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 and Tahira Mirza.
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Pope Francis (R) jokes with a man during a meeting with members of the Eucharistic Youth Movement in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on August 7, 2015. (credit:FILIPPO MONTEFORTE via Getty Images)
(02 of17)
Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh (centre) is surrounded by media, staff and supporters of the charity as they march to Downing Street in London to protest against its closure. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
(03 of17)
HANGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 07: (CHINA OUT) Paople use umbrellas as they walk in strong wind and heavy rain near West Lake as Typhoon 'Soudelor' approaches on August 7, 2015 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Typhoon 'Soudelor' will land on southeastern China's coastal areas this weekend, according to meteorological departments. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(04 of17)
Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn arrives by bicycle to launch his new policies on the environment at Camley Street Natural Park in London. (credit: Lauren Hurley/PA Wire)
(05 of17)
Prime Minister David Cameron (left) and survival expert Bear Grylls (right) talk to members of the National Citizen Service during a visit to Oaklands Outdoor Education Centre in Snowdonia. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
(06 of17)
An Italian officer takes a photo of a baby as migrants disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship Fiorillo in the harbor of Pozzallo, near Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. On Thursday, 381 people were saved by the Italian coast guard before their boat sank off the Libyan coast. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of17)
Grown mantled guerezas, that are native to much of west central and east Africa, hold a new born baby at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. The baby guareza was born on Friday July, 31 and its sex is still unknown. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (credit:Petr David Josek/AP)
(08 of17)
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 07: A Chinese relative of a passenger missing on Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 scuffles with police after trying to break through a barricade to reach the Malaysian Embassy during a protest by relatives on August 7, 2015 in Beijing, China. Today, France expanded its search for debris off Reunion Island, a day after Malaysia's prime minister announced that the piece of wing discovered last week is from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370, which vanished last year. Officials and experts from other countries, including the United States and Australia, have been more cautious, saying that more investigating needs to be done. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) (credit:Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)
(09 of17)
SINGAPORE - AUGUST 07: The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Black Knights performs a manoeuvre in inclement weather conditions during an aerobatic flying display at Marina South on August 7, 2015 in Singapore. The aerobatic flying performance is part of Singapore's Golden Jubilee SG50 celebrations and Singapore will celebrate her 50th year of independence on August 9, 2015. (Photo by Lionel Ng/Getty Images) (credit:Lionel Ng via Getty Images)
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United States' Elizabeth Beisel starts a women's 200m backstroke heat at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of17)
Hot air balloons lift off during the first mass ascent at the 37th Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at Ashton Court Estate, Bristol, which sees balloon pilots and crews from all over the world descend on the city to fly across the Somerset and South West skies of the UK. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
(12 of17)
People brave traffic as they walk at sunset the dusty street of El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. El Alto is the highest major metropolis in the world, standing at more than 4 thousand meters above sea level. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Migrants wait to disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship Fiorillo in the harbor of Pozzallo, near Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. On Thursday, 381 people were saved by the Italian coast guard before their boat sank off the Libyan coast. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi) (credit:Carmelo Imbesi/AP)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump responds to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's closing remarks during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (credit:ap)
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Afghan people gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. A bomb hidden in a truck exploded in the center of the Afghan capital, killing several people and wounding hundreds, police and health officials said Friday. Police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said the pre-dawn blast was near a Defense Ministry compound, but that all of the victims were civilians, including women and children. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Crowds watch as tethered balloons are illuminated by their burners during the night glow evening event on the first day of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at the Ashton Court estate on August 6, 2015 in Bristol, England. Now in its 37th year, the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is Europe's largest annual hot air balloon event in the city that is seen by many balloonists as the home of modern ballooning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
(17 of17)
A Fire Fighting Rescue official of India's Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) demonstrates their skills on the occasion of a passing out parade of 60 trainees of the 13th batch Constable/Fire at the Fire Service Training Institute (FSIT) at the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hyderabad on August 7, 2015. The Home Ministry's CISF is responsible for security services at ports and other tranportation facilities, as well as vital industrial units including atomic power plants, aerospace installations and defence production units across India. AFP PHOTO/NOAH SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NOAH SEELAM via Getty Images)