24 hours in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan national army recruits take part in a training exercise Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A visitor rides the speedslide in the new water park at the National Aquatics Centre, better known during the 2008 Olympics as the Water Cube Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Muzaffargarh, Pakistan: Flood victims grab the skids of a hovering army helicopter which arrived to distribute food supplies Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Jibacoa, Cuba: A man with a tattoo of Jesus Christ enjoys the sun during the 12th Rotilla festival of electronic music Photograph: Javier Galeano/AP

Fuente de Piedra, Spain: Flamingo chicks are gathered before being ringed at the Fuente de Piedra natural reserve in Andalucía Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Bogotá, Colombia: A soldier stands guard during the swearing-in ceremony of Colombia's new president, Juan Manuel Santos Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP

Choglamsar, India: Members of a family retrieve belongings from their flood-damaged home in a village near Leh in Ladakh Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP

Marbella, Spain: Actors Eva Longoria and Antonio Banderas chat on arrival at the Starlite charity gala to benefit children and young people, as her husband French basketball player Tony Parker (left) looks on Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images

Budapest, Hungary: Athletes train shortly before the synchronised swimming team free routine event finals at the European Swimming Championships Photograph: Domenico Stinellis/AP

São Pedro do Sul, Portugal: A helicopter prepares to drop water on a forest fire burning at Serra da Gralheira Photograph: Nuno Andre Ferreira/EPA

Shanghai, China: A young couple kiss as they take a souvenir photo of themselves while taking a rest outside the UK pavilion at the World Expo Photograph: AP

Kriusha, Russia: People attending a religious service pray for rains to prevent new wildfires across Russia which have shrouded swaths of the country in heavy smog Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

New York, USA: A family swims in one of three converted dumpster pools on Park Avenue. Unused rubbish dumpsters are converted into swimming pools as part of the city's Summer Streets initiative Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Queensland, Australia: Scene at the Almaden bush races, where amateur jockeys ride stock horses in sprint races, with bettors 'buying' the horse for the race at auction Photograph: Brian Cassey/AP