Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Friday 23rd October 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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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 23: Adele seen arriving at BBC Radio 2 on October 23, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images) (credit:Neil Mockford via Getty Images)
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Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool talks with Jordon Ibe during a training session at Melwood Training Ground on October 23, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Powell via Getty Images)
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A woman dressed up as Samara, a character from the Mass Effect video game, takes part in the first Comic Con convention at the Grande Halle de la Villette, on October 23, 2015, in Paris. The colourful pop culture event, which attracts droves of comics fans when it takes place in Vienna, New York and various venues in Asia, is expected to see at least 30,000 visitors attend for its first October 23-25 instalment in the French capital. (credit:PATRICK KOVARIK via Getty Images)
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A Chinese Star Wars fan takes a selfie in front of hundreds of miniature storm trooper figures placed atop the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall of China during a promotional event for the movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" outside of Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The film, the newest installment in the long-running Star Wars saga, opens in the U.S. in December. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Pakistani Shiite Muslim devotees take part in ritual self-flagellation during an Ashura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in Peshawar on October 23, 2015. The Islamic month of Muharram marks the seven-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein who was killed in battle in Karbala in Iraq 680 AD. AFP PHOTO / A MAJEED ALI (Photo credit should read A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:A MAJEED via Getty Images)
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 23: Sakura Yumoto of Japan competes on the Beam during Day One of the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at The SSE Hydro on October 23, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty images) (credit:Ian MacNicol via Getty Images)
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BERBOOK, KASHMIR, INDIA - OCTOBER 23: Mourners attend the funeral of Adil Hussain Khandey, a local pro Kashmir rebel killed in a gun battle with the Indian government forces, during his funeral on, October 23, 2015 in Berbook, 60 km (37 miles ) south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims attended the funeral procession of two pro Kashmiri rebels of Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest militant outfit operating in Indian administered Kashmir, killed yesterday evening in a brief gun battle with Indian government forces. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/ Getty Images) (credit:Yawar Nazir via Getty Images)
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South African Police forces charge students on the south lawn of the Union Building in Pretoria during a protest against university fee hikes on October 23, 2015. South African President Jacob Zuma abandoned proposed hikes to university fees after student protests culminated in police firing stun grenades, rubber bullets and tear gas outside government headquarters. AFP PHOTO / MUJAHID SAFODIEN (Photo credit should read MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MUJAHID SAFODIEN via Getty Images)
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CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 23: A general view as runners in The squareintheair.com Novices' Steeple Chase make their way down the hill and towards the home straight at Cheltenham racecourse on October 23, 2015 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images) (credit:Alan Crowhurst via Getty Images)
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MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 23: One of the six cats of the Crazy Cat Cafe sits in front of some customers during the opening day on October 23, 2015 in Milan, Italy. Freddie, Patti, Bowie, Nina, Elvis e Blondie are the six adopted cats of Alba Galtieri e Marco Centonza owners of the first Neko cafe in Milan. (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images) (credit:Awakening via Getty Images)
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DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 23: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are seen during their visit to the original Royal Research Ship Discovery as part of an away day to the Scottish City on October 23, 2015 in Dundee, Scotland. The Discovery carried Scott and Shackleton on their first expedition to the Antarctic. (Photo by Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 23: Children wave Union Jacks as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives at RSS Discovery as part of an away day to the Scottish City on October 23, 2015 in Dundee, Scotland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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Jordanian protesters wave the national and Palestinian flags during a demonstration in the capital Amman in solidarity with the Palestinians on October 23, 2015. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALIL MAZRAAWI via Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 23: The President of the People's Republic of China Mr Xi Jinping tours the National Graphene Institute at Manchester University with the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on October 23, 2015 in Manchester, England. After listening to a presentation from Dame Nancy Rothwell, the party toured the University Centre which leads the world in graphene research and is one of the most important centres for commercialising the one-atom-thick material. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Stonehouse via Getty Images)
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Refugees and migrants are escorted by police officers as they leave Sentilj, Slovenia, on their way to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border on October 23, 2015. Some thousands of migrants arrived to the border in Spielfeld in their attempt to get asylum in Austria or Germany.AFP PHOTO / VLADIMIR SIMICEK (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VLADIMIR SIMICEK via Getty Images)
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Teenagers hold a sign reading 'Lavin and Ahmed we will miss you and rest in peace' outside the primary and middle school Kronan in Trollhattan, southwestern Sweden, on October 23, 2015, where a masked man armed with a sword yesterday killed two people before being arrested and shot by police. The killer, identified in the media as Anton Lundin-Pettersson, went from classroom to classroom at the school for six to 15-year-olds, which had many immigrants, in a attack confirmed by investigators as a 'racially motivated' hate crime. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JONATHAN NACKSTRAND via Getty Images)
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A pleasure-boat rides in river of Stone Lake resort with heavy haze filling in sky on October 23, 2015 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. The smoggy weather caused inconvenience to local citizens. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 22: Zaina Dridi attends a red carpet for 'Carol' during the 10th Rome Film Fest on October 22, 2015 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) (credit:Vittorio Zunino Celotto via Getty Images)
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Emergency services personnel escort people away from the site of a collision on October 23, 2015 in Puisseguin, near Libourne, southwestern France. At least 42 people, most of them elderly, were killed when a coach collided with a lorry and caught fire in southwest France on October 23 in the country's worst road accident for three decades, officials said. (credit:JEAN-PIERRE MULLER via Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) drinks a pint of beer with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a pub in Princess Risborough near Chequers, northwest of London, on October 22, 2015. The two leaders met for talks and dinner this evening during a state visit hailed as a landmark by both China and Britain. (credit:KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH via Getty Images)
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Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux and Naomie Harris attending the Spectre photocall, held at the Corinthia Hotel ballroom, Whitehall Pl, London. (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
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TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 21: A model poses at the Star Wars Spring/Summer 2016 fashion show during World Mastercard fashion week on October 21, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Edward James/FilmMagic) (credit:Edward James via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Lea Thompson attend the Back to the Future reunion with fans in celebration of the Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy on Blu-ray and DVD on October 21, 2015 at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) (credit:Ilya S. Savenok via Getty Images)
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GREENSBORO, NC - OCT 21: Taylor Swift performs at a concert for adoring fans at the Greensboro Coliseum on October 21, 2015 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Steve Exum/LP5 Getty Images for TAS) (credit:Steve Exum/LP5 via Getty Images)
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MOUNT KUMGANG, NORTH KOREA - OCTOBER 22: (SOUTH KOREA OUT) South Korean Lee Cheon-Woo (R) cries with his North Korean sister Ri Mun-Woo (L) as they bid farewell following their family reunion on October 22, 2015 in Mount Kumgang, North Korea. The program allows the reunions of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean war. (Photo by The Korea Press Photographers' Association via Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
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DOBOVA, SLOVENIA - OCTOBER 22: Migrants are escorted by police through Dobova as they walk to a holding camp on October 22, 2015 in Dobova, Slovenia. Thousands of migrants marched across the border between Croatia into Slovenia as authorities intensify their efforts to attempt to cope with Europe's largest migration of people since World War II. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 22: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of #493683372 with alternate crop.) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (MSP) is seen at the Tata Steel Dalzell plate rolling works on October 22, 2015 in Motherwell, Scotland. The First Minister was visiting the Dalzell Site to lend support to the 225 workers who have been affected by the redundancy and closure plans put forward by the company at the site. Tata Steel claim to be experiencing financial difficulties in the competitive global steel market due to a flood of cheap imports from China, and the high cost of electricity. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Runnacles via Getty Images)
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Vice President Joe Biden, center, smiles as watches from the back of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, during a meeting between President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. On Wednesday, Biden announced that he would not run for the presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Indian boys carry the head of a clay idol of goddess Durga after it was immersed by Hindu devotees in the Mahananda river in Siliguri on Ocotber 22, 2015, at the end of the Durga Puja festival. Durga Puja commemorates the slaying of demon king Mahishasur by goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)

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