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
US-POLITICS-OBAMA-CHRISTMAS-TREE(01 of22)
US First Lady Michelle Obama tries to stop the family dogs as she welcomes the Official White House Christmas Tree to the White House in Washington on November 27, 2015. The tree, which will be on display in the Blue Room, is an 18.5-foot (5.6-meter) Fraser fir grown by Jay and Glenn Bustard in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. AFP PHOTO/YURI GRIPAS / AFP / YURI GRIPAS (Photo credit should read YURI GRIPAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YURI GRIPAS via Getty Images)
Malta Commonwealth(02 of22)
Prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie arrive for the CHOGM, (Commonwealth head of Government meeting) in Valletta, Malta, Friday, Nov. 27,2015. The summit is expected to deal with climate change, the threat of extremist violence and other issues. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of22)
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 27: A Palestininan protester slings tear gass capsule back to the Israeli security forces during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces near Ofer prison in Ramallah, West Bank on November 27, 2015. (Photo by Shadi Hatem/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
France Paris Attacks(04 of22)
A building is decorated with a French flag, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. France is mourning and honoring those killed in the Nov. 13 attacks in a somber ceremony presided by French President Francois Hollande. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of22)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with his French counterpart Francois Hollande during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. French President Francois Hollande is in Moscow on Thursday to push for a stronger coalition against Islamic State militants in Syria, trying to unite France, the U.S. and Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(06 of22)
Fireworks shoot above the Country Club Plaza shopping center Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. The annual Thanksgiving day lighting ceremony at the center normally draws thousands of onlookers but this year was hampered by cold rain. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of22)
Children cheer and wave during Pope Francis' visit to the Kangemi slum, in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. Pope Francis denounced the conditions slum-dwellers are forced to live in during a visit to one of Nairobi's many shantytowns Friday, saying that access to safe water is a basic human right and that everyone should have dignified, adequate housing. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of22)
A woman holds a French flag outside the Invalides, during a ceremony honoring those killed in the Nov. 13 attacks, in Paris, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. France is mourning and honoring those killed in the Nov. 13 attacks in a somber ceremony presided by French President Francois Hollande. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of22)
Pope Francis attends a meeting at the Church of St Joseph the Worker at the Kangemi slum in Nairobi on November 27, 2015. Pope Francis lashed out at wealthy minorities who hoard resources at the expense of the poor as he visited a crowded slum in the Kenyan capital. 'These are wounds inflicted by minorities who cling to power and wealth, who selfishly squander while a growing majority is forced to flee to abandoned, filthy and run-down peripheries,' the 78-year-old pontiff told crowds in the Nairobi shanty town of Kangemi. AFP PHOTO/JOHN MUCHUCHA / AFP / John Muchucha (Photo credit should read JOHN MUCHUCHA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN MUCHUCHA via Getty Images)
(10 of22)
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during a solemn ceremony on November 27, 2015 at the Hotel des Invalides, for the National Tribute to the 130 people killed in the November 13 Paris attacks. Families of those killed in France's worst-ever terror attack, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, will join some of the wounded at ceremonies at the Invalides AFP PHOTO / POOL / PHILIPPE WOJAZER / AFP / POOL / PHILIPPE WOJAZER (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE WOJAZER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE WOJAZER via Getty Images)
(11 of22)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: A general view of play at sunset during day one of the Third Test match between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide Oval on November 27, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse - CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images) (credit:Ryan Pierse - CA via Getty Images)
(12 of22)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Daisy Ridley attends the Star Wars: Fashion Finds The Force presentation at the Old Selfridges Hotel, London. 10 London-based designers showcased catwalks looks inspired by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with all looks now available by online auction at www.starwarsfashion.london in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity on behalf of Star Wars: Force for Change on November 26, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett / Getty Images for Disney) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
(13 of22)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: A general view at the Star Wars: Fashion Finds The Force presentation at the Old Selfridges Hotel, London. 10 London-based designers showcased catwalks looks inspired by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with all looks now available by online auction at www.starwarsfashion.london in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity on behalf of Star Wars: Force for Change>> on November 26, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett / Getty Images for Disney) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
(14 of22)
People look at a Star Wars display atop a stack of TV's for sale at a Best Buy store in Fairfax, Virginia on November 26, 2015, on a Black Friday sale that started a day earlier during Thanksgiving evening. The US holiday shopping season kicks off with 'Black Friday' -- the day after the Thanksgiving holiday -- with a frenzy expected at stores around the country as retailers slash prices. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PAUL J. RICHARDS via Getty Images)
(15 of22)
MASERU, LESOTHO - NOVEMBER 26: In this handout provided by Sentebale, Prince Harry takes a photograph of Prince Seeiso (wearing novelty glasses) using a Fuji Instax camera during a photography activity at the new Mamohato Children's Centre on October 17, 2015 in Maseru, Lesotho. In a photography project supported by Getty Images the vulnerable children at the Mamohato Camp have been using Instant photography as an educational tool to build interpersonnel skills and creativity. The Sentebale Mamohato Children's Centre at Thaba Bosiu just outside Maseu is Sentebale's first purpose built camp for the disadvantaged and HIV positive childen of Lesotho. Getty Images Sentebale is a charity started by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho ten years ago to help the vulnerable children of Lesotho. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale) (credit:Chris Jackson/Sentebale via Getty Images)
(16 of22)
Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, center, enters a hall to address newly arrived foreign ambassadors of 15 countries during receiving credentials ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Russia announced Wednesday it will deploy long-range air defense missiles to its base in Syria and destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes. The state-run RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday quoted its own reporter in Syria as saying S-400 missiles have been delivered. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of22)
NAIROBI, KENYA - NOVEMBER 26: Pope Francis (C) arrives at Nairobi University in Nairobi, Kenya on November 26, 2015. Pope Francis arrived in Kenyan capital Nairobi on yesterday to call for peace and tolerance in his first trip to Africa. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(18 of22)
Michelle Muscat (L), wife of Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (hidden), welcomes Queen Elizabeth II (C) and her husband Prince Philip (R), Duke of Edinburgh, upon their arrival for a three-day visit in Malta, on November 26, 2015. Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Malta for a state visit to the Mediterranean island where she reputedly spent her happiest years as a carefree princess in the early 1950s. British and Maltese flags lined the main street of the capital Valletta ahead of her three-day visit, which will see the queen and her husband Prince Philip attend the opening ceremony of the 24th Commonwealth summit and revisit spots from when they were newlyweds. AFP PHOTO / MATTHEW MIRABELLI ---- MALTA OUT / AFP / Matthew Mirabelli (Photo credit should read MATTHEW MIRABELLI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MATTHEW MIRABELLI via Getty Images)
(19 of22)
Balloons float down 6th Avenue for the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from above street level on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP) (credit:Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
(20 of22)
An Iranian migrant has his mouth sewn shut during a protest near the village of Idomeni at the Greek-Macedonian border, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Migrants stranded at the border have been protesting for days, as several of them have started a hunger strike, after Macedonia and other Balkan countries toughen criteria for migrants and asylum seekers hoping to travel across the region to northern Europe. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(21 of22)
An unidentified woman grieves at the coffin of France's Aurelie de Peretti, who was killed at the Bataclan concert hall during the Paris attacks, Thursday, Nov.26 2015 in Saint-Tropez, French Riviera. French lawmakers voted Wednesday to continue airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people in Paris. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(22 of22)
Pakistani religious students share a swing as the sun sets during a break before evening prayers at a park adjacent to their seminary in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)