24 hours in pictures

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: an M23 fighter climbs steps in the Volcanoes stadium after the fall of the city to the rebel group Photograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico City, Mexico: a soldier from the mounted cavalry unit puts on makeup before a military parade to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the Mexican Revolution at Zocalo Square Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Ice, a five-month-old female North American puma cub, plays in the snow at the Royev Ruchey zoo Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

Brasilia, Brazil: a girl dressed in ceremonial Oxun clothing is surrounded by members of the African-Brazilian religion of Candoble during a washing ceremony using lavender water as part of events commemorating National Black Consciousness Day Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

Amsterdam, Netherlands: pigeons fly overhead as the honour guard waits for Slovakia's president, Ivan Gasparovic, to walk out of the royal palace for a wreath-laying ceremony at the national monument Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP

Israel-Gaza Strip border: Israeli soldiers stand on vehicles stationed at an army deployment area Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Washington DC, US: the national Thanksgiving turkey and its alternate at a press conference. The 19-week-old Virginia-raised turkeys will be pardoned by the US president, Barack Obama, in the annual tradition Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

London, England: Marie-Elsa Bragg embraces a colleague after the Church of England's draft legislation approving female bishops failed to pass during the General Synod at Church House Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Sana'a, Yemen: firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a military transport plane crashed on Wednesday, killing 10 crew members Photograph: Mohamed Al-Sayaghi/Reuters

Sestrice Vela, Croatia: Tajer lighthouse on Sestrice Vela island. Since the 1990s the 48 lighthouses along Croatia's rocky coastline have been automated, with only 17 retaining keepers to maintain and clean the lighthouse and the surrounding island Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters

Gaomi, China: a farmer unloads newly harvested corn at a grain store. China is expecting to harvest 201m tonnes of corn this year Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA

Gaza City, Gaza: a Palestinian man walks past government offices destroyed in an Israeli air strike Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Hamburg, Germany: swans are transported to wintering grounds on the Alster river Photograph: David Hecker/AP

Madrid, Spain: a woman walks past containers overflowing with rubbish after refuse collectors went on strike to protest against possible job cuts Photograph: Daniel Ochoa De Olza/AP