Best photography from around the world Sept. 2

A turret with a gun from a Ukrainian army tank is pictured at the site of a destroyed Ukrainian checkpoint as road workers clear debris outside the town of Olenivka near the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters

Iraqi Shiite militia fighters fire their weapons as they celebrate breaking a long siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters

Spunky runs during the third heat of a dog race at Canterbury Park, in Shakopee, Minn. Canterbury Park hosted their annual Labor Day Wiener Dog Wars in which dogs competed in seven races on the horse track for the title of Grand Champion. Jeff Wheeler / AP

Two men enjoy the early morning sun in a village near Maseru. Gunfire and power cuts rekindled tensions in Lesotho’s capital Maseru overnight, as the expected return to the mountain nation of the exiled prime minister Tom Thabane appeared uncertain following an apparent coup. Mujtahid Safodien / AFP

Chinese students play basketball backdropped by a large poster of NBA great Michael Jordan in Beijing, China. Basketball is one of the fastest growing sports for the youth in modern China. Kevin Frayer / Getty

A cheerleader for the Edmonton Eskimos goes flying through the air while they played the Calgary Stampeders during their CFL football game at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Todd Korol / Getty

Fans listen to Foster The People on the third and final day of Bumbershoot, Seattle’s annual music and arts festival in Seattle. Jordan Stead / AP

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