Photos of the Day: Buddhist Monks and US Officers

Westlake Village, US

Officers stand at attention as a casket passes carrying the body of Ron Helus, Ventura county sheriff’s sergeant, following the memorial service. Helus was one of 12 victims of the Borderline Bar & Grill mass shooting in Thousand Oaks on 7 November

Photograph: Al Seib/POOL/EPA

Moscow, Russia

Julian Zhi Jie Yee of Malaysia falls during the men’s short programme of the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Rostelecom Cup

Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA

Taunggyi, Myanmar

People watch a fireworks explode from a hot-air balloon during the Tazaungdaing festival at Taunggyi in Myanmar’s north-eastern Shan state

Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images