Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Thursday 25th June 2015

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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 and Tahira Mirza.

Pictures of the Day
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Nicola Adams of Britain poses with her gold medal after winning of the women's fly weight (48-51kg) boxing event at the 2015 European Games in Baku June 25, 2015. (credit:TOBIAS SCHWARZ via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Jack Black poses at a photocall for 'Kung Fu Panda 3' in Chinatown on June 25, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, gives a statement on the Supreme Court health care decision in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court upheld the Obama health care subsidies in a 6-3 ruling. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Alex Wong via Getty Images)
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French Taxi drivers burn tires as they protest in the southern city of Marseille on June 25, 2015 as they demonstrate against UberPOP, a popular taxi app that is facing fierce opposition from traditional cabs. Taxi drivers in France are furious over an Uber service called UberPOP, which puts customers in touch with private drivers at prices lower than those of traditional taxis. (credit:ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT via Getty Images)
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The female partner of the missing Rhea bird which has been on the loose from a private collection in Carlton-in-Lindrick near Worksop, Nottinghamshire. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Esther Rantzen poses after she was made a Dame by the Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 25, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: James Corden poses with wife Julia Carey after being awarded an OBE by the Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 25, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (R) shakes hands with IMF (International Monetary fund) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, prior to a Eurogroup meeting held at the Lex building in Brussels, on June 25, 2015. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his country's creditors failed to reach a bailout deal at emergency talks, raising fresh fears that Athens will default on an IMF loan next week. The differences remain so great despite two days of marathon negotiations that the EU-IMF lenders and Greece will present rival reform proposals to eurozone finance ministers later in Brussels, sources told AFP. AFP PHOTO/Thierry Charlier (Photo credit should read THIERRY CHARLIER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THIERRY CHARLIER via Getty Images)
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The evening sky was awash with a million petals last night thanks to the Boots Pharmaceuticals Petal Nightfall event, which highlighted how falling pollen in the evening can cause ‘Insneezia’ – or night time hayfever.
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The 'BATKID BEGINS' San Francisco Premiere at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas on June 24, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Allied-THA) (credit:Araya Diaz via Getty Images)
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Revellers watch the sun set over the site at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of Pilton in Somerset, South West England, on June 24, 2015. (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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FLORENCE, ITALY - JUNE 24: Players fight for possession of the ball during the final of the The Calcio Storico Fiorentino between the Santo Spirito Bianchi Team and the San Giovanni Verdi Team at the La Santa Croce square on June 24, 2015 in Florence, Italy. The Calcio Storico Fiorentino is an early form of football, originating in the 1500's, which is still played today in Florence, Italy. The official rules of calcio were written for the first time in 1580 by Giovanni de Bardi, a count from Florence. The teams are formed by 27 players and the ball can be played either with hands or feet. Tactics such as punching, elbowing and all martial arts techniques are allowed but kicks to the head are forbidden, as are fights of two or more against one. There is a referee, a field master, and six linesmen. The game lasts 50 minutes, and the winning team is the one who scores most points. The playing field is a giant sand pit with a narrow slit constituting the goal running the width of each end. The Calcio Storico was not played for 200 years, until its revival in 1930. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Setterfield via Getty Images)
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KARACHI, PAKISTAN - JUNE 25: Pakistani people cool off at water supply pipelines during a heatwave in Karachi, Pakistan on June 25, 2015. More than 1,000 people have been killed over five days by a searing heatwave in Pakistan, with the worst effects in the country's commercial capital Karachi. (Photo by Sabir Mazhar /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators try to turn over an alleged minicab, known in France as VTC ('Voitures de Tourisme avec Chauffeurs), at Porte Maillot in Paris on June 25, 2015, as hundreds of taxi drivers converged on airports and other areas around the capital to demonstrate against UberPOP, a popular taxi app that is facing fierce opposition from traditional cabs. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS SAMSON via Getty Images)
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Actor Joaquin Phoenix attends the world premiere screening of 'Unity' at DGA Theater on June 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 24: Actress Jennifer Lawrence is seen walking iSoho on June 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images) (credit:Raymond Hall via Getty Images)
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Uruguay's forward Edinson Cavani (R) leaves as Chile's midfielder Arturo Vidal (L, bottom) lies on the field next to teammate Chile's forward Alexis Sanchez during their 2015 Copa America football championship quarterfinal match, in Santiago, on June 24, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BERNETTI (Photo credit should read MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTIN BERNETTI via Getty Images)
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Indians from the province of Imbabura dance on the road on their way to Cotacachi, to to commemorate the day of San Juan in the Catholic tradition and the Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun in Piabia Chupa, Ecuador, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. All of them arrive in Cotacachi and proceed to the symbolic capture of the main square, where only the police separates the different communities to avoid violence between them. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rhea Durham, left, and Mark Wahlberg attend the world premiere of "Ted 2" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Villagers watch as Mount Sinabung releases volcanic material into the air in Tiga Serangkai, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, June 25, 2015. The volcano has spewed hot lava almost daily since its alert status was raised early this month to the highest level. Thousands of villagers whose homes are in the danger zone have been evacuated since then to safer areas. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 24: Zayn Malik attends the 22/4_Hommes Menswear Spring/Summer 2016 show as part of Paris Fashion Week>> on June 24, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images) (credit:Pierre Suu via Getty Images)
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A child dressed as Hindu deity Lord Krishna stands holding a plate to collect alms on the eve of the Ambubasi festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Hundreds of Hindu holy men have arrived at the temple ahead of the five-day festival in this northeastern Assam state. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Iranian worshipers recite verses of the Quran, Islam's holy book, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali, in the city of Aran and Bidgol, some 140 miles (225 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Muslims throughout the world are marking Ramadan - a month of fasting during which the observants abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A reveler jumps over a bonfire during the night of San Juan in Alcobendas near Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The San Juan night coincides with the Summer solstice and it's the welcome to Summer. This celebration takes place during the shortest night of the year in almost all cities and towns of Spain. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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State workers take down a Confederate national flag on the grounds of the state Capitol, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley ordered Confederate flags taken down from a monument at the state Capitol. (AP Photo/Martin Swant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 24: German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets British Prime Minister David Cameron upon his arrival for talks at the Chancellery on June 24, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders are meeting as creditors, European Union officials and members of the Greek government scramble to find a solution to avoid a Greek state bankruptcy and departure by Greece from the Eurozone. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
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A child walks past the work 'Truck' by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm on June 21, 2015 in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany. The work is part of the exhibition 'The City is the Star Art at the Construction Site' running across the city until September 27, 2 (credit:ULI DECK via Getty Images)
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Revellers arrive to attend the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of Pilton in Somerset, South West England, on June 24, 2015. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)

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