24 hours in pictures

Bangkok, Thailand: Police officers shield themselves during clashes with anti-government protesters near Government house Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

Guatemala City, Guatemala: Women carry lanterns during an annual rally to commemorate the international day for the elimination of violence against women Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters

Hanoi, Vietnam: Monks attend the closing ceremony of the seventh congress of Vietnam's Buddhist Sangha Association Photograph: Kham/Reuters

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: A worker prepares traditional sweets at a factory Photograph: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images

Lopburi, Thailand: A monkey licks a block of ice containing bananas during the annual monkey buffet festival Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Atlanta, Georgia, US: Cash Barnes's public art project, Take Me To Your Leader, stands on the Atlanta BeltLine Photograph: David Goldman/AP

Mugunga, Democratic Republic of the Congo: An elderly woman stands outside her makeshift shelter during a food aid distribution exercise conducted by humanitarian agencies at a camp for the internally displaced Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan: A baby has a snooze in a stroller at a rally demanding the end of nuclear power Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP

Gaza City, Gaza Strip: Palestinian girls clean debris from their classroom at the al-Shejaia school. The UN-run building sustained heavy damage when Israeli rockets struck a property next door Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Khorramabad, Iran: Shia Muslims beat their chests after rubbing mud on their bodies during the Kharrah Mali (Mud Rubbing) ritual to mark the Ashura religious ceremony Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images

Notre-Dame-des-Landes, France: A riot police officer secures the area while a demonstrator hangs among the trees, as evacuation operations continue on land that set aside for a new airport Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

New Delhi, India: A member of an Indian band drinks tea as he takes a break during a Sikh religious procession to mark the martyrdom of the ninth guru, Tegh Bahadur Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Shanghai, China: Staff check 2,888 km of track on seven layers in an attempt to set a new Guinness world record for the longest plastic toy train track Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters