• Moto 3 rider Alex Marquez of Spain is thrown in the air after being proclaimed Moto 3 World Champion after the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, the last race of the season, at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste near Valencia, Spain. Alberto Saiz / AP
    Moto 3 rider Alex Marquez of Spain is thrown in the air after being proclaimed Moto 3 World Champion after the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, the last race of the season, at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste near Valencia, Spain. Alberto Saiz / AP
  • People queue at a polling station to cast their ballots in a symbolic independence vote in Barcelona. Secessionist-minded politicians helped by cultural organisations and thousands of volunteers organised the informal vote in the autonomous community of Catalonia after Spain’s High Court issued an injunction preventing a formal but non-binding referendum. Albert Gea / Reuters
    People queue at a polling station to cast their ballots in a symbolic independence vote in Barcelona. Secessionist-minded politicians helped by cultural organisations and thousands of volunteers organised the informal vote in the autonomous community of Catalonia after Spain’s High Court issued an injunction preventing a formal but non-binding referendum. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • An elderly Palestinian man wearing a kaffiyeh, a traditional Arab head dress, and a pin with the portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat looks on in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat’s death on November 11, 2004 still remains a mystery with some research indicating he may have been poisoned by polonium, a theory which is accepted by much of the Palestinian street. Abbas Momani / AFP
    An elderly Palestinian man wearing a kaffiyeh, a traditional Arab head dress, and a pin with the portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat looks on in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat’s death on November 11, 2004 still remains a mystery with some research indicating he may have been poisoned by polonium, a theory which is accepted by much of the Palestinian street. Abbas Momani / AFP
  • A photograph of a soldier is seen placed on a fence near an art installation, on Remembrance Sunday, at the Tower of London. The installation of over 888,000 red ceramic poppies was created by artist Paul Cummins, each poppy representing a British or colonial fatality during World War One. Neil Hall / Reuters
    A photograph of a soldier is seen placed on a fence near an art installation, on Remembrance Sunday, at the Tower of London. The installation of over 888,000 red ceramic poppies was created by artist Paul Cummins, each poppy representing a British or colonial fatality during World War One. Neil Hall / Reuters
  • A Hindu woman arrives to offer prayers and walks past a sari, a traditional clothing worn by women, that has been kept out to dry as other devotees change into their clothes after taking a dip on the banks of the Ganges river in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
    A Hindu woman arrives to offer prayers and walks past a sari, a traditional clothing worn by women, that has been kept out to dry as other devotees change into their clothes after taking a dip on the banks of the Ganges river in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
  • A long exposure picture of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier standing guard as participants of the APEC CEO Summit pass by during a lunch break at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) in Beijing, China, during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
    A long exposure picture of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier standing guard as participants of the APEC CEO Summit pass by during a lunch break at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) in Beijing, China, during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Narendra Shrestha / EPA
  • The Catharina church in Eindhoven is lit in colours during the GLOW lights art festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Remko De Waal / EPA
    The Catharina church in Eindhoven is lit in colours during the GLOW lights art festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Remko De Waal / EPA
  • A family walks in a street of the colonial city of Comayagua, the former Honduran capital. Orlando Sierra / AFP
    A family walks in a street of the colonial city of Comayagua, the former Honduran capital. Orlando Sierra / AFP
  • Police use water canons to disperse students protesting against the Turkish government and the Higher Education Board (YOK) policies in Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP
    Police use water canons to disperse students protesting against the Turkish government and the Higher Education Board (YOK) policies in Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP
  • Ukrainian soldiers stand at attention during a ramp ceremony in which bodies of victims of flight MH-17 were loaded into a transport plane at Kharkiv Aiport, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Evert-Jan Daniels / EPA
    Ukrainian soldiers stand at attention during a ramp ceremony in which bodies of victims of flight MH-17 were loaded into a transport plane at Kharkiv Aiport, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Evert-Jan Daniels / EPA

Best photography from around the world, Nov. 9

Rob Gurdebeke

November 09, 2014

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

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