24 hours in pictures

St. Petersburg, Russia: Rotated image of the silhouette of a pedestrian passing the main admiralty building, reflected in a puddle Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters

Thimphu, Bhutan: Novice monks at the Dechen Phrodrang Buddhist monastery look down from a hilltop Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

Chonburi, Thailand: A water buffalo before the start of the annual buffalo racing festival Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Washington, DC, US: Two protesters play videogames during anti-corporate demonstrations at the Freedom Plaza Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Monrovia, Liberia: Election officials count ballots after the close of voting in the country's presidential elections Photograph: Glenna Gordon/AFP/Getty Images

Nice, France: A man holds a flare during a national day of protest against deficit-cutting measures Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Sanaa, Yemen: An anti-government protester with his face painted in the colours of Yemen's national flag shouts slogans during a rally to demand the ousting of the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh Photograph: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Karachi, Pakistan: A homeless man rests at the side of a road Photograph: ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images

Manzanillo, Mexico: A boy takes shelter from the rain in front of a store before Hurricane Jova makes landfall Photograph: Marco Ugarte/AP

Ayutthaya province, Thailand: A Thai resident paddles his boat past the submerged ancient temple of Wat Chaiwatthanaram, one of the most imposing ancient Buddhist monasteries in the Unesco world heritage historical park Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA

Bnei Brak, Israel: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man inspects an etrog (citron), one of four plants species to be used during the celebration of Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabernacles Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Bucharest, Romania: A photographer takes a picture inside the Holocaust memorial monument Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA

Berlin, Germany: The illuminated Berlin Dome, one day ahead of the official start of the seventh Festival of Lights Photograph: Michael Sohn/AP