24 hours in pictures

Jilin, China: 77-year-old retired teacher Gao Yinyu leaves the water after going for a swim in the nude Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Singapore: Visitors watch jellyfish at the Marine Life Park Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

Shanghai, China: Labourers work at a residential construction site Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

Aurora, US: Guests arrive at the Century Aurora Theatre before its reopening and a service of remembrance. The cinema was the site of a mass shooting on 20 July 2012 that killed 12 people and wounded dozens more Photograph: RJ Sangosti/Reuters

Seaton, Australia: Cows stand in a burnt-out paddock after wildfires swept through the area Photograph: Andrew Brownbill/AP

Jakarta, Indonesia: Firefighters and residents struggle to move a firehose into position to put out a fire in a flooded neighbourhood. According to the National Disaster Management Agency, about 50% of the capital is underwater following the floods which have so far claimed 11 lives and displaced thousands of people Photograph: Ed Wray/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia: A man emerges from icy waters after having a traditional dip to celebrate Epiphany. Orthodox believers traditionally jump into cold water in the belief that it will cleanse their souls Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA

Suwon, South Korea: An albino eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) perches on a branch Photograph: Kim Jae-sun/EPA

Allahabad, India: Hindu priests perform evening rituals at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh Mela Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Rangoo, Burma: Construction workers stand by piles of bricks at a factory Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images

Islamabad, Pakistan: A young supporter of Sunni cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri stands at the site where he and other protesters were camping Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Kangping, China: People attend a ceremony marking the beginning of the winter fishing festival Photograph: Sheng Li/Reuters