24 hours in pictures

Beijing, China: A North Korean man performs a traditional dance during the rehearsal of a performance entitled Ode to the Friendship to mark a year of improved relations between North Korea and China Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Hong Kong, China: A guest swimming at a hotel swimming pool is reflected on to an adjacent commercial building Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Hangzhou, China: Students stretch against a wall during practice for an opera production at an art school Photograph: Steven Shi/Reuters

Kabul, Afghanistan: Soldiers carry a portrait and floral wreaths during the reburialof Afghanistan's former president Mohammad Daud Khan Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images

St Petersburg, Russia: Sunbathers near the wall of the Peter Paul fortress Photograph: Elena Palm/AFP/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany: Dancers rehearse in the Neues Museum Photograph: Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty Images

Shaktoolik, USA: A musher drives his team of dogs across Norton Bay, Alaska during a dog sled race Photograph: Al Grillo/AP

Khoozestan, Iran: A woman prays as she visits a war memorial near the Iraqi border Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters

Nairobi, Kenya: Police burn illegal weapons Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images

Yaounde, Cameroon: A businessman sits amid the rubble of his stall that was destroyed by security forces who were attempting to give the area a facelift Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

Antananarivo, Madagascar: A soldier takes part in the storming of the presidential palace in a bid to replace the government Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Queensland, Australia: A dead fish floats in the Maroochy River on the Sunshine Coast Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA