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Fiona Shields

Picture desk live: the day's best news images

Picture desk live: French President Francois Hollande meets David Cameron for talks in London
So is it this way or that? French president, François Hollande, meets David Cameron for talks aimed at smoothing over recent differences Photograph: Lewis Whyld/AFP/Getty Images
Picture desk live: French President Francois Hollande visits Britain
During a press conference at 10 Downing Street, David Cameron said both countries would continue to work together, but there are still tensions in the Anglo-French relationship Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA
Picture desk live: The Queen and Prince Philip have their moment with the Olympic torch
The Queen and Prince Philip had their moment with the Olympic torch when it was brought to their door at Windsor Castle by London 2012 chairman, Sebastian Coe, and Olympic torch bearer Gina Macgregor Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Picture desk live: Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo at a transit camp in Uganda
Refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo board buses at Nyakabande refugee transit camp in Kisoro, south-west of Uganda's capital, Kampala. The refugees are fleeing days of fierce fighting between rebels and government troops Photograph: James Akena/Reuters
Picture desk live: The coffin of Brazilian Cardinal Eugenio Sales at his funeral in Rio
A dove perches on the glass-topped coffin of Brazilian cardinal Eugenio Sales during his funeral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sales, who was archbishop emeritus of Rio de Janeiro, provided shelter to thousands of opponents of the military regime that once ruled Brazil, and to political refugees fleeing the dictatorships of Argentina and Chile. He died in his home late on Monday night of a heart attack, aged 91 Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
Picture desk live: The Trump International Golf Links Course Opens
It's been rough for Donald Trump but finally he's on course, playing a round of golf after the opening of the Trump International golf links in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire. The controversial £100m course opens to the public on Sunday despite campaigns by conservationists and residents Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images
Picture desk live: The big heads parade in Pamplona, Spain
Not everyone's enjoying the festive fun in Pamplona, which is celebrating the big heads parade as part of the San Fermín festival Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images
Picture desk live: French President Francois Hollande inspe
The French president, François Hollande, inspects a guard of honour by the 1st Battalion of the Coldstream Guards at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Hollande is on his first official visit to Britain Photograph: Chris Harris/AFP/Getty Images
Picture desk live: Female orangutan gets into a cage after being rescued in East Java
It may be a long walk to freedom for this orangutan, who has been rescued from a resident's home in Pasuruan, East Java, by police and environmental activists. She is on her way to a wildlife rehabilitation centre before her eventual release back into the wild Photograph: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters
Picture desk live: Park Geun-hye launches her bid to become president in Seoul, Korea
Standing out from the crowd, Park Geun-hye, of the ruling Saenuri party, waves at supporters in Seoul, South Korea. Park launched her bid to become the country's first female president with an inclusive message thought to be aimed at winning over younger voters Photograph: Yonhap/Reuters
Picture desk live: Chef Raymond Blanc takes a turn as an Olympic torchbearer
Voila! Chef Raymond Blanc takes a turn as an Olympic torchbearer on the relay leg between Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
Picture desk live: A bull jumps over several runners at the San Fermin Festival in Spain
A young bull jumps over several runners or 'mozos' at the bullring at the end of the fourth bull run of the San Fermín festival in Pamplona in Spain. Five runners were slightly hurt in the event, which must have been a lucky escape for many more Photograph: Jesus Diges/EPA
Picture desk live: John Terry arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London
John Terry arrives at Westminster magistrates court in London. The Chelsea captain denies racially abusing the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October Photograph: Sang Tan/AP
Picture desk live: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Indonesia to strengthen trade ties
Angela Merkel is quite in the pink as she visits the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reports say the German chancellor will seek to strengthen trade ties with Indonesia during her first official visit to south-east Asia's biggest economy, as she tries to offset weak demand from Germany's eurozone partners Photograph: Soeren Stache/EPA
Picture desk live: A customer has her hair done by hairdressers on a street in Haiti
A customer has her hair done on a street in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Before Haiti's devastating January 2010 earthquake dozens of independent hair stylists braided and coloured hair in the capital's Iron Market, the commercial hub of downtown Port-au-Prince. The earthquake damaged the landmark, so hairstylists have moved their business to the streets Photograph: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP
Picture desk live: A child dives into the River Ganges in Varanasi, India
We've spotted an unusual theme in today's pictures – airborne children. In this photo a child dives into the river Ganges in Varanasi, India Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Picture desk live: Gymnasts in training at a sports school in Jiaxing in China
A child gymnast leaps through the air on stage while others stretch their legs at a sports school in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China Photograph: Reuters
Picture desk live: A biker jumps in to a lake in Wuhan in China
A biker shows off his skills jumping into a lake at a biking event in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Photograph: AP
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