate homeland for minority Tamils. Lakruwan Wanniarachichi / AFP
  • Lightning strikes across the sky during a thunderstorm in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Reuters
    Lightning strikes across the sky during a thunderstorm in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Reuters
  • A woman leads her painted buffalo onto a stage during a buffalo bodypainting competition in Jiangcheng county, Yunnan province. Artists from eight countries painted on buffaloes to compete for a 100,000 yuan ($16,042) prize reward during the competition. Wong Campion / Reuters
    A woman leads her painted buffalo onto a stage during a buffalo bodypainting competition in Jiangcheng county, Yunnan province. Artists from eight countries painted on buffaloes to compete for a 100,000 yuan ($16,042) prize reward during the competition. Wong Campion / Reuters
  • A boy rides his bicycle along Third Street of the Alvorada neighbourhood which is decorated for the 2014 World Cup in Manaus, one of the tournament’s host cities. Bruno Kelly/ Reuters
    A boy rides his bicycle along Third Street of the Alvorada neighbourhood which is decorated for the 2014 World Cup in Manaus, one of the tournament’s host cities. Bruno Kelly/ Reuters
  • A paddle boarder watches as two firefighting helicopters take on water from the Pacific Ocean off of San Clemente, Calif. The water-dropping helicopters were part of a larger effort combating three wildfires at the nearby Camp Pendleton Marine base. Bailey Bianco / AP
    A paddle boarder watches as two firefighting helicopters take on water from the Pacific Ocean off of San Clemente, Calif. The water-dropping helicopters were part of a larger effort combating three wildfires at the nearby Camp Pendleton Marine base. Bailey Bianco / AP
  • Jack Wilshere of Arsenal celebrates victory with fans after the FA Cup with Budweiser Final match between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Shaun Botterill / Getty
    Jack Wilshere of Arsenal celebrates victory with fans after the FA Cup with Budweiser Final match between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Shaun Botterill / Getty
  • Riot police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse people who were protesting the Soma mine accident that killed 301 miners, in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Saturday that crews had found more bodies overnight, raising the death toll to 301. AP
    Riot police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse people who were protesting the Soma mine accident that killed 301 miners, in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Saturday that crews had found more bodies overnight, raising the death toll to 301. AP
  • African migrants climb a border fence, as Spanish Civil Guard officers stand under them, during a latest attempt to cross into Spanish territory, between Morocco and Spain’s north African enclave of Melilla. Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda / Reuters
    African migrants climb a border fence, as Spanish Civil Guard officers stand under them, during a latest attempt to cross into Spanish territory, between Morocco and Spain’s north African enclave of Melilla. Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda / Reuters
  • The field runs in the first race before the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Patrick Smith / Getty
    The field runs in the first race before the 139th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Patrick Smith / Getty
  • A Serbian rescuer carries an elderly woman out of her flooded house in the village of Obrez, near the central Serbian town of Varvarin, south of Belgrade. Sasa Djordjevis / AFP
    A Serbian rescuer carries an elderly woman out of her flooded house in the village of Obrez, near the central Serbian town of Varvarin, south of Belgrade. Sasa Djordjevis / AFP
  • US actress and director Eva Longoria poses as she arrives for the screening of the film “Saint-Laurent” at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Logic Venance / / AFP
    US actress and director Eva Longoria poses as she arrives for the screening of the film “Saint-Laurent” at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Logic Venance / / AFP

Best photography from around the world, May 18

Rob Gurdebeke

May 18, 2014

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

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