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.
Pics of the day
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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis shakes hands with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni during a private audience at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A photograph taken near Suruc district of Sanliurfa, Turkey, shows smoke rising from the Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) following the US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets on October 27, 2014. (Photo by Sercan Kucuksahin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister David Cameron confronted by a man whilst leaving Leeds Civic Hall after a conference on the planned HS2 rail links (credit:Ross Parry/Swns)
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Prime Minister David Cameron confronted by a man whilst leaving Leeds Civic Hall after a conference on the planned HS2 rail links (credit:Ross Parry/Swns)
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Blackpool has entered into the Christmas spirit already, with most of its main streets and promenades brightly lit up with an array of themed illuminations (credit:Rex Features)
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A woman walking with an umbrella in Stirling as Scotland continues to be hit by bad weather. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday October 27, 2014. Flooding is likely to cause disruption as heavy rain continues to sweep across the country, forecasters have warned. The Met Office has issued amber "be prepared" warnings for the Highlands and Islands where heavy persistent rain is expected today and into tomorrow. (credit:PA)
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James Lewis shows off his Cheetos beard at the 2014 World Beard and Moustache Championships held in the Keller Auditorium in Portland (credit:Rex)
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The Blackpool Tower Dungeon’s frighteningly fantastic Halloween characters took to the seaside today for a spooktacular game of beach bowling! Pumpkin carving took on a new dimension this week as the seasonal vegetables were shaped into shiny bowling balls and flung at top speed down Blackpool’s beach!
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'Basil' the pug in a Superman Halloween costume - Pug owners celebrate 'Pug-O-Ween', Melbourne, Australia (credit:Rex)
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Mayor Of London Boris Johnson and Brian Blessed are proud in launching 'London Poppy Day' at Liverpool Street Station, calling on Londoners to help raise over £1m on October 27, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for The Royal British Legion) (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
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Sea Life divers Rebecca Carter (left) and Graham Banton take part in a underwater pumpkin carving competition for Halloween, at the Sea Life London Aquarium in central London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. (credit:PA)
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The 24th annual Halloween dog parade in Tompkins Square Park (credit:Rex Features)
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Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol, second from right, arrives at Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. South Korean prosecutors demanded the death penalty for the captain of a doomed ferry and life sentences to three key crew members, arguing Monday they are responsible for April?s sinking that killed more than 300 people, news reports said. (credit:PA)
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Family members of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol and their supporters shout slogans, demanding maximum punishment to be sentenced on the crew members of the ferry during their trial at Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. South Korean prosecutors demanded the death penalty for the captain of a doomed ferry and life sentences to three key crew members, arguing Monday they are responsible for April?s sinking that killed more than 300 people, news reports said. (credit:PA)
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Long March 2C carrier rocket launch carrying Shijian-11-08 experimental satellite at Jiuquan Satellite Centre, Gansu Province, China (credit:Rex Features)
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Chinese monk Shi Liliang from the south Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou city, Fujian Province, successfully broke his record of walking on water during a martial arts show at the local Caobang Reservoir. Walking on water is one the temple's 72 renowned martial stunts and sees monks run across the water's surface on a series of wooden planks. Shi ran for 118 meters at the event. (credit:Rex Features)
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The Xiaoguan Bridge in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is seen shrouded in mist (credit:Rex Features)
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Kim Jong-Un visits Baby Home and Orphanage, Pyongyang, North Korea. The facility has over 250 rooms for nursing, education, physical exercise, and treatment, as well as outdoor and indoor wading pools, parks and various amusement equipment for children. (credit:Rex Features)
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Palestinian burn tires during clashes with Israeli security forces after the funeral of Palestinian-American, Orwah Hammad, 14, who was shot dead last Friday during clashes with Israeli army soldiers, at the entrance of Hammad's home village of Silwad, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Sunday Oct. 26, 2014. Hammad is the second Palestinian teen to be killed by Israeli army fire in ten days. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Thousands of demonstrators hold up their cell phones as they protest against an Internet tax planned to be introduced by the Hungarian government, in front of the Ministry of National Economy in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Inscription reads: "Mafia government". (AP Photo/Laszlo Beliczay, MTI) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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This Oct. 26, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the lava flow front of from an eruption that began the June 27, as the front remains active and continues to advance towards the northeast threatening the town of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Dozens of residents in this rural area of Hawaii were placed on alert as flowing lava continued to advance. Authorities on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 said lava had advanced about 250 yards since Saturday morning and was moving at the rate of about 10 to 15 yards an hour, consistent with its advancement in recent days. The flow front passed through a predominantly Buddhist cemetery, covering grave sites in the mostly rural region of Puna, and was roughly a half-mile from Pahoa Village Road, the main street of Pahoa. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Olympiacos' fans light flares prior to a Greek Super League soccer game against Panathinaikos at Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus, Greece, Sunday Oct. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Supporters of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who is running for re-election with the Workers Party, PT, celebrate the election results before a press conference in a hotel in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Rousseff has been re-elected to a second term to lead the world's fifth-largest nation. Official results released Sunday by Brazil's top electoral court show that the left-leaning Rousseff beat opposition contender Aecio Neves. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A supporter wears a mask depicting President Dilma Rousseff, during a celebration of her electoral victory in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Official results showed Sunday that President Rousseff defeated opposition candidate Aecio Neves of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, and was re-elected Brazil's president. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A supporter of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who is running for re-election with the Workers Party, PT, celebrates the election results in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Rousseff is leading opposition contender Aecio Neves with 95 percent of the vote counted. Still, there are too many uncounted votes for a winner to be declared. That's according to the official count Sunday night from the nation's top electoral court. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A couple dance as they participate in a procession honoring The Lord of Miracles "Senor de los Milagros" in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Peruvians in Madrid gathered to take part in the religious procession to celebrate the Lord of Miracles "Senor de los Milagros," the patron saint of most Catholic Peruvians, as part of an annual Catholic festivity in Lima, Peru celebrated by hundreds of thousands of believers. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Andy Murray celebrates after his victory against Tommy Robredro from Spain during the final match, at ATP 500 World Tour Valencia Open tennis tournament at the agora building of the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man walks through tents set up by pro-democracy protesters on a main road in an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong's Admiralty district in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. The leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests on Sunday canceled a vote on what the next step should be in their monthlong street occupation, saying they hadn't properly consulted with the demonstrators before calling the referendum. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Family members of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol and their supporters shout slogans, demanding maximum punishment to be sentenced on the crew members of the ferry during their trial at Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. South Korean prosecutors demanded the death penalty for the captain of a doomed ferry and life sentences to three key crew members, arguing Monday they are responsible for Aprilâs sinking that killed more than 300 people, news reports said. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Actress Vanessa Hudgens poses during the photo call to present the movie "Gimme Shelter" in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Palestinian youths from the Selwan Village throw stones as they clash with Israeli security forces (credit:Rex)