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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The main terminal of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport hit by shelling during fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A couple walks past Serbian army armoured personnel carriers parked at Usce park, a week before an military parade, in Belgrade on October 9, 2014. a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade in WWII is scheduled for October 16 with Russian President Vladimir Putin attending the ceremony. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDREJ ISAKOVIC via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: Finance ministers and representatives from around the world, including World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Guinea President Alpha Conde and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, attend a meeting on the Ebola crisis during the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group annual meetings October 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. Sierra Leone President Bai Koroma and Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf joined the conference via video link. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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HINGGAN LEAGUE, CHINA - OCTOBER 09: (CHINA OUT) An autumnal scene as leaves change colour on October 9, 2014 in Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. A tourism and culture festival was held in Hinggan League during Autumn on Thursday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Pro democracy activist Joshua Wong attends a press conference prior to the talks with the government at Admiralty district on October 9, 2014 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover as pro-democracy activists take over the streets following China's refusal to grant citizens full universal suffrage. AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS (Photo credit should read XAUME OLLEROS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:XAUME OLLEROS via Getty Images)
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Fire burns near a police vehicle with a water cannon during clashes between riot police and demonstrators outside of the Middle Eastern Technical University (METU) in Ankara on October 9, 2014 during a protest to denounce Turkey's unwillingness to intervene militarely against Islamic State (IS) forces in the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds. Deadly protests in Turkey over the government's policy on Islamic State (IS) militants are aimed at sabotaging the fragile peace process between Kurdish rebels and Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on October 9. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
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Residents flee from latest Mount Sinabung volcano eruption as scorching lava rolls down from the crater threatening villages on October 8, 2014, seen from Karo district located on Indonesia's Sumatra island, following an earlier eruption on October 5, 2014. According to authorities hundreds of residents are still housed at evacuation centers as authorities maintains off limit danger zone around Mount Sinabung located in Indonesia's Sumatra island following deadly eruption in early February that killed about 17 people. AFP PHOTO / SUTANTA ADITYA (Photo credit should read SUTANTA ADITYA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SUTANTA ADITYA via Getty Images)
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Smoke rises from an airstrike on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds, as seen from the Turkish-Syrian border, in the southeastern Turkish village of Mursitpinar, Sanliurfa province, on October 9, 2014. Advancing Islamic State (IS) fighters seized control of a third of the Syrian border town of Kobane on October 9, as Turkey rejected sending in troops on its own against the jihadists. Despite intensified US-led air strikes, IS militants captured more ground in overnight fighting that left dozens dead, as calls grew for ground action to support Kobane's beleaguered Kurdish defenders. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARIS MESSINIS via Getty Images)
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(left to right) Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, acting as umpire, Smooth presenter Andrew Castle, prize winners, Denise McDonagh and Kimiko Avins and Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg, prior to a doubles charity tennis match at Queen's Club, Kensington, London as part of Globalâs Make Some Noise, radioâs biggest ever charity appeal. (credit:Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
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US chairman and chief executive of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg gestures as he announces the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in India in New Delhi on October 9, 2014. Zuckerberg is attending a two-day Internet.org summit which will discuss ways to make internet access available to people who cannot afford it globally. AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA (Photo credit should read Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHANDAN KHANNA via Getty Images)
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The October full moon sets behind the steeple of St Martin-in-the-Fields in central London this morning as in parts of Asia and the Americas some people were lucky enough to see the moon turn orange or red in what is known as a "blood moon" , the hue results from sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
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Criminal experts display glasses filled with heroin at the headquarters of the federal police in Wiesbaden, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. German authorities have seized 330 kilograms (728 pounds) of heroin worth an estimated 50 million euros (US$63 million) that smugglers brought to Europe hidden in a shipment of cucumbers and garlic from Iran. (credit: AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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A view of Canary Wharf and the Thames at sunrise in London from the top of The Shard building. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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US singer Lady Gaga (C) reacts during NBA Global Games Berlin basketball friendly match Alba Berlin vs San Antonio Spurs, on October 8, 2014 at Berlin's o2 World Arena. (credit:TOBIAS SCHWARZ via Getty Images)
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US singer Lady Gaga (C) reacts during NBA Global Games Berlin basketball friendly match Alba Berlin vs San Antonio Spurs, on October 8, 2014 at Berlin's o2 World Arena. (credit:TOBIAS SCHWARZ via Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 09: Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts during his match against David Ferrer of Spain during the day 5 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on October 9, 2014 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images) (credit:Zhong Zhi via Getty Images)
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Benedict Cumberbatch (C) leads cast and crew in a selfie at the Opening Night Gala Screening of 'The Imitation Game' during the 58th London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square on October 8, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Dave M. Benett via Getty Images)
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Benedict Cumberbatch at the opening gala premiere of 'The Imitation Game' at The 58th London Film Festival on October 8, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Tristan Fewings via Getty Images)
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MADINA, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 9: A view of Masjid al-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque), where the tomb of Prophet Mohammad is located, visited by Muslim pilgrims in Madina after they accomplish their holy pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on October 9, 2014. (Photo by Dilek Mermer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 8: A 100-year-old bronze time capsule, the oldest known and including letters and commercial papers, is locked up with a ceremony in New York, United States on October 8, 2014. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 08: Policemen pull from an animal rights protester as a van allegedly containing the dog named Excalibur drove away from an apartment building, the private residence for Spanish nurse Teresa Romero who has tested positive for the Ebola virus on October 8, 2014 in Alcorcon, near Madrid, Spain. Teresa's dog is thought to be at risk of being put down as health officials try to keep the virus from spreading. Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato confirmed nurse, Teresa Romero had tested positive after treating two Ebola patients who had been brought back to the country from Africa. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) (credit:Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images)
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales, who is running for re-election with the Movement Toward Socialism, MAS, waves to the crowd during the closing campaign rally in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Bolivia will hold general elections on Sunday (credit:AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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Undated handout photo issued by the BBC of Mary Berry (left), Paul Hollywood and winner Nancy Birtwhistle, 60, who has been crowned champion of this year's Great British Bake Off with a surprise win over hot favourite Richard Burr. (credit:Mark Bourdillon/BBC/Love productions/PA Wire)
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A masked woman pumps her fist in the air during a march to protest the disappearance of 43 students from the Isidro Burgos rural teachers college in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Federal officials say they still have no explanation for the Sept. 26 violence that killed six, wounded at least 25 and left many missing. Investigators still have no word on whether the 28 bodies found in a mass grave last weekend included some of the missing students. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Parishioner Patti Baker holds a lit candle as she joins nearly 150 others at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas for a service dedicated to Thomas Eric Duncan on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Duncan, who was being treated for Ebola died Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Matt the Cat may have a brand new woolly jumper to keep him warm during the winter months but he’s not looking terribly pleased at the loss of his fur! Despite this Matt is indeed one lucky moggy having been rescued by The Well Animal Clinic in North West London back in July. An adult Persian the neglected cat was taken to the practise having been discovered in a box by the RSPCA (credit:Wenn)
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Dark giant ash clouds rise from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano during an eruption on October 8, 2014, as seen from Karo district located on Indonesia's Sumatra island, following an earlier eruption on October 5, 2014.According to authorities hundreds of residents are still housed at evacuation centers as authorities maintains off limit danger zone around Mount Sinabung located in Indonesia's Sumatra island following deadly eruption in early February that killed about 17 people. AFP PHOTO / SUTANTA ADITYA (Photo credit should read SUTANTA ADITYA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SUTANTA ADITYA via Getty Images)
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SUMATRA, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 08: A dark giant ash clouds rises from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano during an eruption following an earlier eruption on October 5, 2014 at Siroga Ndokum village, Karo District, North Sumatra, Indonesia on October 08, 2014. (Photo by Kharisma Tarigan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The volcano, which has been active since September 2013, erupted in February, killing at least 15 people and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. There have been no casualties reported from this latest eruption, which has been happening for the last four days (credit:Rex)
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Lady Gaga is cheered by fans as she carried into the entrance of a central Athens hotel, in the Greek capital on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. The American singer is due to perform Friday at the Athens Olympic Stadium. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Blood moon above Qingdao city, Shandong province (credit:Rex)