Pictures Of The Day: Photos From Friday 26th September 2014

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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, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.

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A Palestinian protester burns tires during clashes with Israeli security forces (unseen) following a demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on September 26, 2014. (credit:JAAFAR ASHTIYEH via Getty Images)
(02 of22)
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A Dutch F16 fighter jet takes part in an aerobatic display as the pilot flies in front of Casino Mont Parnes atop of the mountain Parnitha during an airshow in northern Athens on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. The displays launched an annual airshow, known as Athens Flying Week, that will involve planes from several European countries at the weekend at Tatoi airfield. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of22)
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Emilio Bonfacio (1) watches as a fan catches a ball hit for a home run by Pittsburgh Pirates' Travis Snider in the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, in Atlanta. (credit:AP Photo/John Bazemore)
(04 of22)
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Spectators gather overlooking the 7th and 8th hole during the fourball matches on the first day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament, at Gleneagles, Scotland, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of22)
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Syrian refugees at a crossing gate near Suruc, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. More than 200,000 people fleeing the Islamic State militantsâ advance on Kobani, Syria, arrived in Turkey during the last six days to find safety. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of22)
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George Clooney, left, and Amal Alamuddin arrive in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Clooney, 53, and Alamuddin, 36, are expected to get married this weekend in Venice, one of the worldâs most romantic settings. (credit:AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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George Clooney, right, and his fiancee Amal Alamuddin arrive in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Clooney, 53, and Alamuddin, 36, are expected to get married this weekend in Venice, one of the worldâs most romantic settings. (credit:AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
(08 of22)
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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (2) reacts after driving in the game-winning run against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of22)
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Matt Damon, right, and his wife Luciana Barroso, left, arrive at Venice Lido, Italy, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Actor director George Clooney revealed earlier this month at a star-studded benefit in Florence that he would marry human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in the lagoon city, but refrained from giving the date. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of22)
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British Disc Jockey Dave Lee Travis, real name David Patrick Griffin, arrives for sentencing at Southwark Crown Court, in London, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. The former radio DJ was found guilty of indecently assaulting a woman in 1995. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A deer runs across the course during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (credit:Mike Ehrmann via Getty Images)
(12 of22)
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Kim Kardashian had a close encounter with a serial celeb prankster at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday when the reality star was almost knocked to the ground during the attack. (credit:XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM)
(13 of22)
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AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Henrik Stenson of Europe tees off on the 1st hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) (credit:Harry How via Getty Images)
(14 of22)
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Executive Producer of 'Dream School: NYC' Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson (L) and series' celebrity teacher Gloria Allred attend a panel discussion ahead of the October 1st season two premiere of SundanceTV's original series 'Dream School: NYC' at The Lambs Club on September 25, 2014 in New York City. (credit:Mike Coppola via Getty Images)
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A newborn Chilean Pink Flamingo chick stands its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo on September 25, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Zoo is welcoming four newborn Chilean Flamingo chicks to the Flamingo rookery. (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
(16 of22)
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England's High jumper Isobel Pooley (centre) with weightlifting team members, Jo Calvino (left) and Zoe Smith during a reception for England's Commonwealth Games team hosted by the Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf, at the Guildhall in the City of London. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
(17 of22)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk across the tarmac from Marine One before boarding Air Force One at JFK International airport in New York, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, en route back to Washington. (credit:AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
(18 of22)
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A Turkish soldier stands guard at the Syrian border near Suruc, Turkey, late Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Turkish Kurds who are arriving by the busload to join the battle against Islamic State militants are increasingly angry at a wary Turkish government trying to prevent them from crossing the border to defend Syrian Kurds from an onslaught that has left countless dead and about 150,000 fleeing into Turkey in recent days. (credit:AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
(19 of22)
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Executive Director of Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS Michel Sidibe (L) presents British fashion designer Victoria Beckham with a UNAIDS international goodwill ambassador certificate during a press conference on the sideline of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York on September 25, 2014. (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
(20 of22)
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PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 25: Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley walks the runway during the Balmain show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 on September 25, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 25: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive to attend the 'Balmain' fashion show on September 25, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images) (credit:Marc Piasecki via Getty Images)
(22 of22)
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This adorable elephant baby is doomed to face an early death. The calf hasn't learnt the suckling reflex needed to drink from its mother's breast, and without her mother's milk she cannot build an immune system. Staff at Ostrava Zoo in the Czech Republic can now only wait for the first infection to kill the cute creature. (credit:Barcroft)