24 hours in pictures

Srinagar, India: A Kashmiri man paddles his boat through the morning mist on Lake Dal Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Xochimilco, Mexico: A priest sprinkles a dog with holy water during an animal-blessing ceremony to commemorate the Feast of San Antonio Abad Photograph: /Reuters

Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan: Afghan army soldiers fire a mortar in order to calibrate it Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters

Moscow, Russia: Orthodox believers plunge into the icy waters of a pond in celebration of Epiphany Photograph: Dima Korotayev/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza City: Birds take to the sky over buildings destroyed by Israeli bombing Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

New Delhi, India: Members of the armed forces ride camels during a rehearsal for the Beating Retreat ceremony Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Jakarta, Indonesia: Firefighters battle a huge fire at one of the country's largest fuel terminals Photograph: Ed Wray/AP

Israel: A soldier returns from the northern Gaza Strip after the declaration of a ceasefire Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

Kolkata, India: A shih-tzu takes part in a dog show Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters

Tijuana, Mexico: The Rev John Fanestil at the US-Mexican border, touching hands through the fence at Friendship park Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP

Hefei, , China: A vendor at a wholesale market pulls a chicken from a pool of feather-loosening hot water Photograph: Jianan Yu/Reuters

Lahore, Pakistan: A man carries balloons to market Photograph: Emlio Morenatti/AP