24 hours in pictures

Tipitapa, Nicaragua: a man carries fish given to him by fishermen at Xolotlán lake, one of the biggest and most polluted in Nicaragua Photograph: Hector Retamal/AFP

Mumbai, India: washers, known locally as dhobis, work in the open to wash clothes from Mumbai's households, hotels and hospitals at the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat (washing place) Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Brussels, Belgium: a police officer uses a shield to protect himself from milk being sprayed by dairy farmers, during a protest against EU agricultural policies Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: a swimmer in the safety of the pool as a red algae bloom discolours the water at Clovelly Beach Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

Washington, US: a hook used to lift the US Capitol Christmas tree into place is pictured against the US Capitol Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

Havana, Cuba: a man takes pictures of chihuahua dogs in costume, from left, Petite, Legrand and Lentille, sitting on the hood of a classic American car at the Fall Canine Expo Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Notre-Dame-des-Landes, France: demonstrators gather on a road as evacuation operations continue on land that will become a new airport Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Ibach, Switzerland: chickens sitting in a cherry tree at a farm Photograph: Sigi Tischler/Keystone/EPA

Rafah, Gaza Strip: members of the Hamas-run security forces inspect what appears to be part of an aircraft which washed ashore in the southern Gaza Strip Photograph: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images

Belgrade, Serbia: birds fly past a fountain at the Ada Ciganlija lake Photograph: Darko Vojinovic/AP

Tewkesbury, England: sheep graze near flooded fields Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA

New Delhi, India: activists from the All India Confederation of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe organisations demand affirmative action for the lower castes in the private sector Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a woman dances inside a train carriage during a concert at the Leopoldina train station Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters