24 hours in pictures

Obersaxon, Switzerland: Lightning strikes as a camper hides in his tent Photograph: Arno Balzarini/Keystone/EPA

San Luis Obispo, California, US: A humpback whale lunges out of the water to feed near spectators just off the beach Photograph: Bill Bouton/AP

Charlotte, North Carolina, US: A man walks past a reflecting pool Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Lalibela, Ethiopia: Orthodox Christian pilgrims pray at Bet Medhane Alem rock church
Photograph: Siegfried Modola/Reuters

Flüelen, Switzerland: Farmer Kari Gisler lifts a bundle of hay as he practises wild haying on Rophaien mountain Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters

London, England: A zookeeper holds a giant African millipede during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo Photograph: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images

Seoul, South Korea: People run out of a building during a civil defence drill Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images

Kolkata, India: A tea vendor waits for customers in the rain Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Nablus, West Bank: A Palestinian boy runs with a toy gun as children celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the Askar refugee camp Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA

Kathmandu, Nepal: Relatives and supporters of Tara Sharma Phuyal, who died giving birth, protest outside the maternity hospital Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Blackpool, England: A family play in the sea Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: A couple of Romanian migrants look for materials to sell Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP

Gotemba, Japan: Tracer bullets ricochet off targets as tanks fire machine guns during a night exercise Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters