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.
Pictures of the day
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Prime Minister David Cameron (centre) meets Commonwealth Games athletes (left to right) Alex Hedges from the Isle of Man, Nicholas Mace from Guernsey, Charlotte Pollard from Jersey, Claudia Fragapane from England, Louise Renicks from Scotland, Francesca Jones from Wales and David Calvert from Northern Ireland during a reception at 10 Downing Street in London. (credit:Philip Toscano/WPA-Rota)
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A specialist technical abseil team clean and inspect one of the four faces of the Great Clock, otherwise known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament, in central London, as they undertake essential maintenance and cleaning of the four faces. (credit:PA)
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A specialist technical abseil team clean and inspect one of the four faces of the Great Clock, otherwise known as Big Ben, at the Houses of Parliament, in central London, as they undertake essential maintenance and cleaning of the four faces. (credit:PA)
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Morning! Here's Oscar the pug wearing a floatation vest during an open dog swim in Seattle
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Victor, England's only captive polar bear takes a swim as he is unveiled at his new home at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster after making the journey from Holland by ferry. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Victor, England's only captive polar bear eats a fish as he is unveiled at his new home at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster after making the journey from Holland by ferry. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Actor Matthew McConaughey, center, watches the baseball game at Fenway Park during the eighth inning between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros in Boston, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kyle Larson exits his car after catching fire after a crash in Turn 4 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Dave Frechette) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Parents of Michael Brown, Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden listen to a speaker during a rally Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, for their son who was killed by police last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Pope Francis, right, blesses a child upon his arrival for the Closing Holy Mass of the 6th Asian Youth Day at Haemi Castle in Haemi, south of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Vatican gendarmerie, center, is all smiles as he was refused by a crying toddler not wanting to separate from his mother before Pope Francis, right, blessing him upon the Pope's arrival for the Closing Holy Mass of the 6th Asian Youth Day at Haemi Castle in Haemi, south of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Indian youth form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd, an integral part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama walks with daughter Malia Obama to board Air Force One at Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station in Bourne, Mass., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, en route to Washington. The president is taking a short hiatus from his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard to attend meetings in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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This Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 aerial photo shows houses in a residential area partially submerged by monsoon floods at Nalanda district of Bihar, India. Rescue and relief operations continue in the state of Bihar after heavy rains caused landslides and floods in many parts of India. (AP Photo/Press Trust of India) INDIA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Marine Police officer questions a survivor from the boat that sank Saturday evening on its way from Lombok island to Komodo island, at a hospital in Sape, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Rescuers on Monday safely recovered 13 more people from the tourist boat that sank after hitting a reef in central Indonesia, but were searching for a Dutch man and an Italian woman who were still missing, officials said. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Indian youth make a human pyramid to reach and break the âDahi Handi,â an earthen pot filled with yoghurt, as they celebrate Janamashtami in Mumbai, India, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Janmashtami is the festival that marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A picture taken early on August 18, 2014 in the West Bank town of Hebron shows smoke billowing above what remains of the house of Hussam Qawasmeh, named by Israel as one of the suspects in the murder of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers a month ago, after the Israeli army demolished it with TNT explosives. The houses of Hussam Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Eisheh, said by Israel to be Hamas members in the city of Hebron, were demolished as both militants are still hunted down by the Israeli army. AFP PHOTO/ HAZEM BADER (Photo credit should read HAZEM BADER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HAZEM BADER via Getty Images)
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A picture taken early on August 18, 2014 in the West Bank town of Hebron shows smoke billowing above the house of Hussam Qawasmeh, named by Israel as one of the suspects in the murder of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers a month ago, after the Israeli army demolished it with TNT explosives. The houses of Hussam Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Eisheh, said by Israel to be Hamas members in the city of Hebron, were demolished as both militants are still hunted down by the Israeli army. AFP PHOTO/ HAZEM BADER (Photo credit should read HAZEM BADER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HAZEM BADER via Getty Images)
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Yemeni Shiite groups march during an anti-government demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Arsenal's Jack Wilshere (centre) with Olivier Giroud (centre right) during a training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. (credit:Nick Potts/PA Wire)
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Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey (centre) laughs with team mates including Olivier Giroud (second left), Tomas Rosicky (centre left) and Nacho Monreal (18) during a training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. (credit:Nick Potts/PA Wire)
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People run from tear gas after police dispersed a crowd Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push them back by firing tear gas and shouting over a bullhorn that the protest was no longer peaceful. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A protester stands in the street after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push them back by firing tear gas and shouting over a bullhorn that the protest was no longer peaceful. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a press conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he confirmed he "will be leaving the embassy soon", Monday Aug. 18, 2014. The Australian Assange fled to the Ecuadorian Embassy in 2012 to escape extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted over allegations of sex crimes. (AP Photo / John Stillwell, POOL) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Pope Francis meets with religious leaders prior to the start of a Mass of reconciliation at Seoul's main cathedral, in South Korea, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Pope Francis wrapped up his first trip to Asia on Monday by challenging Koreans - from the North and the South - to reject the "mindset of suspicion and confrontation" that cloud their relations and instead find new ways to forge peace on the war-divided peninsula. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Actress Jessica Alba throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama walks with his daughter Malia as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Washington. Obama is taking a break in the middle of his Marthaâs Vineyard vacation to return to Washington for meetings with Vice President Joe Biden and other advisers on the U.S. military campaign in Iraq and tensions between police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, druing a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push them back by firing tear gas and shouting over a bullhorn that the protest was no longer peaceful. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People protest Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push them back by firing tear gas and shouting over a bullhorn that the protest was no longer peaceful. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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British singer Rita Ora performs on stage during V Festival 2014 at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex, England, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP/Invision/AP)
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British singer Lily Allen performs on stage during V Festival 2014 at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex, England, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP /Invision/AP)