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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As an island in the moist, atmospherically turbulent North Atlantic, Iceland is often shrouded in cloud cover and hard to observe from space. And lately, the island is making some of its own cloud cover, as the Earth has split open between the Bardarbunga and Askja volcanoes and spewed lava and hot gas. The view of the Holuhraun lava field has been spectacular from the ground and from low-flying aircraft. Infrared imaging makes the view spectacular from space, too.
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Kashmiri houses submerged by floodwaters are seen from an Indian Air Force helicopter during rescue and relief operations in Srinagar on September 10, 2014. Anger mounted September 10 over the slow pace of rescue operations in Indian Kashmir as authorities said they were 'overwhelmed' by the scale of deadly flooding that has left hundreds of thousands of people stranded in India and Pakistan. The death toll from the cross-border disaster surpassed 450 as emergency workers in both countries scrambled to rescue marooned residents in the worst-hit areas. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TAUSEEF MUSTAFA via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis greets nuns at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Labour Party veteran John Prescott joins Better Together pro-Union campaign leader Alistair Darling (Not Pictured) to help campaign for a No vote in the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence, on September 10, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland will vote on whether or not to Leave the United Kingdom in a referendum to be held on September 18th this year. (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Getty Images) (credit:Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert via Getty Images)
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: First Minister Alex Salmond meets ''Yes'' supporters as he campaigns in Piershill Square on September 10, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The three UK party leaders are all campaigning in Scotland today showing their support for a 'No' vote in the independence referendum. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a visit to Scottish Widows offices in Edinburgh, where he made an impassioned plea to keep Scotland part of the union, saying he would be "heartbroken" if the UK was torn apart. (credit:Andrew Milligan/WPA-Rota)
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Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a visit to Scottish Widows offices in Edinburgh, where he made an impassioned plea to keep Scotland part of the union, saying he would be "heartbroken" if the UK was torn apart. (credit:Andrew Milligan/WPA-Rota)
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US actor and comedian Will Ferrell unveils his dedicated beach locker room on the Promenade des Planches on September 10, 2014 in the French northwestern sea resort of Deauville, on the sideline of the 40th Deauville US Film Festival. AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU. (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
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Surfers catch a tiny wave in the River Severn at Newnham, Gloucestershire, during a 4* Severn bore. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Surfers make their way down the grass banking to enter the River Severn in Newnham, Gloucestershire, as they wait for a 4* Severn bore to make it's way along the river. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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2014 Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon presented by the Helen Woodward Animal Center
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: David Beckham is seen outside the Belstaff House on September 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images) (credit:Gilbert Carrasquillo via Getty Images)
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new Apple Watch on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Cupertino, Calif. Apple's new wearable device marks the company's first major entry in a new product category since the iPad's debut in 2010. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The moon rises over the Giralda, the tower of Seville's Cathedral, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Spain. Tuesday night's full moon, also known as a Harvest Moon, will be the third and final "supermoon" of 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Three baseball fans compete to grab a foul ball over the Tampa Bay Rays dugout in the ninth inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. The Rays defeated the Yankees 4-3. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Smoke and flames rise over a chemical waste facility in Ritterhude near Bremen, Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, 2014. Police said that one person was severely burned in the blast Tuesday night and that the explosion damaged a nearby residential area. (AP Photo/dpa, Ingo Wagner) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rita Ora attends Fashion Rocks on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Jennifer Lopez attends Fashion Rocks on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP). (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Actor Haley Joel Osment plays a nazi in the new movie 'Yoga Hosers' filming in Downtown Los Angeles (credit:WENN)
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Actor Haley Joel Osment plays a nazi in the new movie 'Yoga Hosers' filming in Downtown Los Angeles (credit:Wenn)
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Wales forward Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring a goal during the Euro 2016 qualifying round football match Andorra vs Wales on September 9, 2014 at the Municipal Stadium in Andorra. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL PAVANI (Photo credit should read PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PASCAL PAVANI via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Justin Bieber speaks onstage at Fashion Rocks 2014 presented by Three Lions Entertainment at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on September 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Justin Bieber speaks onstage at Fashion Rocks 2014 presented by Three Lions Entertainment at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on September 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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FC Barcelona's player Gerard Pique, right, kisses Colombian singer Shakira as they attend a Basketball World Cup quarterfinal match between Slovenia and United States at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. The 2014 Basketball World Cup competition will take place in various cities in Spain from Aug. 30 through to Sept. 14. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Jennifer Lopez performs onstage at Fashion Rocks 2014 presented by Three Lions Entertainment at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on September 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Three Lions Entertainment) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Jennifer Lopez performs onstage at Fashion Rocks 2014 at the Barclays center on September 9, 2014 in New York, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
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Naomi Campbell attends Fashion Rocks on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP). (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Rita Ora attends Fashion Rocks on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP). (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Jennifer Lopez attends Fashion Rocks on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP). (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Usher performs at Fashion Rocks on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP) (credit:Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Jamie Campbell Bower and Gemma Arterton attend the Samsung Galaxy Alpha launch event at The Collection on September 9, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images for Samsung) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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A driver tries to navigate a severely flooded street as heavy rains pour down Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Phoenix. Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the Monday morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A couple sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as the full moon rises in the distance Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. Monday night's full moon, also known as a Harvest Moon, will be the third and final "supermoon" of 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The moon rises with an orange glow as people watch from a rock cliff at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. The supermoon, known to scientists as a perigee moon, occurs when Earth's neighbor appears at its largest and brightest compared to other full moons when it orbits closer to our planet. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kashmiris hang on to a tree to prevent being swept away by floodwaters in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. The death toll from floods in Pakistan and India reached 400 on Tuesday and have put more than half a million people in peril and rendered thousands homeless in the two neighboring states. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The Peloton rides through the town of Crickhowell in Wales during the stage three of the 2014 Tour of Britain. (credit:David Davies/PA Wire)
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Prince Harry poses with soldiers at the Jaguar Landrover driving Challenge in Gaydon, Warwickshire the first event in the Invictus Games. (credit:Chris Jackson/WPA-Rota)
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The Saltire flag is flown over 10 Downing Street in central London, the official residence of the British Prime Minister, as the campaign for the Scottish independence referendum continues. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)