24 hours in pictures

Kyacek Tan, Burma: Children sleep on the floor of a refugee camp Photograph: Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty

Moscow, Russia: Second world war veterans greet each other during V-Day celebrations Photograph: Maxim Marmur/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Police officers inspect the wreckage of a vehicle used in a suicide bomb attack Photograph: Seltan Mohammad/EPA

Futaleufu, Chile: A local resident crosses a street covered in ashes Photograph: Ferran Majol/AP

London, UK: A flash mob pillow fight in Trafalgar Square to celebrate Andrex's National Softie week Photograph: David Parry/PA

Charleston, US: Hillary Clinton addresses a 'Solutions for America' conference Photograph: Randy Snyder/EPA

Calgary, Canada: Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus watches a video at the company's annual general meeting Photograph: Todd Karol/Reuters

Bakersfield, US: A snake swims up an outlet of the California aqueduct Photograph: David McNew/Getty

Nakuru, Kenya: A mother prepares a cup of tea over an open fire at a camp for internal refugees Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA

Ramallah, West Bank: Palestinians take part in an event commemorating the Nakba, or catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the 1948 creation of the state of Israel Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Nottingham, UK: A pigeon cools off in a fountain during hot weather Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Leipzig, Germany: A young woman participates in the annual Wave-Gothic festival Photograph: Sebastian Willnow/AFP

Muellrose, Germany: Dew sits on dandelions at sunrise Photograph: Patrick Pleul/EPA

Washington, US: The national cathedral is illuminated by Gerry Hofstetter during a media preview of his 'Lighting to Unite' project Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/Getty

Owensboro, US: Sailor Isbell wades through bubbles at Audubon elementary school Photograph: John Dunham/Messenger-Inquirer/AP