Naypyitaw, Myanmar

Pope Francis shakes hands with Aung San Suu Kyi as they meet at Naypyitaw’s Presidential palace. The pontiff is in the country for the first stage of a week-long visit that will also take him to neighbouring Bangladesh
Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

Chennai, India

British anti-piracy crew member John Armstrong (L) gestures next to colleague Nick Simpson as they leave prison. Six Britons who were serving jail terms for possession of illegal weapons left prison after their acquittal
Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France

Roma people wait for transportation after they were evacuated from a makeshift camp along a decommissioned railway track in Paris
Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images

Nairobi, Kenya

People flee as they are beaten by police officers after trying to force their way into the stadium where President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta was due to be sworn in as President
Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Bali, Indonesia

Students head to school while Mount Agung volcano spews smoke and ash in Karangasem
Photograph: Firdia Lisnawati/AP

Athens, Greece

Police carry equipment as they search for evidence outside an apartment in the district of Neos Kosmos. Eight men and one woman, all of them Turkish nationals, have been detained by Greece’s counter-terrorism squad
Photograph: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA

Uglegorsk, Russia

A Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a weather satellite and other equipment lifts off from the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Uglegorsk
Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France

A giant thumb sculpture by French artist Cesar Baldaccini is installed outside the Centre Pompidou ahead of an exhibition of his work
Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Moscow, Russia

A referee intervenes during a WBA super lightweight title eliminator bout between Eduard Troyanovsky and Carlos Portillo
Photograph: Valery Sharifulin/TASS

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dancers pose for a group portrait after training for the forthcoming Malaysian Ballet competitions in Kuala Lumpur
Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Delhi, India

A man tries to keep warm on a cold morning in the old quarters of Delhi
Photograph: Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters