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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(01 of18)
Thai soldiers inspect the scene after a bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late on August 17, 2015 killing at least 10 people and wounding scores more. Body parts were scattered across the street after the explosion outside the Erawan Shrine in the downtown Chidlom district of the Thai capital. (credit:PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL via Getty Images)
(02 of18)
The warehouse explosion site in Tianjin. A total of 112 bodies have been found, and 95 people remained missing, including 85 firefighters, after massive warehouse explosions rocked north China's Tianjin city Wednesday night, officials said at a press conference Sunday morning. (credit:Yue Yuewei/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)
PGA Championship Golf(03 of18)
Jason Day, of Australia, holds up the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of18)
Northern Lights in Minnesota, America - 15 Aug 2015The Northern Lights shimmer in the skies above Kroshel (credit:Mark Vancleave/REX)
(05 of18)
Residents, some wearing masks, hold banners and placards as they stage a protest outside a hotel where officials held daily media conferences in northeastern China's Tianjin municipality Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. About a hundred people whose residences were damaged in the massive Tianjin blasts gathered Monday for a protest to demand compensation from the government. (AP Photo/Paul Traynor) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of18)
D23 EXPO 2015 - D23 EXPO, the ultimate Disney fan event, brings together all the past, present and future of Disney entertainment under one roof. Taking place August 14-16, this year marks the fourth D23 EXPO at the Anaheim Convention Center and promises to be the biggest and most spectacular yet. (Photo by Disney/Image Group LA via Getty Images)HARRISON FORD (credit:Image Group LA via Getty Images)
(07 of18)
D23 EXPO 2015 - D23 EXPO, the ultimate Disney fan event, brings together all the past, present and future of Disney entertainment under one roof. Taking place August 14-16, this year marks the fourth D23 EXPO at the Anaheim Convention Center and promises to be the biggest and most spectacular yet. (Photo by Disney/Image Group LA via Getty Images)OSCAR ISAAC, JOHN BOYEGA, LUPITA NYONG'O, DAISY RIDLEY, J.J. ABRAMS, HARRISON FORD (credit:Image Group LA via Getty Images)
(08 of18)
DALIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 16: (CHINA OUT) Tourists crowd onto Fujiazhuang beach to cool themselves as the temperature reaches 30 degrees, on August 16, 2015 in Dalian, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(09 of18)
KASHGAR, CHINA - AUGUST 17: (CHINA OUT) Soldiers of Xinjiang Armed Police Frontier Corps perform drills in Gobi desert of Yecheng County on August 17, 2015 in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(10 of18)
Britney Spears accepts the choice style icon award at the Teen Choice Awards at the Galen Center on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (credit:Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
(11 of18)
Ellen DeGeneres, left, winner of the choice comedian award, and Portia de Rossi walk off stage at the Teen Choice Awards at the Galen Center on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (credit:Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
(12 of18)
A Syrian migrant flashes the V-sign for victory after swimming to the shores of the Greek island of Kos from a half-sunk small dinghy on August 17, 2015. Authorities on the island of Kos have been so overwhelmed that the government sent a ferry to serve as a temporary centre to issue travel documents to Syrian refugees -- among some 7,000 migrants stranded on the island of about 30,000 people. The early hours are the safest time for migrants travelling from Turkey to the Greek islands just across the water, which have seen a huge influx of refugees escaping the civil war in Syria and chaos in Afghanistan since the beginning of this year.. AFP PHOTO /LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
(13 of18)
QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 16: (CHINA OUT) Fire and smoke rise from a warehouse blaze near Hongshiya Subdistrict of Huangdao District on August 16, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. A large fire has burnt a warehouse in east China's Qingdao City. There has been no reports of death or injury. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(14 of18)
President Barack Obama, right, smiles as outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, left, bows to singer Aretha Franklin as she arrives in a surprise appearance to sing at an event celebrating Holder at the Department of Justice in Washington, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of18)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho gestures as he stands on the pitch ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of18)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: US President Barack Obama fist bumps with singer Aretha Franklin who sung during a farwell ceremony for Attorney General Eric Holder at the Justice Department February 27, 2015 in Washington, DC. The ceremony was held to unveil the Attorney Generals official portrait and commemorate his tenure before his expected departure from the department after more than six years of service. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
(17 of18)
This might just be the cutest thing we have ever seen, One user uploaded this picture on to Imgur with a caption saying'My dog's hind legs look like arms coming out of a round torso!'
(18 of18)
SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Actress Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift and musician Joan Baez appear together during Swift's 'The 1989 World Tour' at Levi's Stadium on August 15, 2015 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by John Medina/LP5/Getty Images for TAS) (credit:John Medina/LP5 via Getty Images)