24 hours in pictures

Tokyo, Japan: Fans take photos of celebrities arriving at the Japanese premiere of Inception Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Pathumthani province, Thailand: Novices attend a mass ordination ceremony at Dhamagaya temple Photograph: Apichart Weerawong/AP

Rome, Italy: Citizens throw empty boxes representing the 1.4m bills collected to start a referendum against the privatisation of public water Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty

Jerusalem: Ultra-orthodox Jewish men pray during the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Dalian, China: Firefighters after an explosion at a oil storage port in Dalian Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Lille, France: Prince Charles attends a service to mark the burial of a soldier, who died in the battle of Fromelles in 1916 Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Havana, Cuba: A boy dances in the rain during a heavy tropical shower Photograph: Desmond Boylan/Reuters

Yichang, China: This year's biggest release of water from the sluice for flood prevention at the Three Gorges dam Photograph: AFP/Getty

Heidelberg, Germany: Rhesus monkeys shelter in the shade at the zoo Photograph: Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty

Paris, France: The opening day of the Paris plage (beach) event Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty

Boston, US: Customers walk down the glass staircase at the Apple store Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Tilburg, Netherlands: A visitor takes part in Pink Monday at the funfair Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA