Photo highlights of the day

Prince Charles arrives in Muchleney, Somerset. The Prince's trip to the Somerset Levels, with villages surrounded by water and hundreds of homes and businesses affected, comes a day after the head of the Environment Agency admitted his organisation has not done enough to prevent flooding in Somerset. Photograph: David Hartley

Sandra Kiriasis and Franziska Fritz of Germany pose for a picture with the Olympic Rings at Athletes Village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images

Palestinian brides are seen during a mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images

Flight Leiutenant Andy Power greeted by daughter Jessica (7) and Harry (3) as families greet 617 Squadron RAF returning to Lossiemouth, Scotlland, after a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for The Guardian

Members of the Norwegian speedskating team round the track at Adler Arena Skating Centre at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Photograph: Paul Chiasson/AP

A macro shot of a damselfly. This alien-like creature posed just 5cm away from the camera. Photograph: Iwan Susanto/Solent News & Photo Agency/Solent News

African migrants cover themselves with blankets as they sleep in a park playground in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest demanding asylum and work rights. Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Sri Lankan navy personnel fire a gun salute as a part of celebrations for the country's 66th Independence Day in Colombo. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

Men take cover as heavy gunfire erupts in the Miskin district of Bangui, Central African Republic. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP

Formation: Starlings roosting under the pier at Aberystwyth, west Wales. Photograph: Richard Bowler/REX

Do your lines: a boy looks through the window of the Saraswati temple, in Kathmandu, the walls of which are filled with writings. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during the Shreepanchami festival in the belief that the goddess of Saraswati will help them excel in education. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

A man dressed as a Chinese emperor performs on rollerskates during a temple fair in Beijing, China. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

People carry a shopping cart full of donated items to a food bank in Madrid. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

A snowboard slopestyle training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, before the Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP

Hot cakes: Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, perform prayers while sitting inside circles of burning 'Upale' (dried cow dung cakes) on the banks of the river Ganges. Photograph: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters

Red sky at night shepherd's delight: Cattle are herded in front of the ancient pagodas at Bagan, Burma. Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images

A believer, dressed as a 'devil', jumps at the San Blas (Saint Blaise) procession in Almonacid del Marquesado, Spain. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters

A mannequin wearing a gas mask and a helmet inside a guard house in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

A United Airlines jet is de-iced before taking off from Liberty international airport in Newark, New Jersey. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA

Sri Lankan military personnel march during the country's 66th Independence Day celebrations in Kegalle. Photograph: Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images