24 hours in pictures

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Rescuers extinguish fire at the burning shopping plaza Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images

Krasnoyarsk, Russia: People stand around flares during an unsanctioned rally of motorists protesting against car import duties Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

Chongqing, China: Young people attending a walking camp exercise in front of the hall of the Sengguan Temple Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images

Bucharest, Romania: People dressed as Santa Claus try to break the Guinness World Record for the most Santa Clauses in one town Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters

Chongqing, China: A vendor waits for customers in a decoration shop at the Chaotianmen wholesale market Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Members of the Indonesia Womens Army on parade Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA

Sderot, Israel: Maya Iber inspects damage at a her destroyed house after a rocket attack by Palestinian militants Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Kisufim, Israel: An Israeli tank deploys near the Israeli border at Gaza Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Tianjin, China: Local residents clear snow on a street Photograph: Vincent Du/Reuters

Denver, US: A 737 Continental after veering off the runway at Denver international airport Photograph: Helen H Richardson/AP

Montreal, Canada: A woman during a snowstorm Photograph: Graham Hughes/AP

Cumbria, UK: Sunrise on the winter solstice at Castlerigg stone circle Photograph: Christopher Thomond

Mumbai, India: Pigeons fly around Taj Mahal hotel Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters

Yaan city, China: A PLA soldier guards two giant pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan at the Bifeng Gorge Base of the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images