24 hours in pictures

Brighton, England: Young women get a soaking from a high wave as strong winds and flooding hit parts of the UK Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

New York, US: Barack Obama arrives at John F Kennedy airport ahead of taking part in a taping of The View and attending the United Nations general assembly Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Vienna, Austria: A commercial airliner flies in front of the moon as it takes off from Vienna Schwechat international airport Photograph: Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images

East China Sea: A Japanese coastguard vessel, right, sprays water on Taiwanese fishing boats while a Taiwanese coastguard ship, left, also sprays water near the Senkaku islands, the ownership of which is disputed between China and Japan Photograph: Yomiuri Shimbun/AFP/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines: Residents battle with police during the demolition of their shanty houses in the financial district of Makati Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP

Valencia, Spain: A helicopter flies over a forest fire in Bugarra. Firefighters have been battling the fire whipped up by strong winds which has forced the evacuation of about 2,000 people Photograph: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty Images

Aleppo, Syria: The body of a soldier lies on the street in Saif al-Dula district where government troops have been fighting a popular uprising for months Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan. A Muslim man offers the daily afternoon Asr prayer as his goats feed in a field on the outskirts of the city Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Naghlu, Afghanistan: A French soldier gives a child a kite made by a French student in a village near the French army base Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

Hai Phong, Vietnam: A buffalo-fighting festival is held in Do Son district. The annual festival is held on the ninth day of the eighth month according to the lunar calendar Photograph: Keystone/Zuma/Rex Features

Munich, Germany: Inside the Hippodrom tent during the Sixt Damenwiesn, part of the Oktoberfest beer festival Photograph: Hannes Magerstaedt/WireImage

Gaza Strip: A Palestinian boy lights a candle during a vigil in Jabaliya refugee camp to show solidarity with the Syrian people Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Seoul, South Korea: University students majoring in Korean traditional dance perform during the grand Confucian ceremony of Seokjeon at a shrine at Sungkyunkwan University Photograph: KIM HONG-JI/Reuters

Maglizh, Bulgaria: Roma women watch an excavator demolish their house in a suburb east of Sofia, where 30 illegally built shacks and houses have been ordered to be destroyed Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Greater Manchester, England: Friends and colleagues of Manchester police officers Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes walk to a vigil near the spot where they were shot and killed in Hattersley Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters