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.
Pics of the day
(01 of25)
Britain's Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides in the pack during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201 kilometers (124.9 miles) with start in Bourg-de-Peage and finish in Gap, France, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(02 of25)
A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away.The color images of Earth from NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) are generated by combining three separate images to create a photographic-quality image. The camera takes a series of 10 images using different narrowband filters -- from ultraviolet to near infrared -- to produce a variety of science products. The red, green and blue channel images are used in these Earth images."This first DSCOVR image of our planet demonstrates the unique and important benefits of Earth observation from space,” said NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. “As a former astronaut who’s been privileged to view the Earth from orbit, I want everyone to be able to see and appreciate our planet as an integrated, interacting system. DSCOVR’s observations of Earth, as well as its measurements and early warnings of space weather events caused by the sun, will help every person to monitor the ever-changing Earth, and to understand how our planet fits into its neighborhood in the solar system.”
(03 of25)
PADSTOW, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall comes across a bulldog as she meets members of the public during a visit to Padstow with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales on July 20, 2015 in Padstow, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(04 of25)
PADSTOW, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall meets members of the public during a visit to Padstow with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales on July 20, 2015 in Padstow, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(05 of25)
The Queens Swan Marker, David Barber (right) puts a cygnet back into the river, during the Swan Upping ceremony, the annual census of the swan population on the River Thames. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
(06 of25)
Nando’s Rule the Roost was back with a bang, bringing flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken and the freshest beats to festival fans and artists alike at Lovebox festival in Victoria Park over the weekend. Headliner Snoop Dogg cemented Nando's as his festival rider of choice requesting it in his own private area to feed his hungry entourage who ate over 100 wings. The 'drop it like its hot' star took time out after his smoking performance on the main stage to enjoy his favourite 'lemon and erb' chicken wings.
(07 of25)
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking sits in front of a presentation image during a press conference in London, Monday, July 20, 2015. Hawking and Russian tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner are pushing the search for extraterrestrial life into higher gear. The pair said Monday the $100 million "Breakthrough Initiatives" program funded by Milner will harness computer power as never before in a search of the heavens. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of25)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter looks on with fake dollars note flying around him thrown by a protester during a press conference at the football's world body headquarter's on July 20, 2015 in Zurich. FIFA said today that a special election will be held on February 26 to replace president Sepp Blatter. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
(09 of25)
Ukrainian folk dancers perform for Ukrainian and US servicemen in a ceremony for joint-drill exercises between the two countries in Yavoriv polygon, Lviv district, western Ukraine on July 20, 2015. Ukrainian and US troops launched fresh drills near the war-torn country's Polish border in a bid to show unity and resolve in the face of an increasingly resurgent Kremlin. The annual Rapid Trident exercises involve 1,800 soldiers from 18 countries and last for just under two weeks. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY DYACHYSHYN (Photo credit should read YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YURIY DYACHYSHYN via Getty Images)
(10 of25)
Queens Swan Marker hold swans during the annual count of the Queen's swans on the river Thames in Middlesex in Staines on Thames, England, Monday, July 20, 2015.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of25)
BORYEONG, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 18: Festival-goers wrestle in the mud during the annual Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach on July 18, 2015 in Boryeong, South Korea. The mud, which is believed to have benefical effects on the skin due to its mineral content, is sourced from mud flats near Boryeong and transported to the beach by truck. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
(12 of25)
QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 20: (CHINA OUT) Tourists play at a beach covered by a thick layer of green algae on July 20, 2015 in Qingdao, China. A large quantity of non-poisonous green seaweed, enteromorpha prolifera, hit the Qingdao coast in June and July this year. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(13 of25)
The Argo’s hidden cargo: The constellation of the great ship Argo Navis used to bob along the watery southern horizon of the Mediterranean during times of antiquity.Said to represent the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece, it was included by Greek astronomer Ptolemy in his 2nd century AD list of the constellations.French star-mapper Nicolas Louis de Lacaille split the giant constellation into three pieces in 1752 and this image shows Carina, the keel of the ship. Taken by Japan’s Akari space observatory, it shows a hidden cargo: star-forming dust.This dust is part of the interstellar medium, which also contains gas. The bright knots reveal dense cores, just a few tenths of a light-year across. These dusty cocoons are where gravity is incubating new stars. They are invisible at optical wavelengths because the dust blocks the light from escaping.However, the dust’s low temperature means it gives off far-infrared radiation, making it visible to the special detectors on Akari.
(14 of25)
ATHENS, GREECE - JULY 20: People queue to get money from ATMs as Greek banks reopened on Monday morning after three weeks of closure on July 20, 2015 in Athens, Greece. Many restrictions on transactions will remain and a lot of goods and services will become more expensive as a result of a rise in value added tax (VAT) approved by Parliament last Thursday, which is among the first batch of austerity measures demanded by Greece's creditors. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) (credit:Milos Bicanski via Getty Images)
(15 of25)
Dancers wearing new bikinis perform in front of passers-by during a flash mob on the street in Tokyo on July 20, 2015. Thirty dancers performed at the event organized by the Japan Swimsuit Association to promote new swimwears. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
(16 of25)
File photo dated 15/07/15 of the National Trust volunteer Gordon Wise exploring the tunnels of the Fan Bay Deep Shelter in Dover, Kent, as they are prepared to be opened to the public following two years of National Trust conservation. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
(17 of25)
In this photo provided by the CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department, emergency crews respond after a pickup truck crashed into the collapse of an elevated section of Interstate 10, Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Desert Center, Calif. The bridge, which carries the eastbound interstate about 15 feet above a normally dry wash, snapped and ended up in the flooding water below, the California Highway Patrol said, blocking all traffic headed toward Arizona. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(18 of25)
Nick Grimshaw, Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez Versini and Rita Ora arriving at the X Factor auditions held at the SSE Arena, London. Photo Credit should read Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
(19 of25)
Jesy Nelson performs with Little Mix wearing her engagement ring after boyfriend Jake Roche proposed to her earlier in the evening (credit:Rex)
(20 of25)
A beluga whale sprays water towards visitors during a summer attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on July 20, 2015. Tokyo's temperature climbed over 34 degree Celsius on July 20, one day after the end of the rainy season. (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
(21 of25)
ATHENS, GREECE -JULY 20: People stand in a queue to enter a National Bank of Greece branch in Athens, on July 20, 2015. Greek banks reopened on Monday morning after a three-week shutdown. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(22 of25)
Participants carry a portable shrine, or mikoshi, into the sea during a purification rite at the annual Hamaori Festival in Chigasaki, west of Tokyo early Monday, July 20, 2015. The festival originated from an old times' story about a shrine that was washed away by flood and later found by fishermen. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(23 of25)
Costa Rica's Johnathan Scott, back, is dropped by Venezuela's Cristian Sacro during a men's freestyle 74 kg bronze medal wrestling match at the Pan Am Games, Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Mississauga, Ontario. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(24 of25)
Venezuela's Alida Rojo performs during women's trampoline competition at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Sunday, July 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(25 of25)
Alex Bowman climbs out of his burning car during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)