24 hours in pictures

Pirenopolis, Brazil: Horsemen play the roles of Christian knights and Moors during the Cavalhadas festival
Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

Louisiana: Clean-up crews tackle the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as it seeps on to an island
Photograph: Daniel Beltra/Reuters

Kabul: Labourers put up concrete blast walls at a factory
Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images

Kuala Lumpur: Feeding time for a giraffe
Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing: A man and his daughter work in their restaurant
Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Malang, Indonesia: Performers in body paint parade during the traditional Topeng festival in east Java
Photograph: Aman Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

Mumbai: A father grieves at the cremation of his air hostess daughter who died in the Air India Express plane crash
Photograph: Rajanish Kakade/AP

Beijing: A girl cools off in a fountain
Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Chahar Darreh, Afghanistan: German soldiers look for insurgents as the sky is illuminated with a flare during night foot patrol
Photograph: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images

Guadalajara, Mexico: Guns and ammunition displayed in front of handcuffed members of the El Milenio drug cartel after their arrest
Photograph: Carlos Jasso/AP

Barataria Bay, US: A young heron dies in an oil-soaked mangrove as the gulf of Mexico oil spill washes ashore
Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Baclaran, Philippines: Boys practise their facial muscle control at a religious festival
Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters