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Steve Wembi reported that an ambush attributed to the AFC/M23 had resulted in about 20 dead and wounded among the forces of Vectus Global, Erik Prince's security company, in South Kivu on September 17, 2026. According to sources close to the Congolese government and the company, cited by Wembi, the dead included at least seven Congolese and a former member of the New Zealand special forces. Tim Kennedy, a former UFC fighter and ex-member of the U.S. special forces, had been injured and reportedly received three bullet wounds to the leg. Wembi also relayed the remarks of an East African security expert, who described the mercenaries as illegal fighters and war criminals, accusing them of disregarding any rules of engagement. He wrote that Vectus Global's role in the DRC had expanded from securing mining revenues to conducting security support operations in the eastern part of the country. According to his account, Erik Prince's men had deployed to Uvira after the AFC/M23 withdrew from the city in January 2026. #RDC #Sécurité #Conflit (translated)

Edouard Philippe announced that he would not reside at the Élysée with his family if he is elected president in 2027, preferring to maintain a certain distance between his private life and politics to protect his loved ones from media exposure. #ÉdouardPhilippe #ÉlectionPrésidentielle2027 #Politique (translated)

Blue White Red! asserted that the LFI deputy Rima Hassan had been filmed by surveillance cameras degrading, in the European Parliament, an exhibition in tribute to the victims of the Islamist terrorist attacks of October 7. The author indicated that the president of the Parliament had condemned the act and believed that the public was finally becoming aware of the danger that LFI represented. He added that it was time. https://t.co/MhbQoWhZkV #ParlementEuropéen #LFI #Terrorisme (translated)

These are beautiful numbers that validate Olivier Faure's idea of organizing a primary. It has shown that we still have things to say. This media exposure certainly strengthens us for the presidential election," defends the PS deputy Arthur Delaporte, supporter of the First Secretary. #Primaire2027 #PartiSocialiste #Gauche (translated)

The author of the message wrote that he did not forget the victims of the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, in Israel, including 51 of his fellow citizens, nor the suffering of their families. He stated that he had visited the CRIF the day before for the exhibition "October 7, 3 years later – Memorial Pavilion." https://t.co/LLor8jObEq #Mémoire #Solidarité #Israël #IL (translated)

The author stated that he would be at the Memorial Pavilion of October 7th with Yonathan Arfi. He invited the public to visit the exhibition, located at Place des Vosges in Paris, and to consult the website https://t.co/B9Bdjn15sD. He presented this initiative as a means to preserve the memory of the victims, not to forget them, and to fight against anti-Semitism in France. https://t.co/B9Bdjn15sD #Mémoire #Antisémitisme #Paris #FR (translated)

French MEP Rima Hassan is facing accusations of having overturned the Israeli and European flags during a commemorative exhibition, which she denies, claiming that her gesture aimed to denounce the ongoing genocide by the Israeli government without harming the memory of the victims. #RimaHassan #ParlementEuropéen #7Octobre2023 (translated)

"We cannot tolerate acts of this kind that could discourage people from expressing themselves, we cannot tolerate material degradations, and we cannot tolerate attempts at intimidation rather than debate." The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, stated on Tuesday, October 6, that she takes "extremely seriously" the accusations against the rebellious MEP Rima Hassan, who allegedly overturned Israeli and European flags the day before during an exhibition dedicated to October 7. #RimaHassan #ParlementEuropéen #Genocide (translated)

Rima Hassan, MEP from La France Insoumise, is accused of having overturned Israeli and European flags in the European Parliament during an exhibition, declaring that her act aimed to denounce the ongoing genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government, which elicited a serious response from the President of Parliament, Roberta Metsola. #RimaHassan #ParlementEuropéen #Genocide (translated)

The European Parliament has adopted new strict standards to reduce workers' exposure to carcinogenic substances, aiming to prevent about 1,700 lung cancers and 19,000 diseases over the coming decades, while emphasizing everyone's right to work without risking their health. #SantéAuTravail #CancersProfessionnels #ProtectionDesTravailleurs (translated)

The MEP Rima Hassan is at the center of a controversy after she overturned Israeli and European flags during an exhibition at the European Parliament in tribute to the victims of the October 7 attacks, which has sparked strong reactions and an investigation into her actions. #RimaHassan #ParlementEuropéen #Israël (translated)

Cerfia reported that the European Parliament was examining an incident involving MEP Rima Hassan, accused of having knocked down the Israeli and European flags during an exhibition dedicated to the victims of October 7. According to the media, Rima Hassan admitted to having removed the Israeli flag from its stand, while claiming that the European flag had fallen by accident. She asserted that she had neither trampled nor damaged either flag. The LFI elected official explained that she wanted to denounce what she considered to be unequal treatment of the Israeli-Palestinian issue by the EU. She also said that she reacted after an artist present at the event denied the existence of Palestine and Palestinians. #Ukraine #Israël #UnionEuropéenne (translated)

The author of the message stated that on the eve of October 7, Rima Hassan admitted to having lowered an Israeli flag at an exhibition in the European Parliament. He also wrote that a year earlier, she had rejoiced in the "one by one" elimination of Palestinians opposed to Hamas. He finally wrote that the institution "can no longer and must no longer," without completing the sentence. https://t.co/UXzUtPVSsa #Palestine #Israël #ParlementEuropéen #IL #PS (translated)

The author accused Rima Hassan of dishonoring herself by throwing the Israeli and European flags on the ground in an exhibition in memory of the victims of October 7. He also denounced the silence of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the elected officials of La France insoumise, believing that it bore witness to the extent of antisemitism. #Antisémitisme #Liberté #Justice #IL #EU #FR (translated)

The author accused Rima Hassan of throwing the Israeli and European flags to the ground, which were displayed in an exhibition dedicated to the victims of October 7, considering that she had dishonored herself. He also denounced the silence of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the officials of La France insoumise, which he presented as a sign of "antisemitic gangrene." #Antisémitisme #Mémoire #Liberté #IL #EU #FR (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Spanish journalist Antonio Romero criticized Kylian Mbappé after the publication of a cycling video. According to the media outlet, the story had sparked controversy in some Spanish media, particularly due to the choice of music, "the good guys, the bad guys." On La SER, Romero felt that Mbappé was behaving as if he were the main star of Real Madrid and was enjoying too much leniency at the club. He deemed his last six months of the previous season embarrassing, claimed to be starting to doubt his intelligence, and stated that he neither had the personality nor the desire to lead the locker room. He also recalled that Mbappé was the highest-paid player on the team, that he had been at the club for two years without any titles being won, and criticized him for being too exposed in the media and lacking empathy towards the fans. #Mbappé #RealMadrid #Football (translated)