Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images, from around the world chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
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International circus superstar Bello Nock takes over Times Square June 3, 2014 in New York City as he spends eight hours on a high wire above New Yorkers in the first of several big stunts he is doing this summer. The stunt, produced by Mandt Bros. Productions, will stream live on TheUltimate.com. Throughout the event, journalists and fans from across the globe will have the chance to speak with Bello directly, while he balances on the wire, via in-person interviews from an adjacent platform or via satellite feeds and/or webcam connections (credit:Getty Images)
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In this photo released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, casts his vote as Syrian first lady Asma Assad, right, stands next to him at a polling station, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Thousands of Syrians lined up outside polling centers in government-controlled areas around the country to vote Tuesday in the presidential election that Assad is widely expected to win but which has been denounced by critics as a sham.
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Retired people demonstrate to protest against pensions cuts in the streets of Paris. (credit:Getty Images)
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The GulfStream 4, that crashed on Saturday night at Hanscom Airfield killing 7 including Lewis Katz, 'The Philadelphia Inquirer' owner, is seen in tatters today, June 2, 2014, as NTSB officials continue to investigate. The jet's skid marks are seen at end of runway.
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Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg shares a pint with Business Secretary Vince Cable (right), at the Queens Head Pub in Soho, London. (credit:PA)
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French street artist and photographer JR poses on his creation during the presentation to the press at the Pantheon in Paris (credit:AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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People try out a 'human nest' on top of a tram shelter at Amsterdam’s Leidseplein, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. The nest is a project by the Netherlands' forestry management agency Staatsbosbeheer to remind city-dwellers of the contrast nature provides with urban life.
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A man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces in the Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo. (credit:Getty Images)
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Emergency services attend the scene of a head on crash between two school buses in County Durham on June 03, 2014 in Oxhill, England
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The London body painting Company, unveil a piece of artwork depicting an Asian lionÕs face painted on models bodies, for the launch of ZSL Living Conservation on Carnaby Street, London.
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A Gentoo Penguin chick is weighed at The Sea Life London Aquarium on June 3, 2014 in London, England. The SEA LIFE London Aquarium today proudly introduced its very first Gentoo Penguin chick as the team gave the tiny new arrival a routine weigh-in. The youngster, who weighted in today at 600g, was born to proud parents Arnie and Luna two weeks ago, and they've been carefully caring for it ever since, under the watchful eye of expert aquarists at the attraction. (credit:Getty Images)
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British police search an area of scrubland close to where Madeleine McCann went missing seven years ago, in the resort of Praia da Luz, Portugal. (credit:PA)
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Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (R) and US President Barack Obama address US and Polish airmen in front of a F-16 fighter jet in a hangar at Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland, on June 3, 2014. Obama arrived for a two-day Polish visit, the first stop on a European trip, and will discuss the Ukraine crisis with his central and eastern European counterparts. (credit:Getty Images)
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Pro-republic supporters wave republican flags and carry placards demonstrate in Madrid on June 2, 2014 against Spain's monarchy following the abdication today of Spanish King Juan Carlos de Borbon. The 76-year-old monarch said he would hand over the crown to his son Prince Felipe, 46, hoping to revitalise the palace and the country after years of scandal and recession. (credit:Getty Images)
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Actress Angelina Jolie attends 'Maleficent' photocall at The Bund in Shanghai, China. (credit:PA)
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An artist blows a fire ball during the 13th annual of the Mawazine music festival in the capital Rabat, Morocco (credit:Getty)
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A lorry carrying an octopus has broken down at Oxford Circus. Approach with care.
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A saucer-shaped test vehicle holding equipment for landing large payloads on Mars is shown in the Missile Assembly Building at the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kaua‘i, Hawaii.
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A defused 500 kg World War bomb is taken away late in the evening in Hamburg, Germany, 02 June 2014. The bomb had been discovered on Monday during construction works. Several hundred residents had to leave their homes during the defusing.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 3, 2014. Water submerged road at Razarbag Road in Dhaka. Incessant rain has submerged different parts of the capital in affecting roads and crossroads throughout downtown Dhaka. The monsoon has forced the evacuation of more than 1 million people
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A model backstage before the De Montfort University show during day 3 of Graduate Fashion Week 2014 at The Old Truman Brewery
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A model walks the runway wearing designs by Toby Neave during the Norwich University of the Arts show during day 3 of Graduate Fashion Week 2014 at The Old Truman Brewery on June 2, 2014 in London, England
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Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts during his men's singles match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain on day nine of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 2, 2014 in Paris, France. (credit:Getty Images)
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A model backstage before the De Montfort University show during day 3 of Graduate Fashion Week 2014 at The Old Truman Brewery
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A picture taken with a smart-phone shows a sandstorm engulfing the Iranian capital Tehran on June 02, 2014. A massive sandstorm and record winds killed at least four people in Tehran, plunging the city into darkness, knocking out power supplies, damaging buildings and causing massive disruption. (credit:Getty Images)
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Rihanna attends the 2014 CFDA fashion awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York City. (credit:Getty Images)
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Rihanna attends the 2014 Council of Designers of America Awards (CFDA) at Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center June 2, 2014 in New York City. (credit:Getty Images)
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A white peacock opens its plumage at the Nogeyama zoo in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. Visitors enjoy a male Indinan peacock spreading beautiful feathers for a female peacock during the breeding season. (credit:Getty Images)
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The Prince of Wales (centre) with artistic director Gregory Doran (left) and Conservative MP for Stratford-upon-Avon Nadhim Zahawi (right) after watching a performance of Henry IV Part I by secondary school students during his visit to The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. (credit:PA)
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The Natural History Museum. (credit:PA)
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Some 40,000 people take to the streets of Dublin for the annual Flora Women's Mini-Marathon to raise money for charities. (credit:PA)
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Portuguese national football team player Cristiano Ronaldo (L) is greeted by Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva during a meeting at Belem Palace in Lisbon. The Portuguese national team travels today to the United States and then to Brazil in preparation for the World Cup 2014. (credit:Getty Images)
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David Beckham attends a photocall to launch 'David Beckham: Into The Unknown' at The Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, England. (credit:Getty Images)