24 hours in pictures

Hong Kong, China: Cosplayers attend the 14th Animation-Comic-Game fair. Cosplay, short for 'costume play' is a type of performance where participants dress themselves as characters from manga, anime, comic books, video games and films Photograph: Jerome Favre/EPA

Cairo, Egypt: A general view of St Samaan's (Simon) Church, also known as the Cave Church in Mokattam village. The village is nicknamed 'Garbage City' because Cairo's refuse collectors were ordered to move there in 1969 Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: A girl with her umbrella waits to cross the road during a downpour Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Families fleeing renewed fighting between government troops and M23 rebels gather in Kibati, where they prepare meals and sleep in the open Photograph: James Akena/Reuters

Tehran, Iran: Iranian women pray outside a university during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Virginia, USA: A member of a US military honour guard works up a sweat as temperatures reach 32C (90F) as he guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the eve of the 59th anniversary of the Korean war armistice at Arlington National Cemetery Photograph: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images

Lagos, Nigeria: A woman paddles a canoe past stilt houses in the city's Makoko slum. A government-led eviction saw men in speedboats destroy homes with machetes, leaving 3,000 people homeless and raised new fears among activists that authorities may try to wipe out the area entirely Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

El Paso, Mexico: Dozens of red shoes are put on display by visual artist Elina Chauvet in honour of the hundreds of women and girls who have been killed in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico's most dangerous city Photograph: Reuters

Illinois, USA: Grain bins are silhouetted against approaching storm clouds that contain very little water in Pleasant Plains. The widest drought to grip the United States in decades is getting worse with no signs of abating Photograph: Seth Perlman/AP

Jiangsu, China: Protesters and police gather outside the local government offices in Qidong. Thousands of demonstrators protested against alleged pollution from a paper factory in this city in eastern China and clashed with police after they seized bottles of liquor and wine from the offices along with cartons of cigarettes, items which Chinese officials frequently receive as bribes Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Kokrajhar, India: Rupeswari Brahma, a 97-year-old Bodo woman who fled ethnic riots in Assam takes a rest at the Alayaran relief camp Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

Greenland: This Nasa Earth Observatory image shows a massive ice island breaking free of the Petermann Glacier Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Guatemala City, Guatemala: Women sift through piles of charcoal pieces, filling plastic bags to sell, at the city's La Terminal central market Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Berlin, Germany: Hula hoopers perform with illuminated hoops during a flashmob at Potsdam Square. The flashmob is part of the three-day Hoopurbia festival, offering workshops, dance parties and performance showcases with hula hoops Photograph: Gero Breloer/AP

Sana'a, Yemen: Young soldiers stand guard as protesters demonstrate, demanding that the relatives of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh be fired from army and police posts Photograph: Hani Mohammed/AP