24 hours in pictures

Jerusalem: Israelis watch fireworks in the sky over Mount Herzl at the end of Memorial Day and the start of Independence Day celebrations Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

González Ortega, Mexico: Children watch as wildfires threaten the town Photograph: Israel Leal/AP

Kathmandu, Nepal: A man in a care home for the elderly receives a boiled egg from a volunteer carer Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Madrid, Spain: Visitors enter an installation entitled Infinite Mirrors by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Reina Sofia Museum Photograph: Fernando Alvarado/EPA

Hong Kong, China: A girl dressed as a goddess participates in the annual Bun Festival on Cheung Chau island – a showcase for Chinese culture Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Naples, Italy: A man walks past piles of uncollected rubbish lining a street Photograph: Roberto Salomone/AFP/Getty Images

Lviv, Ukraine: A man fires a pneumatic pistol as nationalist and pro-Russian groups clash while celebrating Victory Day which marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union Photograph: Pavlo Palamarchuk/AP

Norco, US: Cranes on the Bonnet Carré spillway which controls water flow of the flooding Mississippi river in Louisiana Photograph: Sean Gardner/Reuters

Minsk, Belarus: Soldiers carry flags during a parade celebrating Victory Day Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP

Gauhati, India: A sadhu walks in front of the Kamakhya temple which is dedicated to the goddess Shakti Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A fishmonger at work in a market Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

Cannes, France: A private security officer stands guard at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel beach on the Croisette Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Ajdabia, Libya: A rebel fighter grieves on hearing the news of a dead comrade Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A baby has her head measured by a nurse who checks for symptoms of malnutrition at a paediatric clinic Photograph: Brennan Linsley/AP