24 hours in pictures

Mexico City, Mexico: A policeman with a swastika on his shield during protests in support of the electricity workers' union Photograph: Jorge Dan/Reuters

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A girl stands next to her blind grandmother sitting on a bed outside her home at a brick factory Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images

Keshet, Golan Heights: A labourer gathers safari protea stems harvested by Druze women at an Israeli farmer's plantation Photograph: David Silverman/Getty Images

Bucharest, Romania: A construction worker is silhouetted by the setting sun Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

Jinan, China: A man swims in a lake as snow falls in a park Photograph: Reuters

Ganda Khazaray, Afghanistan: A boy watches Nato French foreign legion soldiers on patrol Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP

San Pedro Perulapan, El Salvador: A boy sleeps while his family remove mud from a house damaged by a landslide Photograph: Roberto Escobar/EPA

Jerusalem: An ultra-Orthodox Jew in front the al-Aqsa Mosque Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Kunming, China: Performers prepare for their next session in the Kingdom Of the Dwarves show at the city's World Butterflies Garden Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters

Pretoria, South Africa: A baboon that was caught roaming the city four weeks ago gets a check-up at Pretoria Zoo Photograph: Gallo Images/Getty Images

Ittingen, Switzerland: Trainee security guards take part in self-defence training Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Musicians play at the swearing-in of Haiti's prime minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, at the National Palace Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Israel: A female soldier from an infantry unit applies camouflage facepaint during a sniper training course Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Sydney, Australia: A rollerblader on his way to an attempt to a world record attempt for the largest swimwear parade. It failed to beat the record of 281 participants set in Las Vegas Photograph: Paul Miller/EPA