24 hours in pictures

Ofakim, Israel: Rina Assayag pulls a mattress over herself and her husband, Mordechai, for protection during a rocket alarm Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Allahabad, India: Unemployed people hand in their forms to register at the employment exchange office Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Gaza City, Gaza: An Islamic Jihad militant who was killed in an Israeli air strike is transported into the morgue of al-Shifa hospital
Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK: A member of Crystal Palace diving club practises, watched by her coach Xiang Yan Kong Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Spala, Poland: People exit the cryotherapy room at the Olympic sports centre Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images

New Delhi, India: Men help a commuter board a train Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Ashdod, Israel: People look out of a window after a rocket attack from the nearby Gaza Strip Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Bhopal, India: A stray dog smeared with coloured powder walks in a lane on the last day of Holi festival celebrations Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Valencia, Spain: Francisco Rivera performs during a bullfight Photograph: Europa Press/Getty Images

Beijing, China: A Tibetan monk delegate arrives for the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's political consultative conference Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP

Florence, Italy: Researchers work on the Battle of Angiari project, a search for the lost Leonardo da Vinci fresco Photograph: Reuters

Jiujiang, China: Sheets are aired in the sun at Jiujiang University Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Wolfsburg, Germany: Volkswagen cars in a delivery tower at the company's headquarters Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

Marseille, France: A man listens to a speech during the opening ceremony of the sixth World Water forum at Parc Chanot Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA