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.
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A police officer walks past a burning barricade in the Cibitoke neighbourhood of Bujumbura on May 5, 2015. Protesters in Burundi dismissed a constitutional court ruling that cleared President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a controversial third term, as the government offered to release activists if deadly demonstrations stopped. (credit:PHIL MOORE via Getty Images)
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Cher arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" on Monday, May 4, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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An airport official looks at the wreckage of a Yemeni air force military transport aircraft on the tarmac of the rebel-controlled international airport of Sanaa on May 5, 2015, a day after it was destroyed by an air strike of the Saudi-led coalition. International relief agencies have voiced concern over Saudi-led coalition air strikes on airports in Yemen, warning they hamper aid delivery, as raids on rebel positions continued. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED HUWAIS via Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift performs during The 1989 World Tour at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/Getty Images for TS) (credit:Jun Sato via Getty Images)
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David Cameron Answers Questions With Business Staff In HendonHENDON, ENGLAND - MAY 05: A man wearing a UK Independence Party rosette is seen amongst a crowd of staff attending a speech by Prime Minister David Cameron at Utility Warehouse on May 5, 2015 in Hendon, England. Campaigning has intensified in the last few days before voters go to the polls in a general election on May 7, 2015. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)
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Two young sloth bears play with their mother, Lina, in the zoo in Leipzig,Germany, 05 May 2015. 912 animals were born here in the past year. Photo:LUKASSCHULZE/dpa (credit:Lukas Schulze/DPA)
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Lionel Weber of France takes a golf swing whilst snorkelling prior to the start of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Heritage Golf Club on May 5, 2015 in Bel Ombre, Mauritius. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) (credit:Stuart Franklin via Getty Images)
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A migrant carrying a baby holds a numbered tag as she is identified after disembarking from the Italian Navy vessel 'Bettica' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. About 700 migrants, including children, were rescued in the Sicilian Strait while they were trying to cross. (AP Photo/Francesco Pecoraro) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A delivery man for a florist is dressed as a clown as he makes his rounds past government slogans calling for deepening reforms in Beijing, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Government propaganda is a common sight in the Chinese capital, a reminder it is also the political center of China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage speaking to the media while canvassing for support during a walk about in Sandwich, Kent, as he continues his campaign for the Thanet South seat in the General Election.Picture date: Tuesday May 5, 2015.See PA story ELECTION Main. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Labour candidate for Walthamstow Stella Creasy became Darth Vader during a May The 4th Be With You event in East London yesterday (credit:Jeff Moore/Jeff Moore/Empics Entertainment)
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A 6-week-old baby Siamang ape, a black-furred gibbon, holds to its mother "Jambi" in the Ramat Gan Zoological Center near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, May 4, 2015. The Siamang ape is the second one born to Jambi in the zoo after the first one died. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Man eating a pizza behind Beyonce and Jay-Z as they attend the 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Benefit Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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In this May 3, 2015 photo provided by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, smoke and lava explode from Kilauea volcano on Hawaiiâs Big Island. Molten lava and rocks went flying through the air after part of the crater wall collapsed and caused the explosion. (USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Scottish First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon makes a campaign visit to the ABC Nursery School in Livingston, West Lothian on May 5, 2015. Britain's political leaders today began a final push for votes ahead of Thursday's knife-edge election, even as they prepared for the likelihood of protracted coalition talks once polls close. AFP PHOTO / ANDY BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to supporters at Squires garden centre in Twickenham, London on May 5, 2015. Britain's political leaders today began a final push for votes ahead of Thursday's knife-edge election, even as they began preparing for the likelihood of protracted coalition talks after polling stations close. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Peter Nicholls (Photo credit should read PETER NICHOLLS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PETER NICHOLLS via Getty Images)
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Man eating a pizza behind Beyonce and Jay-Z as they attend the 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Benefit Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (credit:Rex)
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Rope access electricians work on the Eiffel Tower's light bulbs in Paris on May 5, 2015. The tower's 10 000 lights are changed every four years. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE-RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE- (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LIONEL BONAVENTURE via Getty Images)
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A Scottish National Party (SNP) heckler shouts during an election rally by Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron at Squires garden centre in Twickenham, London on May 5, 2015. Britain's political leaders today began a final push for votes ahead of Thursday's knife-edge election, even as they began preparing for the likelihood of protracted coalition talks after polling stations close. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Peter Nicholls (Photo credit should read PETER NICHOLLS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PETER NICHOLLS via Getty Images)
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Liberal Democrats Party leader Nick Clegg (centre) serves breakfast at Jamie Oliver's Fiftheen restaurant in Newquay, Cornwall, as he embarks on a Land's End to John O'Groats campaign marathon in a last ditch effort to save as many Liberal Democrat seats as possible at the General Election. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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A pedestrian walks past destroyed houses in the village of Satungal on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 5, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation of Nepal on April 25. Nepal, one of Asia's poorest countries, faces a crippling multi-billion dollar post-quake reconstruction bill that will set it back years, just as its economy was looking up after a decade-long civil war. (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
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London mayor Boris Johnson arrives to speak at a Conservative Party election rally in Hendon in north London, Britain May 5, 2015. Britain will go to the polls in a national election on May 7. (credit: REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY )
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Rihanna arrives at 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Rabbani and Solimene Photography via Getty Images)
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Beyonce arrives at the 2015 Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala benefit in honor of the museums latest exhibit China: Through the Looking Glass May 4, 2015 in New York. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TIMOTHY A. CLARY via Getty Images)
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AFC Bournemouth fans gather on Bournemouth beach before the parade along Bournemouth beach front. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday May 4, 2015. Bournemouth were promoted to the Premier League after becoming Sky Bet Championship Champions on Saturday. See PA story SOCCER Bournemouth. Photo credit should read:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
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GARLAND, TX - MAY 4: Investigators remove a body as they work a crime scene outside the Curtis Culwell Center after a shooting occurred the day before May 04, 2015 in Garland, Texas. During the 'Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest,' an anti-Islam event, on May 03, Elton Simpson of Phoenix, Arizonia and another man opend fire, wounding a security guard . Police officers shot and killed Simpson at teh scene. (Photo by Ben Torres/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Torres via Getty Images)
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Helicopter of the Netherlands participates in NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, on May 4, 2015. AFP PHOTO / NTB SCANPIX / Marit Hommedal +++ NORWAY OUT (Photo credit should read Marit Hommedal/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARIT HOMMEDAL via Getty Images)
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Rebel fighters from the 'First Battalion' under the Free Syrian Army take part in a military training on May 4, 2015, in the rebel-held countryside of the northern city of Aleppo. AFP PHOTO / BARAA AL-HALABI (Photo credit should read BARAA AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BARAA AL-HALABI via Getty Images)
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Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon waves to the public whilst holding an ice cream during a UK general election campaign event in Largs, Scotland on May 4, 2015. Steely and polished, Scottish independence leader Nicola Sturgeon has emerged as an unlikely star of Britain's unpredictable election race and could decide who is prime minister after the May 7 election. AFP PHOTO/ANDY BUCHANAN (Photo credit should read Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)
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Madonna photobombs Adriana Lima at the Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating China: Through the Looking Glass, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, America - 04 May 2015 (credit:Rex)
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LARGS, SCOTLAND - MAY 04: First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon has an ice cream cone while campaigning for SNP candidate Patricia Gibson at Cafe Nardini May 4, 2015 in Largs, United Kingdom. With four days until the United Kingdom general election, all the Scottish political parties are in a final push to win over the electorate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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London, 3rd May 2015. An army of nocturnal runners last night (Saturday) turned Wembley Park into an electric wonderland of light and sound. More than 15,000 people took part in the UK Electric Run set in the newly regenerated landscape around Wembley Stadium. The 85 acre site was transformed by the colourful mass of runners who made their way around a 5k course within the landmark development. Wembley Park is one of the most significant regeneration projects taking place in London today. The area around Wembley Stadium and The SSE Arena is transforming into a vibrant new destination and neighbourhood for the capital.
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Argentina's legendary ex-footballer Diego Maradona (2ndR) and FIFA vice president and candidate for the presidency, Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (C) pose with their families during the Soccerex Asian Forum on developing the business of football in Asia on May 4, 2015 at the King Hussein Convention Center in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the capital Amman. (2ndL) Princess Rym Ali of Jordan and her son Prince Abdullah; (R) Maradona's partner Rocio Oliva. AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALIL MAZRAAWI via Getty Images)
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A man takes pictures during a visit to the South Korea pavilion at the Universal Exposition EXPO2015 in Milan on May 4, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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Britain's Andy Murray is presented with a 'Lederhose', Bavarian leather trousers, during the award ceremony after his final match against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber during the ATP Tennis BMW Open in Munich, southern Germany, on May 4, 2015. Andy Murray won the match 7-6, 5-7 and 7-6. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHRISTOF STACHE via Getty Images)