24 hours in pictures

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A boy plays with a kite as police officers from the Special Operations Battalion (Bope) patrol the Sao Carlos Slum Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Meerut, India: A worker shines cricket balls before packing them at a factory as cricket goods makers race to meet a surge in demand ahead of the Cricket World Cup Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

New York, US: A spectator holds a China flag at the annual Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

Hong Kong, China: Sunshine filters through a haze of pollution as seen from Fei Ngor Shan (Kowloon Peak) in the New Territories. The local environmental protection unit said air pollution ranged from medium to very high Photograph: Antony Dickson/AFP

Torremolinos, Spain: Singer Wanda Jackson signs an autograph for a fan after Jackson's performance at the 17th Rockin' Race Jamboree International Festival Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Stockholm, Sweden: A wolfdog walks during a protest against a recently sanctioned wolf hunt. Protesters marched with 20 coffins, one for each wolf culled this year Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP

Sapporo, Japan: A man clears snow in front of an ice sculpture resembling South Korea's Daejeon metropolitan city at the 62nd Sapporo snow festival Photograph: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters

Arlington, Texas, US: Dancers perform during the half-time show in the NFL Super Bowl XLV Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Reuters

Caracas, Venezuela: A young artist with the Chengdu Acrobatic Group waits offstage Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

Tangerang, Indonesia: A golden silk spider hangs from a mango tree Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters

Sydney, Australia: Aerial view of crowds escaping the heat at Bondi Beach amid the heatwave Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features

Kabul, Afghanistan: Two children carry water Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

Islamabad, Pakistan: A man straps himself in with the vegetables at a local market Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP