Top shots from around the world

Published August 19, 2014
A beautiful day in Skopje, Macedonia. – Photo by AFP
A beautiful day in Skopje, Macedonia. – Photo by AFP
Pupils walk to school in Mogpog in the province Marinduque, Philippines –Photo by Reuters
Pupils walk to school in Mogpog in the province Marinduque, Philippines –Photo by Reuters
A fighter supporting the Iraqi army against Islamic State (IS) militants. – Photo by AFP
A fighter supporting the Iraqi army against Islamic State (IS) militants. – Photo by AFP
Doctors Without Borders aid with Ebola outbreak in Guekedou, Guinea. – Photo by AP
Doctors Without Borders aid with Ebola outbreak in Guekedou, Guinea. – Photo by AP
Dutch plane delivering relief goods to victims of the humanitarian disaster in the Kurdish city of Arbil, Iraq – Photo by AFP
Dutch plane delivering relief goods to victims of the humanitarian disaster in the Kurdish city of Arbil, Iraq – Photo by AFP
32nd LEN European swimming championships – Photo by AFP
32nd LEN European swimming championships – Photo by AFP
A Ukrainian soldier talks with children in the small eastern city of Popasna, Lugansk region. – Photo by AFP
A Ukrainian soldier talks with children in the small eastern city of Popasna, Lugansk region. – Photo by AFP
Supporters of Tahir-ul-Qadri wave flags as they listen to his speech in Islamabad. – Photo by AFP
Supporters of Tahir-ul-Qadri wave flags as they listen to his speech in Islamabad. – Photo by AFP
Newborn giant panda triplets, China. – Photo by Reuters
Newborn giant panda triplets, China. – Photo by Reuters

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