The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world.
A Nepalese student hugs a tree during a mass tree hugging on the World Environment Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 5, 2014. More than 2,000 people gathered in Nepal’s capital on Thursday in a bid to set a world record for the largest tree hug. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nepalese school children hug trees in a bid to set a new world record for the largest tree hug as they celebrate World Environment Day in the forest of Gokarna village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on June 5, 2014. (PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)
A Bangladeshi man works at a metal factory on World Environment Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, June 5, 2014. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 by the United Nations to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
Indigenous rights activist and Amazonian Indian tribe Kayapo chief Raoni Metuktire takes part in a press conference at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, on June 5, 2014. Raoni warned that even as the World Cup approaches and takes place, massive deforestation is taking place in many parts of Brazil, including in the Amazon. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)-
A pilgrims stands before crossing the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage on June 5, 2014 in Villamanrique, near Sevilla. El Rocio pilgrimage is the largest in Spain with hundreds of thousands of devotees wearing traditional outfits converging in a burst of colour as they make their way on horseback and decorated carriages across the Andalusian countryside.(GOGO LOBATO/AFP/Getty Images)
An Indian rag picker rests on a garbage dump container on World Environment Day, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, June 5, 2014. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 by the United Nations to stimulate global awareness on environmental issues. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A boy looks for recyclable materials at a garbage dump on World Environment Day in Gauhati, India, Thursday, June 5, 2014. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 by the United Nations to stimulate global awareness on environmental issues. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
An Indian rag picker rests on a garbage dump container on World Environment Day, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, June 5, 2014. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 by the United Nations to stimulate global awareness on environmental issues. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Pope Francis blesses the coffin during the funeral ceremony for late Indian Cardinal D. Simon Lourdusamy, in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on June 5, 2014.(FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
A view of St. Paul’s Cathedral in central London, from within a shopping centre, Thursday, June 5, 2014.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
World War II veteran William Spriggs, 89, of the 83rd Infantry Division and who took part in the invasion of Normandy, searches for fallen comrades in the Normandy American Cemetery June 5, 2014 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Brazilian national football team player Neymar controls the ball during a training session of the Brazilian national football team at the squad’s Granja Comary training complex, in Teresopolis, 90 km from downtown Rio de Janeiro, on June 5, 2014, ahead of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 tournament. (VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
Portugal’s Nani (R) and Fabio Coentrao run during training June 5, 2014 in Florham Park, New Jersey. Portugal made a stop in the US for training and warm up games on their way to brazil for the World Cup. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)