24 hours in pictures

Dakar, Senegal: Children play around whales that beached themselves and died despite local fishermen's efforts to save them Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

Netanya, Israel: Children gather around a bonfire on the beach during celebrations marking the holy day of Lag Baomer, a festival that marks Bar Yochai's death. Bar Yochai was one of the most important sages in Jewish history Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP

Beirut, Lebanon: Flowers are left between the fingers of a statue in Martyr's square after rival Lebanese leaders signed a deal to end months of political conflict Photograph: Steve Crisp/Reuters

Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Workers handle sacks of imported rice at a warehouse Photograph: Kambou Sia/AFP

Baghdad, Iraq: An Iraqi boy hides behind a container as US soldiers conduct house-to-house searches in the Shia neighbourhood of Shulla Photograph: Oleg Popov/Reuters

Johannesburg, South Africa: A injured man waits for an ambulance after being beaten during xenophobia in the suburb of Ramaphosa Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

Benavente, Spain: A bull pursues participants in the traditional race of Bull Fall in Love Photograph: Mariam A Montesinos/EPA

Moscow, Russia: Dancers perform a pre-match routine before the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty

Budapest, Hungary: An exhibit at the Bodies exhibition, which showcases meticulously dissected real human bodies preserved through an innovative process Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Taipei, Taiwan: A man looks at a pig walking out of its sty. The pig's owner put the pig up in the blue hut when she got too big to share a living space with humans Photograph: Pichi Chuang/Reuters

Cannes, France: A guest arrives at the festival palace for the gala screening of US director Steven Soderbergh's film, Che Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA

Louisiana, USA: South Plaquemines High School graduates apply hairspray as they wait for the start of their commencement ceremony Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty

London, UK: Members of the public take photographs of flower arrangements at the Chelsea Flower Show Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty

Tokyo, Japan: A schoolgirl rests next to a soroban, a traditional Japanese calculating tool, during the 26th American school soroban contest Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Melbourne, Australia: Olivia Vivian competes in the floor routine on the first day of Olympic selection trials for the Australian gymnastics team Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty

Eckernfoerde, Germany: Swans swim through the mist at sunrise on the Baltic Sea Photograph: Heribert Proepper/AP