24 hours in pictures

Chicago, US: a sculpture of Marilyn Monroe is dismantled as it prepares to travel to Palm Springs, California Photograph: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images

New York, US: Anna Wintour (centre, in white) arrives for the Costume Institute Gala benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

Kathmandu, Nepal: a girl clings to her mother as police arrest them during an operation to evict squatters in the capital Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Moscow, Russia: Vladimir Putin, the president-elect, walks past the presidential regiment's honour guards in the Great Kremlin Palace Photograph: Dmitry Astakhov/AFP/Getty Images

Tirana, Albania: a barn swallow ruffles its feathers as it sits on a wire in a garden Photograph: Armando Babani/EPA

Beijing, China: a worker cleans balloon sculptures Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

New Delhi, India: rickshaw drivers wait for customers Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Rochester, UK: a boy dressed as a horse runs through the parade during the annual Sweeps festival Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan: a couple part reluctantly on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Tokyo Station Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Blackburn, UK: a chicken on the pitch during a Premier League match against Wigan Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

São Paulo, Brazil: children play in an area occupied by members of Brazil's landless movement Photograph: Andre Penner/AP

Moscow, Russia: Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption whistleblower and blogger, speaks to protesters outside the presidential administration building Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP

Helston, UK: an early-morning dance during the Helston Flora Day celebrations Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal: a boy cries as he holds his sister in his lap after a confrontation between squatters and police Photograph: Reuters

Marseille, France: a drop of water with the reflected campaign poster of the newly elected president, François Hollande Photograph: Gerard Julien/AFP/Getty Images