24 hours in pictures

St Wolfgang, Austria: Fireworks shoot from the wings of a hang glider during a display at the Scalaria Air Challenge in the Warrior of the lights air show at Lake Wolfgang
Photograph: Barbara Gindl/EPA

Johannesburg, South Africa: A Spain fan holds a Spanish flag before the World Cup final between Spain and Holland at the Soccer City stadium
Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Inner Carniola, Slovenia: A boy jumps into Lake Cerknica in the warm weather. The lake is the largest intermittent lake in Europe
Photograph: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters

Dhaka, Bangladesh: A farmer feeds ducklings at a village market
Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP

Minsk, Belarus: People stand behind a hot air balloon during an international balloon festival in Logoisk
Photograph: STR/Reuters

Obdam, Netherlands: At Pastor Paul Vlaar's church the candles, the piano, even the priest's robes are orange for a day, as he shows his support of the Dutch football team
Photograph: Evert Elzinga/AP

Berlin, Germany: A family of swans swim past bathers at Berlin's so-called 'Badeschiff' in the river Spree in as temperatures rise to 37C
Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Lahore, Pakistan: A man arranges bunches of sugarcane for sale at a wholesale fruit market
Photograph: K.M. Chaudary/AP

Northampton, UK: Red Arrows display team perform for the crowd before the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone
Photograph: Ker Robertson/Getty

Berlin, Germany: A pile of 16,000 shoes collected to create 'The Pillar of Shame' at Brandenburg Gate. The memorial has been created for the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre by German activist Phillip Ruch
Photograph: Berthold Stadler/AP

Tokyo, Japan: A man looks at posters of candidates at the election headquarters of the Democratic Party. An election is being held in Japan today that could put the current prime minister Naoto Kan's job at risk after stalling efforts to curb Japan's huge public debt
Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Manila, Philippines: Baby boy La Triaga, born on 5 July, cries as he lies with other babies on a mattress for a routine check-up at a hospital. Today marks World Population Day, which seeks to draw attention to global population issues, according to the United Nations Population Fund
Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters

France: Sylvain Chavanel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, checks his bicycle prior to the start of the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race
Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Pamplona, Spain: Participants run in front of Miuras fighting bulls in the Plaza de Torros bullring on the first San Fermin festival bull run. Despite being controversial, the festival is a symbol of Spanish culture and attracts thousands of tourists
Photograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

Paju, South Korea: Visitors read messages on ribbons hanging on the wire fence wishing for reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarised zone
Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP

Lima, Peru: Revellers participate in the Gay Pride parade
Photograph: Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images