24 hours in pictures

St Petersburg, Russia: Riot police move in to detain demonstrators during an unauthorised protest to defend article 31 of the Russian constitution. It states that 'Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to gather peacefully, without weapons, and to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets' Photograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

Prague, Czech Republic: An actor representing King Charles IV rides a horse during a procession to honour the Holy Roman emperor Photograph: Michal Cizek/AFP

Srinagar, India: Kashmiri Bakarwals listen to a sermon delivered by a cleric during a marriage ceremony. Bakarwals are nomadic herders, moving around in search of good pastures for their cattle Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Oklahoma, US: High winds snap a power pole on Highway 81, just south of El Reno. Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs, crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major highway Photograph: Chris Machian/AP

Istanbul, Turkey: A man wears a makeshift gas mask hours before riot police used teargas and pressurised water to quash a peaceful demonstration to try to prevent the demolition of trees at a park Photograph: AP

Islamabad, Pakistan: A handler bathes his monkey in a stream Photograph: B K Bangash/AP

Houston, US: A firefighter is surrounded by smoke at the scene of a blaze at the Southwest Inn Photograph: Cody Duty/AP

Shifosi, China: A worker polishes a stone sculpture at the Zhenping county factory. Shifosi is the biggest jade production centre in the world with more than 1bn jade items made there being sold every year Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty

Epsom, England: Jockey Frankie Dettori on Beatrice Aurore prepares for the Princess Elizabeth Stakes on his return to racing after a ban Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Granada, Spain: Matador Juan José Padilla concentrates prior to a bullfight Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP

Istanbul, Turkey: Protestors clash with riot police during a demonstration against the demolition of trees in Taksim Gezi park Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP

Berga, Spain: Revellers surround the Nans Vells during the first day of La Patum festival. The festival's roots are found in the theatrical performances of the Middle Ages Photograph: David Ramos/Getty