24 hours in pictures

Kolkata, India: Trinamool Congress party supporters celebrate outside the residence of the party leader, Mamata Banerjee, after its victory in West Bengal state elections Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/AFP/Getty Images

Mevo Horon, Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men harvest wheat to make the unleavened bread eaten during Passover Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Kampala, Uganda: Soldiers disperse supporters of the opposition leader, Kizza Besigye. They had gathered in large numbers to welcome him back from Nairobi Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Port Lavaca, US: Dark clouds fill the sky in Calhoun county, Texas Photograph: Frank Tilley/AP

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: A firefighter in action at a blaze in a plastics factory Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: A body lies in the road after a gang-related shooting killed two people Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Sydney, Australia: Venus (centre), Jupiter (left), Mercury (right) and Mars (bottom) align in the eastern sky during the early morning. The astronomical phenomenon is unlikely to occur again before 2040 Photograph: Warren Clarke/EPA

Lisbon, Portugal: A man rests on a chair at the entrance of his bar Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Santiago, Chile: A student is arrested by riot police during a protest against the government of President Sebastián Piñera and to demand changes in the education system Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images

Montemorelos, Mexico: A hitman for a drug cartel is presented to the media after a military raid Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: A boy is has a haircut at a barber's shop in a Christian neighbourhood Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: The agriculture minister, Chalermporn Piroonsarn, scatters rice seeds during the royal ploughing ceremony to ensure a successful planting season and an abundance of crops Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA