Top shots from around the world: August 18
A roundup of the best images from around the globe today
August 18, 2015
The Hermione boat, a replica of the French frigate that transported General Lafayette to America in 1780 to rally US rebels battling for independence, leaves the port of Brest, western France, on August 17, 2015, after a four-month Atlantic voyage. PHOTO: AFP
Acehnese dancers participate in a mass dance to celebrate Indonesia's Independence Day in Banda Aceh on August 17, 2015. Indonesian on August 17 marked its 70th anniversary of independence from Dutch rule. PHOTO: AFP
Barcelona's Luis Suarez (R), Lionel Messi (C) and Pedro Rodriguez (L) argue with Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz (down), while he hides the ball, after a goal during their Spanish Super Cup second leg soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
Tanks and helicopters from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force participate in an annual live fire exercise at the Higashi-Fuji firing range in Gotemba, at the foot of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka prefecture on August 18, 2015. The annual drill involves some 2,300 personnel, 80 tanks and armoured vehicles and some 20 aircraft and helicopters. PHOTO: AFP
A Palestinian girl looks through a bus window as she waits with her family to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip August 18, 2015. Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Monday for four days to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip for the first time in around two months, officials said. Gaza, a small impoverished coastal enclave, is under blockade by neighbouring Israel, and Egypt has kept its Rafah crossing largely shut since Cairo's Islamist president was toppled by the army in 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
An Indian Parsi girl prays near relief figures of knights at a fire temple on the Parsi New Year 'Navroze' in Mumbai on August 18, 2015. Parsis, followers of Zoroastrianism, a small religious community which exists largely in Mumbai, were exiled from Iran in the 7th century AD during religious persecution by the Muslims. The Indian followers of Zoroastrianism are called Parsis because the religion arrived in India from Persia. PHOTO: AFP
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