Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Monday 22nd February 2016

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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
Memorial Service Held For Angela "Big Ang" Raiola - Funeral(01 of23)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 22: Pallbearers carry the coffin of Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola at the Funeral Service held for Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola on February 21, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) (credit:John Lamparski via Getty Images)
Memorial Service Held For Angela "Big Ang" Raiola - Wake(02 of23)
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 21: Mourners seen at Memorial Service held for Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola on February 21, 2016 in New York City. 'Mob Wives' reality star Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola passed away on February 18, 2016 after a battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images) (credit:Paul Zimmerman via Getty Images)
Sport Relief 2016(03 of23)
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EDITORIAL USE ONLYAl Murray take Steps For Good as part of the Fitbit Celebrity Step-a-thon, which aims to raise £100,000 for Sport Relief, on the steps outside the Royal Albert Hall in London. (credit:Frantzesco Kangaris/PA Wire)
Burberry Womenswear February 2016 Show - Front Row & Runway(04 of23)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: (L to R) Naomi Campbell, Mario Testino, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Ben Smith-Petersen and Riley Keough wearing Burberry at the Burberry Womenswear February 2016 Show at Kensington Gardens on February 22, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burberry) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
(05 of23)
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French President Francois Hollande (C) attends a ceremony before his departure from Futuna island, on February 22, 2016, during his two-days visit in the French overseas territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN via Getty Images)
(06 of23)
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Men in traditional costumes perform during a ceremony by 'la grande chefferie du royaume d'Alo' in Futuna island, on February 22, 2016 (Alo's Kingdom high chiefdom) in honor of French President Francois Hollande two-days visit in the French overseas territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN via Getty Images)
(07 of23)
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a 500,000 brick LEGO Star Wars recreation of The Empire’s ultimate super weapon, The Death Star – has been installed at the LEGOLAND. The operation took three days as the massive new 2.4 metre wide, 3 metre high creation was carefully hoisted into position and the final bricks and scenes were put in place.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Birthday(08 of23)
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe stands next to his Birthday cake at State House in Harare, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Office staff in the President's office organized a surprise birthday celebration ahead of bigger birthday celebration set for Saturday in the southern town of Masvingo. Mugabe, the world's oldest leader, turned 92 Sunday with no plans to step down as feuding over his successors threatens to tear his ruling ZANU-PF party apart. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of23)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: (L to R) Lucky Blue Smith, Olivia Palermo, Immy Waterhouse, Suki Waterhouse, Brandon Green, Jourdan Dunn, Karlie Kloss, Lara Stone, Chloe Green, Sir Philip Green, Anna Wintour, Bee Shaffer, Harley Viera Newton, Chelsea Leyland, Anais Gallagher and Atlanta de Cadenet attend the Topshop Unique at The Tate Britain on February 21, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Topshop) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
(10 of23)
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One of seven fishing boats is blown up by the Indonesian government in Batam, Kepulauan Riau province on February 22, 2016. Indonesia sank 27 impounded foreign boats on February 22, a minister said, as the world's largest archipelago nation stepped up a campaign against illegal fishing in its waters. (credit:SEI RATIFA via Getty Images)
(11 of23)
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A tourist coach is seen after it collided to an overpass in Melbourne, Australia on February 22, 2016. 15 passenger and the driver wounded after the accident. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(12 of23)
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Kawazu-zakura, one of the earliest blooming cherry blossoms, and yellow rapeseed fill along a sidewalk as visitors stop to take pictures in Miura, south of Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, (credit:Kiichiro Sato/AP)
(13 of23)
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Smoke billows from a building where suspected militants have taken refuge during a gun battle in Pampore, near Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. As an intense gunbattle raged between security forces and the insurgents, a portion of the building caught fire on Sunday, but the blaze subsided after some time. (credit:Mukhtar Khan/AP)
(14 of23)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews mourn around the body of prominent Jewish Rabbi Yochanan Sofer of the Erlau dynasty during his funeral in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Sofer survived the Holocaust, he represented the Erlau Hasidic dynasty, founded In Hungary. He was 93. it) (credit:Ariel Schalit/AP)
(15 of23)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson cycles through members of the media as he leaves his home on February 22, 2016 in London, England. Mr Johnson yesterday announced his intention to vote for an exit from the European Union and will lend his support to the referendum campaign. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
(16 of23)
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Nepalese Hindu devotees offer a prayer on the bank of Hanumante River during during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month-long fast. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of23)
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(L-R) Actors Regina King, Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington, and honoree Will Packer pose backstage at the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration Of Hollywood at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 21, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/BET/Getty Images for BET) (credit:Jason Kempin/BET via Getty Images)
(18 of23)
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Thousands of people running to support Syria. Thousands of people run in Madrid to show solidarity with the Syrian people. The benefits obtained by the registration of runners will go to sending humanitarian aid material. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
(19 of23)
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Actor Johnny Depp speaks on stage at the 2nd Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards Benefiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles at Avalon Hollywood on February 21, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Bezjian/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Bezjian via Getty Images)
(20 of23)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: (LTR) Louby McLoughlin, Charlie XCX and Tallia Storm attend Galore's private London Fashion Week party hosted by Charli XCX to launch Kitten in the UK at The London Edition Hotel on February 22, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
(21 of23)
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British actor Jude Law (R) visits the 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais on February 21, 2016.British celebrities including Jude Law and playwright Tom Stoppard were due to appear at the 'Jungle' migrant camp in northern France on February 21 to draw attention to the plight of refugees facing imminent eviction. The event was organised by Letters Live, which gets actors and comedians to read letters from famous historical figures, and Sunday's event was set to include new writing by refugees living in the camp on the outskirts of Calais. / AFP / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
(22 of23)
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British actor Jude Law (L) visits the 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais on February 21, 2016.British celebrities including Jude Law and playwright Tom Stoppard were due to appear at the 'Jungle' migrant camp in northern France on February 21 to draw attention to the plight of refugees facing imminent eviction. The event was organised by Letters Live, which gets actors and comedians to read letters from famous historical figures, and Sunday's event was set to include new writing by refugees living in the camp on the outskirts of Calais. / AFP / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
The Week That Was in Asia Photo Gallery(23 of23)
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In this Feb. 20, 2016 photo, couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea. Three thousand of couples from more than 60 countries attended and other 12,000 couples participated in the Unification Church's mass wedding via live-streamed broadcast, according to the church, arranged by Hak Ja Han Moon, wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the church. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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