24 hours in pictures

Paris, France: Competitors perform in a breakdance competition Photograph: Dean Treml/Reuters

Taipei, Taiwan: Pro-Taiwan supporters clash with police as they protest against the visit of China's top negotiator Photograph: Wally Santana /AP

Thimphu, Bhutan: Performers wait for the arrival of their new king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, at the Tashichho Dzong Palace Photograph: Pedro Ugarte /AFP

Decize, France: A soldier takes part in a rescue operation in a flooded street, after heavy rains made the Loire river burst its banks Photograph: Jeff Pachoud /AFP

Lewes, UK: Participants parade through the streets carrying flaming torches during Bonfire Night processions Photograph: Luke MacGregor /Reuters

Asuncion, Paraguay: A man lies on a street after he was wounded by a rubber bullet from riot police during a farmer's protest Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Congo: A man carries his boy past rebel forces as they make their way south in an effort to escape fighting between the rebels and Mai Mai militia Photograph: Walter Astrada/AFP

Jerusalem, Israel: A Palestinian man is arrested after being issued demolition orders for his home Photograph: Kevin Frayer /AP

Moscow, Russia: Servicemen in historic uniforms take part in a military parade rehearsal in Red Square Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters

Managua, Nicaragua: Supporters of Managua's mayoral candidate, Eduardo Montealegre, take part in a closing campaign rally Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Lincang, China: A woman from the Wa ethnic minority tribe smokes a pipe Photograph: Wong Campion/Reuters

Ottery St Mary, UK: A man carries a burning wooden barrel soaked in tar during the annual Flaming Tar Barrel event Photograph: Carl de Souza /AFP

Hanoi, Vietnam: Labourers transport a man and his motorcycle along a flooded street after heavy rainfall Photograph: Kham/Reuters

Sofia, Bulgaria: A man walks in a park on a warm day in the centre of the city Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters