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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(01 of27)
Vets have dressed a pair of kittens in unusual outfits in a bid to stop them suckling each other in their sleep.George and Elton were put into babies' socks to stop the habit which was making them sore.The pair were just a few weeks old and barely alive when they were found abandoned in a shed in Osterley, west London on August 1.
(02 of27)
Vets have dressed a pair of kittens in unusual outfits in a bid to stop them suckling each other in their sleep.George and Elton were put into babies' socks to stop the habit which was making them sore.The pair were just a few weeks old and barely alive when they were found abandoned in a shed in Osterley, west London on August 1.
(03 of27)
Joe Root of England (L) celebrates with James Anderson (C) and Chris Woakes (R) after catching out Murali Vijay of India for 18 runs off the bowling of Chris Woakes during day one of the 5th Investec Test match between England and India at The Kia Oval on August 15, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Paul Gilham via Getty Images)
(04 of27)
Today, residents and locals of the former athletes’ village - East Village, have gone bananas for the return of the silverback gorilla statue that became the athletes’ favourite selfie sidekick at London 2012. The gorilla was a well-loved attraction during London 2012, featuring in photos with Olympians from around the globe including Tom Daley, Chris Mears and Maria Sharapova. In between training and competing, the famous athletes monkeyed around with the gorilla in dangerous poses including the GB diving team who launched themselves off its shoulders and Australian diver, Chris Mears ‘planking’ off the top of its head.
RUSSIA-CRISIS-MILITARY-EXHIBITON(05 of27)
US action movie actor Steven Seagal takes part in the military exhibition 'Oboronexpo-2014' in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images)
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US action movie actor Steven Seagal holds a machine gun at the military exhibition 'Oboronexpo-2014' in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images)
Prime Minister John Key Attends World War One Commemorative Exhibition Announcement(07 of27)
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 15: Sir Peter Jackson and Prime Minister John Key speak during an announcement at the World War One Commemorative Exhibition at Massey University on August 15, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand. John Key attends this event in the lead up to the general election on 20 September. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) (credit:Hagen Hopkins via Getty Images)
(08 of27)
France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase during the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Eastbourne Air Show(09 of27)
The Blades display team take to the skies above Eastbourne, Sussex, as part of the town's annual Eastbourne Air Show. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
(10 of27)
Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (3rd L) takes part in a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona, on August 15, 2014. Luis Suarez started training with his new Barcelona teammates today after getting the green light from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The CAS upheld Suarez's four-month ban from playing in competitive games as well as his nine-match international suspension, but it did allow him to train and play in unofficial matches. (credit:QUIQUE GARCIA via Getty Images)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet - Arrivals(11 of27)
Sofia Vergara arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet - Inside(12 of27)
Robert Pattinson, left, and Elle Fanning attend the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif.(Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP) (credit:Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)
(13 of27)
Ukrainian soldier sits atop of a self-propelled gun as an army column of military vehicles prepares to roll to a frontline near Illovaisk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have stepped up efforts to dislodge the separatists from their last strongholds in Donetsk and Luhansk and there was more heavy shelling overnight. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
(14 of27)
Jelly Melly, a competitor during the 2014 UK National Twerking Championships held at Scala, London. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(15 of27)
Lady K, a competitor during the 2014 UK National Twerking Championships held at Scala, London. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(16 of27)
FERGUSON, MO - AUGUST 14: A demonstrator holds a sign along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Violent protests have erupted along West Florissant in Ferguson each of the last four nights as demonstrators express outrage over the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
(17 of27)
A group of women take part in a candlelight vigil in New York, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, after nearly 1000 people marched in New Yorkâs Union Square. Vigils are being held across the country for people organizers say died at the hands of police brutality. The events come in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, and the death of a New York City man caused by a police officer's apparent chokehold. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Organizers Yemisi Miller-Tonnet, left, and Jonathan Lykes take turns speaking to the crowd during a rally at Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcom X Park, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 in Washington, to protest the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo. Vigils were held across the country for people organizers say died at the hands of police brutality. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(19 of27)
Actress Jenna Coleman attends BBC America's "Doctor Who" premiere fan screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addresses the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort to celebrate Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. India commemorated its Independence in 1947 from British colonial rule, on Aug. 15. (AP Photo /Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A lightning bolt strikes behind Tower Bridge after a torrential downpour (credit:Jason Wade)
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Ami and Nicci (back left to right) and Joshua, Becky and Julie a group of anti-fracking protesters who are setting up camp near Little Plumpton. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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The Duke of Rothesay sniffs Auld Reekie cheese as he attends the Ballater Highland Games to mark 150 years since its founding.Picture date: Thursday August 14, 2014 (credit:PA)
(24 of27)
The world's two only properly functioning Lancaster bombers take to the skies above Eastbourne, Sussex, a display that hasn't been seen since the 1950's as part of the town's annual Eastbourne Air Show. (credit:PA)
(25 of27)
A rainbow is pictured over farm buildings near Hopferau, southern Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa, Karl-Josef Hildenbrand) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Helmets representing the 768 college football programs in the U.S. are displayed as fans arrive to spend the night in the College Football Hall of Fame, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Atlanta. The school associated with a fan's registration card will light up their team's helmet upon swiping the card at the entry to the museum. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A convoy of white trucks with humanitarian aid parked in a field about 28 kilometers from Ukrainian border in Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. A large Russian aid convoy resumed its journey toward Ukraine Thursday, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)