Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Wednesday 1st July 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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FAREHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 01: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales shares a joke with members of staff at the National Maritime Operations Centre on July 1, 2015 in Fareham, United Kingdom. The Prince officially opened the building which is the UK's flagship centre within the network, supported by ten coastguard operations centres across the country it manages up-to-the-minute nationwide search and rescue capabilities. (Photo by Chris Jackson-WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(02 of22)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Boris Becker attends the Novak Djokovic v Jarkko Nieminen match on day three of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at Wimbledon on July 1, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
(03 of22)
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - JULY 01: Incoming goalkeeper of Arsenal Petr Cech poses with Arsenal's jersey for photographers after his press conference on July 1, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images) (credit:Matej Divizna via Getty Images)
(04 of22)
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A bank manager (L) tries to calm down pensioners waiting in front of the a national Bank branch as banks only opened for the retired to allow them to cash up to 120 euros in Athens on July 1, 2015. The European Union will decide whether to grant Greece a last-minute bailout package to avoid pushing it further towards an exit from the eurozone. Greece failed on the eve to make a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) payment to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first industrialised country to do so. (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
(05 of22)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Members of the Scots Guards stand in front of the Guards Memorial at Horse Guards Parade on July 1, 2015 in London, England. The memorial commemorates the war dead from the Guards Division and during the First World War, and of the Household Division in the Second World War and other conflicts since 1918. John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has today announced that the public will be invited to the Thiepval Memorial in France on July 1, 2016, to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. The 8,000 tickets will be allocated in pairs free of charge through a public ballot open to residents of the UK, France and Ireland on 28 September 2015. The Battle of the Somme during World War I resulted in one million casualties. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
(06 of22)
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Partick Thistle launch their 2015/16 home kit with their Mascot Kingsley who was designed by Turner Prize nominated artist and David Shrigley, in George Square, Glasgow. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
(07 of22)
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Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan attend the European Premiere of 'Magic Mike XXL' at Vue West End on June 30, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
(08 of22)
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Indonesia military forces and rescue teams clean the wrecked pieces of the Indonesian military plane after the Indonesian military plane crashed in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on July 1, 2015. An Indonesian air force cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off Tuesday into a busy residential area of North Sumatra's provincial capital, leaving at least 113 people were killed according to the head of Indonesia's Air Force staff has said. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(09 of22)
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A 2.5m tall model of a human skull has been revealed at a magnified crime scene on London’s South Bank to kick-off the summer season of crime dramas on television channel Alibi.
(10 of22)
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The sun rises over fishermen setting off for a day's fishing on the North Sea from Cullercoats on Tyneside at the start of what is forecast to be the hottest day of the year so far. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
(11 of22)
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An untouched home stands surrounded by burned-out hillsides Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Wenatchee, Wash. Two dozen homes were destroyed in a fast-moving wildfire Sunday night in Wenatchee. A handful of businesses also were destroyed when flames spread to the downtown core. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(12 of22)
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Argentina's Lionel Messi kicks the ball during a Copa America semifinal soccer match against Paraguay at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in Concepcion, Chile, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Argentina beat Paraguay 6-1 in the Copa America semifinals on Tuesday, setting up a final against host Chile.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of22)
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People watch a fireworks display during a light drizzle in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Some New Jersey towns started their celebrations early with concerts and fireworks shows days before the Fourth of July holiday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of22)
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A protestor wears a mask with a gag as she marches against the Public Security Law in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Thousands of protesters railed Tuesday against a new Spanish public security law nicknamed the "gag law" before it went into effect at midnight, slamming it as legalized muzzling of free expression and the media. It was pushed through by the conservative Popular Party in the wake of largely peaceful protests that hit Spain after the financial crisis began in 2008. The demonstrations hit an apex in 2012 as the nation teetered on the verge of economic meltdown only to be saved by a bailout of its troubled banks. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of22)
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A young visitor tries to caress one of two Siberian tiger cubs being held behind a glass window during their first outing at the zoo of Olomouc, Czech Republic, on June 30, 2015. Siberian tiger twins were born at the zoo in May 2015. AFP PHOTO / RADEK MICA (Photo credit should read RADEK MICA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RADEK MICA via Getty Images)
(16 of22)
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Tourists eat ice creams in central Rome on June 30, 2015 as a major heatwave spreads up through Europe, with temperatures hitting nearly 40 degrees. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GABRIEL BOUYS via Getty Images)
(17 of22)
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Tourists enjoy a sunny day as they cruise Vltava river in a pedal boat near the famous Charles bridge in Prague, Czech Republic on June 30, 2015. A recent heat is spreading across parts of Europe. AFP PHOTO /JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOE KLAMAR via Getty Images)
(18 of22)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 30: Feliciano Lopez of Spain cools down in his Gentlemens Singles first round match against Steve Darcis of Belgium during day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) (credit:Clive Brunskill via Getty Images)
(19 of22)
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An injured NATO soldier lies on the ground following a suicide car bomb attack that targeted foreign military vehicles in the Afghan capital Kabul on June 30,2015. A powerful blast hit downtown Kabul on June 30 as a suicide car bomber targeted foreign military vehicles, officials said, with casualties feared. The blast came on the main road to the airport, around 500 meters (550 yards) from the US embassy and near a base for foreign troops.'It was a suicide car bomber targeting a convoy of foreign forces in Kabul,' interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediq said. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WAKIL KOHSAR via Getty Images)
(20 of22)
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In this June 29, 2015 photo, tourists visit a part of Hashima Island, commonly known as Gunkanjima, which means âBattleship Island,â off Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, southern Japan. The island is one of 23 old industrial facilities seeking UNESCO's recognition as world heritage âSites of Japanâs Meiji Industrial Revolutionâ meant to illustrate Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal farming society into an industrial power at the end of the 19th century. UNESCOâs World Heritage Committee is expected to approve the proposal during a meeting being held in Bonn, Germany, through July 9. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(21 of22)
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Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, left, is greeted by a woman as he leaves from his office in Athens, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Greece is set to become the first developed nation to not pay its debts to the International Monetary Fund on time, as the country sinks deeper into a financial emergency that has forced it put a nationwide lockdown on money withdrawals. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(22 of22)
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A young boy walks between fountains, in Nice, southeastern France, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Temperatures in the area rose to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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