24 hours in pictures

Madison, Wisconsin, USA: snow-covered vehicles in a car park as a severe winter storm moves through the upper midwest Photograph: John Hart/AP

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: a police officer stands guard while confiscated drugs are set on fire in the background at a military base Photograph: Reuters

Hanoi, Vietnam: a street vendor takes a nap underneath her hat Photograph: Chris Brummitt/AP

Lingfield, England: jockeys are reflected in puddles on a wet day at Lingfield racecourse Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Japan: a self-portrait of US navy pilot Lt Douglas Spence taken on board an F/A-18F Super Hornet, with the VFA-102 Diamondbacks squadron in the background during a training mission Photograph: Douglas Spence/AP

La Florida, Ecuador: Tungurahua volcano, which has been erupting since 1999, has increased its seismic activity, leading to an alert in nearby towns which could be reached by the lava flow Photograph: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images

Jakarta, Indonesia: a boy sits on a 3D artwork featuring a giant in a Japanese trick-art exhibition being held in a shopping mall Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA

Chandigarh, India: students dressed in Santa Claus costumes wait to perform during Christmas celebrations at their school Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters

Tikal archaeological site, Guatemala: Mayan natives take part in celebrations marking the end of the Mayan long count calendar Photograph: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

Pyongyang, North Korea: North Koreans leave after laying flowers to show respect to the statues of former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il at Mansu Hill Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Encinitas, California: Olivia Harrison, widow of the late ex-Beatle George Harrison, speaks at a memorial service for Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitar maestro who taught her husband to play the instrument
Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Winda Wahyuni kisses the hand of her husband Ahmad Yasir Saputra after their marriage in a mosque. They met on Facebook Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Lamone, Switzerland: Tullio Canonica checks on suspended panettone loaves in his bakery Photograph: Karl Mathis/EPA

Paris, France: the French president, François Hollande, waves as he leaves the Europe 1 radio station after an interview Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP

Amesbury, UK: a man takes a photograph of the sunrise as druids, pagans and revellers celebrate the winter solstice at Stonehenge Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images