24 hours in pictures

Paris, France: A protester throws a cobblestone at the police during a demonstration against same-sex marriage Photograph: Etienne Laurent/EPA

New York, US: A triple conjunction of the planets Venus (bottom), Jupiter (left) and Mercury (top) over the Statue of Liberty Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Reuters

New Braunfels, Texas, US: 'Tubers' float in the Comal river Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: A man dances and puts fire to his tongue during a spectacle Photograph: Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images

Athens, Greece: A boy walks past graffiti in the Tavros neighbourhood Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

Cannes, France: Bérénice Bejo poses with the best actress award at the 66th Cannes film festival Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images

Lviv, Ukraine: Children carry portraits of Ukrainian soldiers as they march to mark the Day of Heroes Photograph: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty Images

Varanasi, India: An elderly widow hangs clothes to dry inside her small living quarter at an ashram. In India, being a widow remains one of the worst stigmas. When her husband dies, the widow often becomes a pariah, excluded from family gatherings Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Venice, Italy: A seagull basks in the sun in St Mark's Square Photograph: Domenico Stinellis/AP

Dimona, Israel: Members of the Black Hebrews community attend the Shavuot harvest festival in their Village of Peace Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: People walk their dogs along the shore Photograph: Andy Clark/Reuters

Moore, Oklahoma, US: Sharpshooters scan the area before Barack Obama arrives to tour the devastation caused by a tornado Photograph: Erik S. Lesser/EPA

Moscow, Russia: Stray dogs from shelters wait to find owners during the My dogs exhibition. There are 35,000 homeless dogs in the city Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA