Pictures Of The Day: Tuesday 10th May 2016

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Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post UK 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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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: Queen Elizabeth II meets guests sheltering under umbrellas as they attend a garden party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace on May 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the clouds over Canada on May 9, 2016. Entwined within the clouds is the smoke billowing up from the wildfires that are currently burning across a large expanse of the country.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks to British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) during a reception in Buckingham Palace in London on May 10, 2016.Delegations both Houses of Parliament, comprised of representatives from across the political spectrum visited The Queen at Buckingham Palace to mark her 90th Birthday. / AFP / POOL / PAUL HACKETT (Photo credit should read PAUL HACKETT/AFP/Getty Images)
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An as yet unnamed two week old female gorilla is with her mother Sanki as she makes her public debut at Howletts Wild Animal Park near Canterbury, Kent.
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NEW YORK - MAY 09: Gigi Hadid seen out in Soho on May 09, 2016 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images)
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Burned out homes are seen in the foreground as other homes untouched by wildfires are seen in the background in Fort McMurray, Alberta, May 9, 2016. Fort McMurray is still 90-percent intact despite a week of damage from the wildfires devastating Canada's oil sands region, Alberta's premier said after touring the deserted city on Monday. Firefighters warned however that the tens of thousands of residents evacuated from the western oil city would not be able to return for at least two weeks. / AFP / CP / JONATHAN HAYWARD (Photo credit should read JONATHAN HAYWARD/AFP/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: A member of staff poses with a kaji kabuto (helmet) at Bonhams auction house on May 10, 2016 in London, England. Forming part of the Fine Japanese Art sale on the 12th May it is expected to fetch between 1,500-2,500GBP (240,000.00-400,000.00JPY - 2,200-3,600USD) (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Prime Minister David Cameron during a reception in Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's 90th birthday on May 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Hackett - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
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Lead exhibition conservator Kate Perks looks at Cygan, a 2.4 m humanoid robot built in Italy in 1957, during a press preview of the upcoming Robots exhibition at the Science Museum in London.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (C) walks past party activists as he launches the Labour In for Britain EU campaign battle bus on May 10, 2016 in London, England. Mr Corbyn made a plea for workers' rights and vowed to stop the TTIP trade deal as he set off on a six-week trip around Britain. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Jennifer Lawrence attends a Global Fan Screening of 'X-Men Apocalypse' at BFI IMAX on May 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 10: Emergency forces and shoppers take place in a simulated terror attack at the Trafford Centre on 10 May, 2016 in Manchetser, England. Police in Greater Manchester have joined forces with other agencies to carry out a simulated terror attack to test the emergency response to a major incident. (Photo by Sean Hansford/MEN - Pool / Getty Images)
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ORLANDO, FL - MAY 09: Prince Harry meets 7-year old amputee Rio Woolf at the powerlifting during the Invictus Games Orlando 2016 at ESPN Wide World of Sports on May 9, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Prince Harry, patron of the Invictus Games Foundation is in Orlando ahead of the opening of Invictus Games which will open on Sunday. The Invictus Games is the only International sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women. Started in 2014 by Prince Harry the Invictus Games uses the power of Sport to inspire recovery and support rehabilitation. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Invictus)
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A Specials Forces Task Group prepare to storm a building during an ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus counter-terrorism exercise, participated by 10 ASEAN countries as well as Australia, China, Japan, India, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the U.S., in Singapore May 9, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to the crowd as he presides over a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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Students carrying party flags stand under statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the beginning of a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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May 8, 2016; Carson, CA, USA; LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos (10) celebrates after scoring a goal against the New England Revolution during the first half at StubHub Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
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A labourer speaks on a wireless phone in an alley outside a local telephone booth in Kolkata, India, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
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This image made from a video taken through a car window shows a tornado near Wynnewood, Okla., Monday, May 9, 2016. A broad tornado capable of leaving "catastrophic" damage in its wake churned across the Oklahoma landscape Monday, prompting forecasters to declare a tornado emergency for two communities directly in its path. (Hayden Mahan via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Spanish matador Morenito de Aranda is gored through the pants by a bull during the San Isidro bullfight festival at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on May 8, 2016. / AFP / ALBERTO SIMON (Photo credit should read ALBERTO SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff's cheek is covered with a kiss, given to her as she entered an event where she announced the opening of new federal universities at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, May 9, 2016. The acting speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress on Monday annulled last month's vote on impeachment, delaying and complicating the process that was widely expected to see Rousseff suspended later this week. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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TOPSHOT - A man jumps into the water of the Freibad Kiebitzberge public open air swimming pool in Kleinmachnow near Potsdam, northeastern Germany, on May 9, 2016. / AFP / dpa / Ralf Hirschberger / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Jordanian Bedouin sits on a camel in front of the Treasury Building in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan on May 9, 2016.Established as the capital city of the Nabataeans, the rose rock city is Jordan's most popular touristic site and was chosen as one of the seven New Wonders of the World in 2007. / AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)
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The transit of Mercury, left, in front of the Sun is seen from St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, May 9, 2016. The photo was taken through a hydrogen-alpha (H-alpha) narrow spectrum solar telescope that permits examination of the sun's protuberances and showing the surface activity. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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TOPSHOT - A boy sits on a WWII monuments as he together with his relatives walks at the open air museum in Ukrainian capital of Kiev on May 8, 2016.Ukraine, Russia and the others post-Soviet countries traditionaly mark the end of World War II on May 9. / AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Worlds largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya takes off from Kiev airport, on May 10, 2016. The aircraft is heading to Prague, where it will pick a 130 tons generator and carry it to the city of Perth. / AFP / GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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NICE, FRANCE - MAY 10: Eva Longoria arrives at Nice airport ahead of the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 10, 2016 in Nice, France. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle/GC Images)
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 10: Producer John Cohen, singer Timur Rodriguez, actor Omar Sy, actors Josh Gad and Maccio Capatonda attend 'The Angry Birds Movie' Photocall during the annual 69th Cannes Film Festival at JW Marriott on May 10, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Luca Teuchmann/WireImage)
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