Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Monday 24th August 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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Francois Hollande address a press conference following talks at the chancellery in Berlin on August 24, 2015. The leaders of Germany and France met in Berlin to seek a unified stance on efforts to tackle the biggest migrant crisis since World War II, as hundreds more people poured into Serbia in a desperate bid for a better life. AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOBIAS SCHWARZ via Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The Trump campaign moved tonight's rally to a larger stadium to accommodate demand. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Wallheiser via Getty Images)
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Gold medalist Jamaica's Usain Bolt films the proceedings during the medal ceremony for the menâs 100m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 24: Gold medalist Jessica Ennis-Hill of Great Britain poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Heptathlon during day three of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 24, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Walton via Getty Images)
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French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with British business consultant Chris Norman (R) as he leaves on August 24, 2015 the Elysee Palace in Paris after been awarded with France's top Legion d'Honneur medal in recognition of his bravery after overpowered the train attacker. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KENZO TRIBOUILLARD via Getty Images)
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Emergency services on the A27 at Shoreham in West Sussex where 11 people are believed to have died when an historic Hawker Hunter fighter jet plummeted onto the major south coast road after failing to pull out of a loop manoeuvre. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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SHOREHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: The damaged remains of the fuselage of a Hawker Hunter fighter jet are lifted by crane on August 24, 2015 in Shoreham, England. The aircraft came down while performing at the Shoreham Airshow on August 22nd. Police now expect the death toll to rise to as many as 20 victims. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Kangaroo joey and emu chicks at Wild Action Zoo, Macedon, Victoria, Australia - 'Reuben' the 8-month-old Kangaroo Island joey cuddles up with day-old emu chick (credit:Jay Town / Newspix/REX)
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POLZEATH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 23: British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha have a coffee outside the Galleon Beach Cafe following an early morning swim in the sea during his holiday in the small seaside resort of Polzeath on August 23, 2015 in Cornwall, England. The Camerons have holidayed in Cornwall every summer since he entered Downing Street in 2010 and their youngest child Florence was born at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro after she arrived early during their break that year. (Photo by Matt Cardy - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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Harry Styles of One Direction performs at Soldier Field on August 23, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/WireImage) (credit:Daniel Boczarski via Getty Images)
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An Afghan migrant family pose in the railways near the town of Preservo, on August 24, 2015. Faced with what the bloc has called its worst refugee crisis since World War II, German Chancellor AngelaMerkel and French President Francois Hollande will hold talks in Berlin on Monday in a bid to give a fresh impetus to the EU's response in dealing with the situation. AFP PHOTO/ARMEND NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARMEND NIMANI via Getty Images)
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Blackberries are ripe for picking at Asda’s Oakdene Farm, Langley. The supermarket predicts Brits will consume over 26 tonnes of the fruit in September alone. (credit:SWNS)
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A helicopter lifts off at Pocono Raceway carrying race car driver Justin Wilson, of England, after he was involved in a crash during the Pocono IndyCar 500 auto race Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Lebanese activists hold up a makeshift shield as they are sprayed by riot police using water cannons during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. Lebanese riot police fired several rounds of tear gas and water cannons for the second consecutive day in downtown Beirut Sunday as they battled protesters with batons and stones _ a marked escalation of mass demonstrations against an ongoing trash crisis. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Cuba's Maykel D. Masso competes in men's long jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kanye West performs during FYF Fest on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP) (credit:Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, crosses the line to win the gold medal in the men's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos Give A Press Conference at US Ambassador Residence on August 23, 2015 in Paris, France. Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos overpowered a gunman aboard a high-speed train after 25-year-old Moroccan, Ayoub El-Khazzani, opened fire on a Thalys train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. El-Khazzani, who had a Kalashnikov, an automatic pistol and a box cutter, was arrested when the train stopped at the French town of Arras. (Photo by Laurent Viteur/Getty Images) (credit:Laurent Viteur via Getty Images)
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NIMES, FRANCE - AUGUST 23: A car struggles through a flooded street on August 23, 2015 in Nimes, France. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the city in Southern France. The image was shot from a train which was also diverted because of the flooding and brought to a halt in Nimes. (Photo by Jason Ressler/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images via Getty Images)
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Participants move down the parade route at the GoTopless Pride Parade as part of the worldwide Go Topless Day campaign in New York City, NY, USA, on August 23, 2015. The parade heads from Columbus Circle to Bryant Park. It has been legal for women to go topless in New York City since 1992. (credit:Van Tine Dennis/ABACA USA)
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WANTAGH, NY - AUGUST 23: A general view of crowd atmosphere during the 2015 Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 23, 2015 in Wantagh, New York. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images) (credit:Matthew Eisman via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Jon Stewart gets into the action at WWE SummerSlam 2015 Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images) (credit:JP Yim via Getty Images)
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Kangaroo joey and emu chicks at Wild Action Zoo, Macedon, Victoria, Australia - 'Reuben' the 8-month-old Kangaroo Island joey cuddles up with day-old emu chick (credit:Jay Town / Newspix/REX)

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