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24 hours in pictures

24 hours : Religious Festivals In Sri Lanka Draw Large Crowds
Kandy, Sri Lanka: Festival-goers enoy the opening night of the Kandy Esala Perahera, a Buddhist festival being held for the first time since the end of the civil war Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
24 hours : illegal israeli settlement in West Bank
Givat Tzuria, West Bank: Israeli girls peep through a window cut out of the wall of a makeshift structure in a settlement Photograph: David Furst/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours : A Palestinian man peers through a hole in a wall at Balata refugee camp
Balata refugee camp, West Bank: A Palestinian man looks through a hole in his house after an Israeli army raid Photograph: Abed Omar Qusini/Reuters
24 hours : Cape Town, South Africa:Municipal workers march to demand a pay increase
Cape Town, South Africa: Striking municipal workers march to demand a pay increase Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours : Abib Sereme of Mali swimming World Championships
Rome, Italy: Abib Sereme of Mali competes in the men's 50m breaststroke heats during the world swimming championships Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
24 hours :  Kitesurf World Cup
St Peter-Ording, Germany: Kitesurfers ride the waves during the Kitesurf World Cup on the North Sea Photograph: Heribert Proepper/AP
24 hours : Indian boys playing in water
Kolkata, India: Boys play in water during heavy monsoon showers Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA
24 hours : Duesseldorf, Germany: A boy wearing water wings jumps into a pool
Dusseldorf, Germany: A boy wearing water wings jumps into a swimming pool Photograph: Mark Keppler/AP
24 hours : A heroin addict sleeps on a chair at a bus stop in Karachi
Karachi, Pakistan: A heroin addict sleeps on a chair at a bus stop Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
24 hours : A villager looks for water in a dried out lake at Lamongan, Indonesia
Lamongan, Indonesia: A villager looks for water in a dried-up lake in East Java. It has not rained in the area for the past three months Photograph: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters
24 hours : Rafah, Gaza: Palestinian men attempt to tame a horse
Rafah, Gaza: Palestinian men attempt to tame a horse near the entrance to a smuggling tunnel Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours : village elders and french soldiers in afghanistan
Kapisa, Afghanistan: Village elders listen to French soldiers during a meeting to discuss their concerns about a military operation in the area Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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