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Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations publishes images of a road bridge that collapsed onto a railway line late Saturday in Russia's Bryansk region, derailing a passenger train heading to Moscow and killing seven people. A separate rail bridge in the neighbouring Kursk region was blown up hours later in the early hours of Sunday, derailing a freight train and injuring the driver. Russian officials said they were caused by explosions. IMAGES
Celebrities including host and actress Taraji P. Henson, director Spike Lee and actor Adrien Brody arrive at the annual annual amfAR Gala during the 78th edition of the international film festival. The event raises funds for the foundation which focuses on AIDS research. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chair a video conference meeting of the "coalition of the willing" on Ukraine from a British military base in Northwood, northwest London, used by NATO as a command centre. They were joined from Rome by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal, while other European leaders dialed in from elsewhere. IMAGES
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah ousted by the 1979 Islamic revolution, expresses his readiness to help lead the country towards "peace and democratic transition" as he speaks at a press conference in Paris. "There is only one way to achieve peace: a secular, democratic Iran," he explains. SOUNDBITE
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