Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Friday 16th October 2015

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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.

Pictures of the day
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A Palestinian demonstrator hurls rocks towards Israeli border guards (unseen) during clashes at the Hawara checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Nablus on October 16, 2015. Palestinians called for a 'Friday of revolution' against Israel, as Jews armed themselves with everything from guns to broomsticks, rattled by a wave of Palestinian attacks that have shaken the country. (credit:JAAFAR ASHTIYEH via Getty Images)
(02 of23)
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Israeli security forces tend to an injured soldier (L) next to the body of a Palestinian man (R) who carried out a stabbing attack against the soldier at the entrance to the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 16, 2015. Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian disguised as a news photographer who stabbed and wounded a soldier near the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, the Israeli army said. (credit:HAZEM BADER via Getty Images)
(03 of23)
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A Kashmiri Muslim protester throws back exploded tear gas shell at Indian security personnel amid tear gas smoke during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. Police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse Kashmiris who gathered after Friday afternoon prayers to protest against Indian rule in the disputed region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(04 of23)
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ZHANGJIAJIE, CHINA - OCTOBER 16: (CHINA OUT) A participant in wingsuit flies above Tianmen Mountain at Zhangjiajie Scenic Spot during the 4th Red Bull WWL China Grand Prix on October 16, 2015 in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province of China. The 4th Red Bull WWL China Grand Prix will last three days from October 16-18 in Zhangjiajie. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(05 of23)
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 16: A general view during the round two A-League match between Adelaide United and the Western Sydney Wanderers at Coopers Stadium on October 16, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images) (credit:Morne de Klerk via Getty Images)
Australia Conman Released(06 of23)
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Peter Foster, left, leaves the Federal Court in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, after he was granted an early release from prison. Foster, who is also notorious for his business dealings with the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, was convicted last year of assaulting police and resisting arrest. (Dan Peled/AAP Image via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of23)
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Lauri Love arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court for his extradition hearing on October 16, 2015 in London, England. The British engineering student is currently fighting extradition to the United States for allegedly breaking US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by hacking into the FBI and NASA. If tried in the United States Lauri Love could face up to 12 years in prison. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
(08 of23)
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Moto2 rider Tito Rabat of Spain crashes on the exit to turn 11 during free practice two for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island, Australia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of23)
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Emily Blunt attends God's Love We Deliver's 2015 Golden Heart Awards at Spring Studios on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
(10 of23)
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Gregory Havret of France swings a club during a staged photo on the driving range during the second round of the Portugal Masters at Oceanico Victoria Golf Club on October 16, 2015 in Albufeira, Portugal. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Redington via Getty Images)
(11 of23)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: The Queens Carriage along with Guard of Honour comprising 96 rank and file and three officers from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, with The Queen's Colour, The Corps of Drums of the Battalion and The Band of The Regiment process down The Mall as they take part in a full rehearsal ahead of next weeks State visit by Xi Jinping, the President of The Republic of China, on October 16, 2015 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh will host the State Visit of The President of The People's Republic of China and Madame Peng Liyuan at Buckingham Palace from October 20 - 22, 2015. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
(12 of23)
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Chelsea football club manager Jose Mourinho poses for a photo during a book signing to promote the book 'Mourinho' at a book store in London, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of23)
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President Barack Obama, left, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, right, listen as Diana Calderon, a student who has benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, speaks at a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, for Hispanic Heritage Month and the 25th anniversary of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of23)
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Kate Hudson attends God's Love We Deliver's 2015 Golden Heart Awards at Spring Studios on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
(15 of23)
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People walk at dusk in Arpoador beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man carries children on a bicycle cart on their way out of Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of23)
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Agyness Deyn poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Sunset Song', as part of the London film festival in London, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
(18 of23)
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Religious and pagan figures, part of the collection Barbie, The Plastic Religion' created by Argentine artist couple Emiliano Pool Paolini and Marianela Perelli, are pictured in Rosario, some 350 north of Buenos Aires, on October 8, 2015. The artists create religious figures using Barbie, Ken and Kelly dolls. (credit:HECTOR RIO via Getty Images)
(19 of23)
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A relative of Serdar Ben, 33, one of the victims of Oct. 10 bombings in Ankara, bursts into tears during his funeral in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. The twin explosions in the Turkish capital ripped through a crowd of activists rallying for increased democracy and an end to violence between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces, in Turkey's deadliest attack in years. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(20 of23)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, and French President Francois Hollande as they meet on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a site believed to be one of the largest weapons depot on the outskirts of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Lawmakers try to move a tear gas canister thrown by opposition lawmakers in Kosovo, disrupting Parliament's session, in the capital Pristina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. The opposition protested over the government's recent EU-sponsored deal with Serbia giving the country's Serb-majority areas greater powers. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(23 of23)
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Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's P3C anti-submarine patrol plane flies low after dropping anti-submarine bombs during an event held ahead of Sunday's official triennial Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet review off Sagami Bay, south of Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. A fleet of Japanese navy vessels sailed Sagami Bay on Thursday in a show of display of the navyâs destroyers, submarines and aircraft. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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