24 hours in pictures

Mexico City, Mexico: A police officer yawns during a parade organised by the ministry of public safety to promote good relations between the police and the public Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Allahabad, India: A boy dressed as the Hindu god Shiva attends the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela at the Sangam – the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers – where devotees take a bath to wash away their sins Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Jerusalem: Men attend a demonstration against the arrest of six ultra-Orthodox Jews suspected of tax evasion in the Meah Shearim neighbourhood Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

Bucharest, Romania: Youths stand by a fire lit by protesters during a demonstration against the government's austerity programme and the Romanian president, Traian Basescu Photograph: Andrei Pungovschi/AFP/Getty Images

Switzerland: A skier makes his way through the snow on Stelli mountain, above Untervaz in eastern Switzerland Photograph: Arno Balzarini/Keystone/AP

Mijas, Spain: A traditional Chinese dance group performs a show to celebrate Chinese New Year, which falls on 23 January this year Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

Tattapani, India: Hindu devotees bathe in a natural hot spring Photograph: AP

Hanover, Germany: A jogger's breath forms small clouds backlit by the rising sun Photograph: Julian Stratenschulte/AFP/Getty Images

South Africa: Gulls take off on the west coast Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Blackpool, England: A maintenance engineer for the Blackpool Tower Ballroom polishes the dance floor during the annual cleanup of the ballroom Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Pravy, Russia: A man carries a barrel of snow. Villagers who are not connected to a fixed water supply system melt snow on the furnace of their wooden houses to get potable water for themselves and their domestic animals in winter Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

London, England: Pedestrians are illuminated by light reflecting from a nearby building on a crisp winter day Photograph: David Azia/AP

Taruka, Nepal: An owner takes his bull to the annual bullfighting festival Photograph: Binod Joshi/AP

Beirut, Lebanon: Red Cross and Lebanese civil defence members search for survivors in a collapsed residential building in the Ashrafieh neighbourhood. According to local repors, the five-storey building collapsed due to cracks in its walls caused by bad weather conditions Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPA