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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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shows a piece of a bus that was attacked recently during the panel "The Future of Ukraine" in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. The meeting runs Jan. 21 through 24 under the overarching theme "The New Global Context". (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (credit:Michel Euler/AP)
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Former US Vice President Al Gore, left, listens to US singer Pharrell Williams, during the panel "What's Next? A Climate for Action", during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. The meeting runs Jan. 21 through 24 under the overarching theme "The New Global Context". (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man runs along a snow covered road in Marsden, northern England, on January 21, 2015, during heavy snowfall. A Met Office warning of snow is in place Wednesday for the west coast of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west England and much of the Midlands. (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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Two men dressed as the Statue of Liberty look for tourists to pose with them for pictures in exchange for donations in New York's Times Square on January 20. 2015. (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Oliver Fisher of England plays his third shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club on January 21, 2015 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Redington via Getty Images)
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Indian soldiers practice ahead of Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. U.S. President Barack Obama will be the "chief guest" at this year's parade, marked annually on Jan. 26.(AP Photo/Saurabh Das) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kystian Bielik of Arsenal attends a photoshoot at London Colney on January 19, 2015 in St Albans, England. (credit:David Price via Getty Images)
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The cold spell continues as deer move through the fresh overnight snow at Raby Castle, in County Durham. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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GENNico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton attend the IWC Gala Dinner during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2015 at the Palexpo on January 20, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for IWC) (credit:Harold Cunningham via Getty Images)
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Winner of the RICS Infrastructure photography competition - Rita Testa - Double Travel
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RICS national photography competition - Special mention - Forth Bridge -Dominic Smith
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RICS national photography competition Shortlist - Bridge and mountain (not offical name) Al Dean
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Photographer Rick Bebbington captured this late afternoon landscape on Tuesday (20 Jan). He says: "It was taken this afternoon in Pott Shrigley, Cheshire. I was driving back from work and saw the great colours in the sky silhouetting the trees, I pulled over and took a few pictures, this being the best of them." (credit:Rick Bebbington/Rex)
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People reach out to greet Pope Francis (R) as he arrives for his weekly general audience at the Aula Paolo VI hall at the Vatican on January 21, 2015. (credit:ANDREAS SOLARO via Getty Images)
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Former US Vice President Al Gore attends a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 21, 2014 in Davos. The world's political and business elite gathered for their annual meeting in the glitzy Swiss ski resort of Davos on January 21, with the shadow of recent attacks in France and ongoing global conflicts looming large. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the Tokyo International Airport on January 21, 2015 after a five-day Middle East countries visit. Abe was rushing home from the Middle East to take charge of Tokyo's response after Islamic militants threatened to kill two nationals unless he pays a 200 million USD ransom AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Model Anna Ermakova, daughter of German former Tennis star Boris Becker, wears a creation for Riani's Fall - Winter 2015-2016 collection, as part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Model Anna Ermakova, daughter of German former Tennis star Boris Becker, wears a creation for Riani's Fall - Winter 2015-2016 collection, as part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Model Anna Ermakova, daughter of German former Tennis star Boris Becker, wears a creation for Riani's Fall - Winter 2015-2016 collection, as part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Jan. 17, 2015, photo provided by Peter Rowe, Rowe, right, takes a selfie with friends Jacob Kerstan, left, Andrew Wright, third from left and actor Sylvester Stallone in Philadelphia. Rowe said the three friends had just finished racing up the staircase at the city's Museum of Art when they saw Stallone. Stallone made the steps famous in his first turn as fictional boxer Rocky Balboa, who used them as part of his training regimen. Thousands of people now visit the steps each year to re-create the run. (AP Photo/Peter Rowe) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Christina Milian attends the Los Angeles Premiere of "Manny" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rob Latour/Invision/AP) (credit:Rob Latour/Invision/AP)
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US President Barack Obama signs a tie after delivering the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on January 20, 2015 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Credit: Mandel Ngan / Pool via CNP - NO WIRESERVICE - (credit:Mandel Ngan/DPA)
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Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio applaud President Barack Obama, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, during his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama shakes hands after delivering the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool) (credit:ap)
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A tennis fan cools off during day three of the 2015 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 21, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Dodge via Getty Images)
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Kevin Jorgeson, left, gazes up and says he's never viewed El Capitan from this angle as his girlfriend Jacqui Becker stands to the left before Jorgeson and climbing partner Tommy Caldwell spoke during a press conference in Yosemite Valley on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Caldwell and Jorgeson reached the top of El Capitan at about 3:20 p.m Wednesday afternoon after 19 days of free-climbing the granite monolith's Dawn Wall to a height of about 3,000 feet above Yosemite Valley. (Eric Paul Zamora/Fresno Bee/TNS via Getty Images) (credit:Fresno Bee via Getty Images)
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A Bahraini anti-government protester prepares to kick away a tear gas canister fired by police during clashes following a march in support of jailed opposition leaders Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Bilad al-Qadeem, Bahrain. Nabeel Rajab, one of Bahrain's best-known human rights activists, was sentenced to six months in jail Tuesday after being found guilty of insulting government ministries on Twitter. The move came a day after formal charges were filed against Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the largest opposition society, for allegedly trying to overthrow the government. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) (credit:Hasan Jamali/AP)
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The Countess of Wessex cuts into a 50th birthday cake presented to her during a visit to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London. (credit:Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire)
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Palestinian riot policemen block the gate while passengers wait to cross the border to the Egyptian side at Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. A Palestinian border official said Egypt opened its border crossing with Gaza on Tuesday for three days, offering temporary relief to Palestinians seeking to leave the coastal enclave. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Actress Liz Hurley attends the Marc Cain show at the Mercedes Benz FashionWeek inBerlin,Germany, 20 January 2015. The Fall/Winter 2015 collections will be presented during BerlinFashion Week. Photo:BERNDVONJUTRCZENKA/dpa (credit:Bernd von Jutrczenka/DPA)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 20: Katie Holmes attends the Marc Cain show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Autumn/Winter 2015/16 at Brandenburg Gate on January 20, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Luca Teuchmann/Getty Images for Marc Cain) (credit:Luca Teuchmann via Getty Images)
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From left, German television presenter Frauke Ludowig, British actress Elizabeth Hurley, U.S. actress Katie Holmes, Model Sylvie van der Vaart and German actresses Bettina Zimmermann and Alexandra Neldel watch the fashion show of Marc Cain's Fall - Winter 2015-2016 collection, as part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Christine Baumgartner, Kevin Costner and Lily Costner attend the premiere of 'Black or White' at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on January 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)