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Outgoing Conservative Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt and his family leave Downing Street in London after Britain's Labour Party swept to a landslide victory in a general election, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. Some senior ministers from the outgoing government lost, although several other big names narrowly saved their seats, including Hunt. IMAGES
Kenyan President William Ruto says that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn", dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people died and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation. SOUNDBITE
Musicians Thomas and Jacques Dutronc arrive at the crematorium of the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris for a ceremony in tribute to Françoise Hardy, the emblematic figure of the Sixties who died aged 80. IMAGES
The Acropolis in Athens, Greece's most visited tourist site, shuts its ticket booth and closes to the public during the hottest hours of the day as a heatwave bakes the country. The culture ministry said the UNESCO-listed archaeological site would close from midday to 5:00 pm (0900 to 1400 GMT). IMAGES
French striker Kylian Mbappe unveils his waxwork in Paris, before the figure is transferred to Madame Tussauds in Berlin. IMAGES
The blades of Paris' famed Moulin Rouge are piled into a truck after they collapsed during the night, just months before the French capital hosts the Olympics, and leaving the iconic building looking bare. IMAGES
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