24 hours in pictures

Beit Oren, Israel: An Israeli soldier stands next to a bus that was caught in the wildfire Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty

Cancún, Mexico: A member of the ONG Sierra Club, wearing a polar bear costume, demonstrates against the countries which, according to them, are avoiding the climate change issue Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP

Podgorica, Montenegro: A local villager stands in a boat in the flooded village of Bijelo Polje. Six hundred people have been evacuated from their homes Photograph: Risto Bozovic/AP

Pamplona, Spain: A couple walk with their dog at Vuelta Castillo Park as snow covers the field Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Bagram, Afghanistan: President Barack Obama greets troops during a rally in an unannounced visit to the country Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Cuernavaca, Mexico: A journalist interviews a 14-year-old, known as El Ponchis, who has been arrested under suspicion of working as a killer for a drug cartel Photograph: Antonio Sierra/AP

Srinagar, India: A Kashmiri Muslim shouts pro-freedom slogans during an anti-India protest Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP

Rome, Italy: A butterfly hangs on the wall of the butterfly house created by Dutch duo Bik Van der Pol during the opening of the Macro contemporary art museum Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Supporters of opposition leader Alassane Ouattara react as the news spreads that President Laurent Gbagbo won the election Photograph: Schalk van Zuydam/AP

Budapest, Hungary: A man dressed as Santa Claus and a woman dressed as mythical creature Krampus travel in a tram decorated with Christmas lights Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Jerusalem: Israeli security forces take up positions during clashes with Palestinian youths, not pictured, in the neighborhood of Issawiyeh Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Sanaa, Yemen: Children listen to a woman, unseen, talking to them from a house while writing on a wall, as they play in an alley of the old city Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Sussex, England: A plane throws up clouds of snow as it prepares for takeoff at Gatwick Airport. The airport has reopened after it was shut due to bad weather Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA