• An Ukrainian serviceman from self-defence battalion ‘Aydar’ stands next to a crater after the recent mortar shelling in the town of Schastye, Lugansk region, Ukraine. Russian and Ukrainian military officers held talks in eastern Ukraine on implementing a ceasefire in the region, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says. Konstantin Grhshin / EPA
    An Ukrainian serviceman from self-defence battalion ‘Aydar’ stands next to a crater after the recent mortar shelling in the town of Schastye, Lugansk region, Ukraine. Russian and Ukrainian military officers held talks in eastern Ukraine on implementing a ceasefire in the region, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says. Konstantin Grhshin / EPA
  • A model presents a creation for AF Vandevorst during the 2015 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris. Francois Guillot / AFP
    A model presents a creation for AF Vandevorst during the 2015 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris. Francois Guillot / AFP
  • A man eats a sandwich in front of riot police while attending a demonstration at the government headquarters in Hong Kong. Police cleared dozens of protesters who had been holding out at government headquarters after storming the complex overnight, as a week-long protest against Beijing’s refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy turned angry. Xaume Olleros / AFP
    A man eats a sandwich in front of riot police while attending a demonstration at the government headquarters in Hong Kong. Police cleared dozens of protesters who had been holding out at government headquarters after storming the complex overnight, as a week-long protest against Beijing’s refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy turned angry. Xaume Olleros / AFP
  • Volcanic smoke rises from Mount Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, central Japan. The Japanese volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing ash and small rocks into the air and leaving seven people unconscious, eight seriously injured and more than 250 stranded on the mountain, officials and media said. Kyodo / Reuters
    Volcanic smoke rises from Mount Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, central Japan. The Japanese volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing ash and small rocks into the air and leaving seven people unconscious, eight seriously injured and more than 250 stranded on the mountain, officials and media said. Kyodo / Reuters
  • Japan’s Fumitaka Morishita (blue) fights Mongolia’s Nomin Batbold during his men’s 57kg freestyle bronze medal wrestling match at Dowon Gymnasium in Incheon September 27, 2014. Issei Kato / Reuters
    Japan’s Fumitaka Morishita (blue) fights Mongolia’s Nomin Batbold during his men’s 57kg freestyle bronze medal wrestling match at Dowon Gymnasium in Incheon September 27, 2014. Issei Kato / Reuters
  • Buildings of a mountain lodge near the summit crater are totally covered by ash spewed out by Mt. Ontake as the volcano erupts in central Japan. Kyodo News / AP
    Buildings of a mountain lodge near the summit crater are totally covered by ash spewed out by Mt. Ontake as the volcano erupts in central Japan. Kyodo News / AP
  • Iraqi volunteers, loyal to Shiite Muslim spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, attend a combat training session at a military camp in the mainly Shiite southern city of Basra. Belgium, Britain and Denmark approved plans to join France and the Netherlands in carrying out air raids against the militants in Iraq, allowing Washington to focus on the more complex operation in neighbouring Syria, where IS has set up its headquarters. Haidar Mohammed Ali / AFP
    Iraqi volunteers, loyal to Shiite Muslim spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, attend a combat training session at a military camp in the mainly Shiite southern city of Basra. Belgium, Britain and Denmark approved plans to join France and the Netherlands in carrying out air raids against the militants in Iraq, allowing Washington to focus on the more complex operation in neighbouring Syria, where IS has set up its headquarters. Haidar Mohammed Ali / AFP

Best photography from around the world Sept. 27

Rob Gurdebeke

September 27, 2014

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

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