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.
Pictures of the day
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Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste celebrates upon his arrival at Brisbane's international airport in the early hours of February 5, 2015. Greste arrived back in Australia following his release from an Egyptian jail where he was held for more than 400 days. (credit:PATRICK HAMILTON via Getty Images)
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Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste celebrates upon his arrival at Brisbane's international airport in the early hours of February 5, 2015. Greste arrived back in Australia following his release from an Egyptian jail where he was held for more than 400 days. (credit:PATRICK HAMILTON via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis kisses a baby as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Safi (C), the father of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh, who was killed by Islamic State (IS) group militants on February 3, 2015 after he was captured by IS when his plane went down in Syria in December, is surrounded by family members and security forces during a mourning ceremony at the headquarters of the family's clan in the Jordanian city of Karak on February 4, 2015. Jordan executed two death-row Iraqi jihadists, including a woman, on February 4 after vowing to avenge the burning alive of its fighter pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh. Jordan had promised to begin executing Islamic extremists on death row in response to the murder of the pilot. AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALIL MAZRAAWI via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 04: Shaun the Sheep statue erected on South Bank to coincide with the new film out Friday on February 4, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by SAV/GC Images) (credit:SAV via Getty Images)
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This computer generated rendition provided by Arup on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, shows a proposed plan for a new AC Milan's stadium in Milan, Italy. AC Milan has unveiled tentative plans for a new 48,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof to open for the 2018-19 season. The club posted a video featuring a model of the two-tier arena to be built next to the club's recently opened headquarters in the Portell-Fiera area of the city. Costs will be 300 million to 320 million euros ($340 million to $365 million). Final approval is expected in March. (AP Photo/Arup, ho) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Persian leopard Sara playing with a bottle of snow at Zoo Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic (credit:Action Press/REX)
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Full moon sets behind the parish church of Schoenach near Regensburg, southern Germany, on February 4, 2015. (credit:ARMIN WEIGEL via Getty Images)
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Tasmin Lucia-Khan (L) and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) attend the British Asian Trust dinner at Banqueting House on February 3, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/WPA Rota/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales meets Chelsea and Spain footballer Cesc Fabregas, left, at the British Asian Trust dinner in central London Tuesday Feb. 3, 2015. Prince Charles was joined by more than 300 guests at the dinner to support the British Asian Trust's work in empowering disadvantaged people in South Asia, and helping to transform their lives. (AP Photo / Leon Neal, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: BAFTA organiser Charlotte Martin arranges the seat placings during the annual BAFTA heads on sticks photocall at The Royal Opera House on February 4, 2015 in London, England. The seating plan is set ahead of the British Academy Film Awards 2015 which takes place on Sunday February 08, 2015. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Gavan via Getty Images)
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers and police investigate a Metro-North train crash on February 3, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. A Metro-North commutor train carrying hundreds of passengers struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing killing at least seven people and injuring many more. (Photo by Michael Graae/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Graae via Getty Images)
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Waggers, a three month old labradoodle who is the newest member of staff at the Staybridge Suites London Vauxhall hotel in London. Guest will be encouraged to tip London's first hotel dog with a pat on the back or just give him a big cuddle. (credit:Philip Toscano/PA Wire)
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LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 03: Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima shares Valentine's Day picks at Victoria's Secret in Caesars Forum Shops on February 3, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret) (credit:Denise Truscello via Getty Images)
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A full moon rises over the Chugach Mountains on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. The temperature in early evening was 9 degrees, continuing February weather featuring clear skies and mild temperatures. (AP Photo/Dan Joling) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 03: Lindsay Lohan is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on February 03, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) (credit:RB/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 03: Musician Flea (L) and honoree Nile Rodgers perform onstage during the Eighth Annual GRAMMY week event honoring three-time GRAMMY Winner Nile Rodgers, hosted by the The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, held at The Village Studios on February 3, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/WireImage) (credit:Michael Buckner via Getty Images)
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Chinese tourists walk up the Wat Phnom pagoda in Phnom Penh on February 4, 2015. The kingdom of Cambodia expects to lure seven million tourists by 2017. AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY (Photo credit should read TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TANG CHHIN SOTHY via Getty Images)
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Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Egyptian clerics from Al-Azhar institution rally to denounce terrorism and show solidarity with the Egyptian government and security forces at a mosque in central, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi told the nation in a televised address Saturday to prepare for a long fight to defeat Islamic extremists following a wave of attacks on security forces in the Sinai Peninsula. An Islamic State-linked group in Egypt claimed responsibility for a string of bomb and gun attacks last week targeting Egyptian military positions that killed at least 30 security force members. (AP Photo/Mosaâab Elshamy) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima shares her gift picks and tips for Valentine Day on February 3, 2015 at the Victoria's Secret store in The Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Credit Image: Marcel Thomas/ZUMA Wire) (credit:Marcel Thomas/Zuma Press)
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Svetlana Davydova, center, a mother of seven, who lives in the city of Vyazma in western Russia and was arrested last month on treason charges for providing Ukraine with information on Russian troops movements, walks with two unidentified men after she was released for a prison in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. The husband of a Russian mother of seven suspected of spying for Ukraine said Tuesday he was summoned for questioning but refused to answer any questions, as pressure grew on the Kremlin to release her. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French President Francois Hollande (L) attends the ceremony held in honor of nine French servicemen killed in a fighter jet accident in Spain on February 03, 2015 at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France. A Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military base in Spain on January 26, 2015. (Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The Pub Landlord Al Murray behind the bar of the Rose in June Public House in Margate, Kent, as he officially launches his election campaign in Thanet. The comedian is kicking off his newly-formed Free United Kingdom Party (FUKP) campaign in person during a series of visits in the area. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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A car is dug out after getting stuck in snow in Goathland, North Yorkshire, as parts of Britain woke up to a blanket of snow with temperatures reaching a spine-chilling -11C (12.2F) in places. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko, arrives with her son Anatoly on the day she is due to give evidence at the inquiry into her husband's death at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. The body of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko was so radioactive that his post-mortem was "one of the most dangerous" ever undertaken and the isotope that killed him so rare it would not have been discovered by a normal autopsy, a pathologist said Wednesday. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A palette of pinks and blues paint the morning sky behind the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)