24 hours in pictures

Gaza Strip border: Israeli soldiers in a staging area Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA

Naval Station Norfolk, US: The ship's crew stand during a commissioning ceremony on the deck of US Navy aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Tijuana, Mexico: Residents light candles as they demonstrate against Israel's military strikes on the Gaza Strip Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP

Vara Blanca, Costa Rica: A rescue helicopter flies over the epicenter of an earthquake Photograph: Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters

Stourhead, UK: People walk around the frozen lake at the National Trust's Stourhead Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Sofia, Bulgaria: A new born baby sleeps next to an electric heater in the city's maternity hospital Photograph: Boryana Katsarova/AFP/Getty Images

Geilo, Norway: Sidsel Walstad performs with her harp made of ice Photograph: John Hugues/AFP/Getty Images

Guwahati, India: Relatives try to console the mother of Rajib Sarmah who was injured in a bomb blast triggered by separatist militants Photograph: Utpal Baruah/Reuters

Tianjing, China: Vendors of decorative festival posters wait for customers at an outdoor market Photograph: Guang Niu/Getty Images

Kolkata, India: A Sadhu waits inside a makeshift tent on the banks of the river Ganges Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters

Wenzhou, China: Passengers on a train. The Ministry of Railways expect that the railway system will handle a record 188 million passengers nationwide during the spring festival travel peak Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images

Bulengo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A man stops during a football match in a camp Photograph: Lionel Healing/AFP/Getty Images

Tongi, Bangladesh: Volunteers of an Islamic school stitch a mat as they prepare for a three day world Islamic congregation Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP

Munich, Germany: Swans gather on the Isar river Photograph: Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images