24 hours in pictures

Ramat Gan, Israel: a gorilla feeds its four-day-old baby at the Safari zoo Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: a protester curls up on the ground amid clashes with riot police during a Europe-wide general strike against austerity measures Photograph: Daniel Ochoa De Olza/AP

Duisburg, Germany: a dog-walker passes pollarded trees as the lower Rhine region basks in rare autumnal sunshine Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

Beaujeu, France: people in the capital of the Beaujolais region mark the Sarmentelles, the unveiling (and uncorking) of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau, with tasting sessions and midnight parades Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

California, USA: nudists listen to speakers at a rally against banning nudity in parts of San Francisco Photograph: Beck Diefenbach/Reuters

San Pedro, Paraguay: Mennonite girls look back as they ride in a horse-drawn cart along a dirt road Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Beijing, China: a delegate yawns during the closing session of the week-long 18th national congress of the Communist party of China inside the Great Hall of the People. The congress came to an end after China's new leadership team, led by Xi Jinping, was unveiled Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

New York, USA: Joe Balku drives a stake into the Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree before workers set up the annual fixture Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: a Pashtun boy scavenges for recyclables at a garbage dump Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Beijing, China: a man is reflected in a mirror as he watches the unveiling of the country's new politburo on television Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images

Kiryat Malachi, Israel: a women takes cover as sirens go off from rockets fired into the Jewish state from Gaza following a series of targeted strikes Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Perth, Australia: the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, walks to a reception at the Indiana Teahouse Photograph: Matt Rourke/AFP/Getty Images

Surakarta, Indonesia: albino buffaloes are paraded at a night carnival to mark the First of Suro, the first day of the new year in the Javanese calendar Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

Seoul, South Korea: thousands of women in front of city hall make kimchi (fermented vegetables), which will be donated to the poor in preparation for winter Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

London, UK: preparations inside a shrine as Hindus celebrate Diwali Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images