24 hours in pictures

Siberia, Russia: A fisherman stands on the bank of the Yenisei river during sunset. The temperature is about -38C (-36.4F) Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

Siggiewi, Malta: Goats grazing in a field Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

Islamabad, Pakistan: Afghan refugee children play on a railway track Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: A man rides a horse during a dust storm Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Allahabad, India: An elephant drinks from a roadside tap Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Manila, Philippines: A mother and child queue for free bags of Christmas food items donated by a local philanthropist Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

Cordoba, Argentina: A man applauds in front of a poster of victims killed during the country's military dictatorship as he listens the sentence for former dictator Jorge Videla Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Hamburg, Germany: Footprints of birds in the snow on the frozen river Bille Photograph: Ulrich Perrey/EPA

Beijing, China: Traffic during the evening rush hour Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Children play pool in the Vila Cruzeiro slum Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Ecija, Spain: Workers clean a street flooded by heavy rain Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Panama City, Panama: Anti-narcotics police prepare packages of drugs to be destroyed. Officials have burned 6.4 tons of drugs this year, including cocaine, marijuana and heroin Photograph: Arnulfo Franco/AP

Dublin, Ireland: Children play in heavy snow in Phoenix park Photograph: Julien Behal/PA