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 of21)
Demonstrators hold a giant yellow cursor as they gather on Meridiana street as they wave 'Estelada' flags (pro-independence Catalan flags) during celebrations of Catalonia's National Day (Diada) which recalls the final defeat of local troops by Spanish king Philip V's forces in 1714, in Barcelona on September 11, 2015. Hundreds of thousands of Catalans were set to pour into the streets today demanding independence, ahead of a regional election billed as an indirect vote on breaking away from Spain. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GERARD JULIEN via Getty Images)
(02 of21)
LEEDS, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Yorkshire CC president Harold 'Dickie' Bird enjoys a joke with Prime Minister David Cameron (c) during the 4th Royal London One-Day International match between England and Australia at Headingley on September 11, 2015 in Leeds, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) (credit:Stu Forster via Getty Images)
(03 of21)
A young couple walks past thousands of flags placed to honor of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in front of Hankins & Whittington Funeral Home in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) (credit:Chuck Burton/AP)
(04 of21)
Anti-fracking campaigner Dame Vivienne Westwood, sits in a tank as she joins a group of anti-fracking protesters on their way to protest outside the constituency home of Prime Minister David Cameron, in Witney, Oxfordshire. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
(05 of21)
Oscar, the new 15 month-old Rothschild Giraffe at Chessington World of Adventures Resort, taking his first stroll in the ZUFARI Ride into Africa grounds (accompanied by Kito of the existing herd).
(06 of21)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Charlotte Riley and Tom Hardy attend the annual BGC Global Charity Day at BGC Partners on September 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Vivienne Westwood fracking protest(07 of21)
Anti-fracking campaigner Dame Vivienne Westwood (centre) joins a group of anti-fracking protesters outside the constituency home of Prime Minister David Cameron, in Witney, Oxfordshire. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
(08 of21)
Visitors of the London Eye look at Big Ben during a September morning in London, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of21)
Samuel L.Jackson (left) and Piers Morgan take part in the BGC Annual Global Charity Day at Canary Wharf in London. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
(10 of21)
Protesters outside the Houses of Parliament in London as MPs debate and vote on the Assisted Dying Bill. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(11 of21)
Actress Natalie Portman attends the screening of "A Tale of Love and Darkness" on day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Winter Garden Theater on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) (credit:Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
(12 of21)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution on September 10, 2015 that will allow the Palestinian flag to be raised at the world body's headquarters in New York. (Photo by Bilgin S. Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(13 of21)
Jake Gyllenhaal attends the premiere for "Demolition" on day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
(14 of21)
In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 photo, a Jordanian soldier carries a Syrian child arriving in Jordanian territory in the Roqban reception point near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria, and Iraq, near the town of Ruwaished, 240 km (149 miles) east of Amman. The commander of Jordan's Border Guard told The Associated Press that 199 refugees crossed from Syria into Jordan on Thursday. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of21)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 10: Naomi Watts attends the 'Demolition' premiere and opening night gala during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 10, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Walter McBride/FilmMagic) (credit:Walter McBride via Getty Images)
Severe Storms Kansas(16 of21)
Lightning strikes as storms move in near Vinland, Kan., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. The area is under a severe thunderstorm watch. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (credit:Orlin Wagner/AP)
(17 of21)
A general view shows commercial buildings shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur on September 11, 2015. The thick haze came from blazes on western Sumatra island and the Indonesian part of Borneo island, which are home to huge palm oil and pulp and paper plantations. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHD RASFAN via Getty Images)
(18 of21)
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for the 2014 National Medal of Arts ceremony in the East Room of the White House on September 10, 2015 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images)
(19 of21)
eBay celebrated it's 20th Birthday by floating a 6m high cake, taller than a double decker bus, with 20 candles on top, down the River Thames in London from Greenwich to Battersea. It passed famous London landmarks such as Tower Bridge, the O2, The London Eye, The Walkie Talkie Building, The Shard and Battersea Power Station. (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
(20 of21)
Calabasas Ca- Sept 10: Kylie Jenner and Tyga leaving the Topanga Mall in Calabasas California on September 10 2015 Credit John Misa / MediaPunch/IPX (credit:MediaPunch)
APTOPIX Pentagon Sept 11 Anniversary(21 of21)
A U.S. flag is draped on the side of the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, where the building was attacked on September 11th in 2001, on the 14th anniversary of the attack. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)