24 hours in pictures

Bordeaux, France: A horse and rider gallop alongside the pack during the 18th stage of the Tour de France, which started in Salies-de-Beárn Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Helmand, Afghanistan: A US Marine carries his weapons and ammunition during an operation to clear insurgents from near Musa Qaleh Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Edinburgh, Scotland: A gallery assistant tries to touch No Title (Table and Four Chairs), 2003, an installation by US artist Robert Therrien at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Photograph: David Moir/Reuters

Dalian, China: A fisherman cleans up oil near the site of a huge oil spill caused by a blast at Dalian, forcing the port's temporary closure Photograph: Reuters

Karachi, Pakistan: A cameraman films a burning police vehicle after it was torched by an angry mob Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP

Beijing, China: Visitors walk around the sculptures by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm during his exhibition Narrow Mist which encourages viewers to poke fun at the paradoxes of contemporary society Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Beit Lahiya, Gaza: A Palestinian woman looks out of a tent set up on the beach as a boy retrieves his kite from a roof Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP

Mexico City: Sirene Itzl poses for photos for her 15th birthday, or quinceanera which marks the transition from childhood to adulthood and is common in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Taipei, Taiwan: China's Poly Kung-fu-Star Performance Troupe during their 'Kung-fu Revelations-9 Scrolls' show Photograph: Wally Santana/AP

Mathura, India: Hindu devotees try to board a crowded passenger train to take part in the Guru Purnima festival, observed to pay respects to one's guru or teacher who symbolises the Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh Photograph: Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: The tomb of Sultan Mohammed Telai, which was destroyed during the Afghan civil war in 1990s is lit by the setting sun; the last King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah was a descendent of Sultan Mohammed Telai Photograph: Dusan Vranic/AP

Prey Mong Kol, Cambodia: Yonta, six, and Montra, three, rest under a mosquito bed net amid the monsoon rain Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty