24 hours in pictures : June

Baghdad, Iraq: Two Iraqi girls watch Staff Sergeant Nick Gibson of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division as the unit canvasses the tense Dora neighborhood. Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty

New York, USA: Yoga enthusiasts from across the country participate in the annual Summer Solstice in Times Square Yogathon. The summer solstice is the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty

London, England: A lady in a hat shaped like an ashtray poses for a photograph on Ladies Day at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty

Murnei, Sudan: A Sudanese woman carries cooking wood while walking home. Decades of drought helped trigger Darfur's violence as rival groups fought over scarce water and arable land. Refugees are rapidly destroying forests by cutting trees for firewood. Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP

Jerusalem, Israel: Israelis cast shadows on a flag during the controversial Gay Pride parade. Some 5,000 participants were outnumbered by 7,000 police as they marched through Jerusalem. Photograph: GALI TIBBON/AFP

Lyon, France: A band plays music in a box during the Fete de la Musique. A million musicians take to the streets of France for the annual all-night midsummer festival. Photograph: FRED DUFOUR/AFP

Pilton, Somerset: A music fan walks through mud on the first day of the Glastonbury music festival. Photograph: CARL DE SOUZA/AFP

Maloyaroslavets, Russia: Russian neo-pagans form a circle around a birch tree celebrating the summer solstice. Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

Patan, Nepal: Locals stand on their roofs and balconies to watch two groups of young people fighting for a coconut that was thrown by a priest and symbolises a good harvest, prosperity and luck, as devotees mark Rato Machindranath, Red Chariot festival. Photograph: NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA

New York, USA: Photographer Susan Watts photographs water bugs on display during the opening of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium in Times Square. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

Kinloss, Scotland: Photographers gather around an officer from the RSPB as she holds a sea eagle chick, one of 15 delivered by the Norwegian Air Force to RAF Kinloss. The eagles are being re-introduced to the east of Scotland. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Brussels, Belgium: Inside view of the main press room during the EU summit in Brussels. Photograph: OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA

London, UK: The home of London Mayor, City Hall, with its lights turned off during the Capital 95.8 Lights Out London Campaign. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty

Anavyssos, Greece: A bather on a waterboard is pulled by a speedboat at a beach in Greece. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP