24 hours in pictures

Madrid, Spain: Dogs stand with their owners outside the San Anton church. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on San Anton's day - Spain's patron saint of animals Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Beijing, China: Pedestrians stand in front of heavy traffic at a junction Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

Beit Hanoun, Gaza: Palestinians look through a hospital window at the body of a man killed in an Israeli attack Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Athens, Greece: Ministry of Culture employees hold wooden crosses bearing slogans during a 24-hour strike against government austerity measures Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Golan Heights, Israel: Red deer stand in a puddle near the border with Syria on a foggy day Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters

Delhi, India: Border security forces train on stunt motorbikes in preparation for a Republic Day parade Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Jalisco, Mexico: A farmer selects the Agave Azul plants used to make Tequila Photograph: Ulises Ruiz Basurto/EPA

Amritsar, India: A Sikh man walks by the sacred pond of the Golden Temple Photograph: Raminder Pal Singh/EPA

Serengeti, Tanzania: Vervet monkeys play next to a statue of a cheetah at the Singita Grumeti Reserves Photograph: Reuters

Manila, Philippines: Homeless children sleep beside cooking utensils Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Obidos, Portugal: Pilgrims dance during a festival at the Catholic shrine of Saint Antao Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Bad Aibling, Germany: Smoke rises from chimneys in in front of the Chiemgauer mountains Photograph: Uwe Lein/AP

Minga Guazu, Paraguay: A woman walks through soy bean fields decimated by a drought Photograph: Norberto Duarte/AFP/Getty Images