• Gen Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the US Cyber Command, speaks at the Reagan Building in Washington, DC, on the costs and benefits of cyber security. Bendan Smialowski/ AFP photo
    Gen Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and Commander of the US Cyber Command, speaks at the Reagan Building in Washington, DC, on the costs and benefits of cyber security. Bendan Smialowski/ AFP photo
  • A man looks at his cell phone as he walks on the street in downtown Madrid. On Wednesday, Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the head of Spain’s intelligence services will address parliament over allegations Spain was a target for surveillance by the US National Security Agency. He reiterated that if confirmed, such activity is “inappropriate and unacceptable between partners and friends.” Francisco Seco / AP photo
    A man looks at his cell phone as he walks on the street in downtown Madrid. On Wednesday, Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the head of Spain’s intelligence services will address parliament over allegations Spain was a target for surveillance by the US National Security Agency. He reiterated that if confirmed, such activity is “inappropriate and unacceptable between partners and friends.” Francisco Seco / AP photo

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In pictures: The best images from around the world over the past 24 hour

The National staff

October 31, 2013

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The National View blog looks at some of the best images from around the world today.

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