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Édouard Geffray, the Minister of National Education, announced that more than 400 high schools will be closed this Friday due to the violence related to the protest movement of high school students, which he considers to be taken hostage by violent groups. (translated)

Blocage des lycées: Édouard Geffray annonce qu'"un peu plus de 400 établissements" seront fermés ce vendredi

Auron responds quite angrily to Lia Sikora for leaking his messages. 😡 "Are you stupid? What problem do you have in your head? I wrote to Lia Sikora because I wanted her to join the call to surprise Juan, and the first thing she does is show it on stream. I couldn’t even explain myself. It was supposed to be for her to join the call, have a laugh, and have a good time in case Marta didn’t come. People thought I was going to invite her to the next Extreme Minecraft, and no, that was not my intention. Of course, as soon as I saw the clip I said: 'Obviously, I’m not responding to this person anymore.' There’s nothing else hidden there. No way!!” (translated)

With the summoning today of the British ambassador, Hugo Shorter, by which the Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, challenged the UK's "destructive approach" towards his country. (translated)

'Piano terroristico' contro la base Raf, arrestato un anglo-iraniano
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The Israeli army reacted to the documentary Naza by publishing a 17-page statement to contest the allegations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in its military operations in Gaza, labeling the filmmakers as traitors and stating that their film presents a false and misleading reality. (translated)

Gaza : l’armée israélienne réplique au documentaire « Naza »

🚨 VASCO CONTESTS TECHNICAL CRITERIA OF FLA-FLU, POINTS OUT VIOLATION OF CONCESSION RULES AND CITES DECISION FROM TJRJ IN ACTION FOR MARACANÃ Vasco filed an obligation lawsuit on Wednesday (1st) with a request for urgent protective measures to try to secure the Maracanã against Boca Juniors on October 20, for the semifinal of the South American Cup. In the action, the club directly questions the technical criteria used by Fla-Flu to deny the stadium, points out unequal treatment, supports violations of concession rules, and also explores a contradiction involving the Memorandum of Understanding. 📌 WHAT FLA-FLU ALLEGED In response to Vasco, the concessionaire pointed to the accumulated wear of the lawn, the climatic conditions of July and August, and the need to preserve the intervals designated for field maintenance. For 10/20, Fla-Flu specifically mentioned games of Fluminense on 10/18 and Flamengo on 10/22. With Vasco x Boca between these matches, there would be three games in five days. According to the concessionaire, this sequence would prevent procedures such as helical mowing, targeted fertilization, supplemental lighting, and repair of damage to the lawn. 📌 VASCO QUESTIONS THE TECHNICAL JUSTIFICATION The first counterpoint is the lawn itself. Vasco highlights that, three days after the denial, it was announced that the existing field would be removed and new Bermuda Celebration rolls would be placed, with the return of football scheduled for 10/08. Vasco x Boca will be on 10/20. The club's thesis is that it would not be possible to use the accumulated wear of the old lawn as justification for a match that will take place 12 days after the return of football to the renewed field. 📌 GREENLEAF DOCUMENT IS USED BY VASCO Vasco also retrieves the technical planning prepared by Greenleaf, the company responsible for lawn maintenance, in August. According to the action, the document shows that the same procedures cited by Fla-Flu to deny Vasco x Boca have already been carried out in a concentrated manner between matches. The petition states that helical mowing, targeted fertilization, supplemental lighting, and damage repair have even been grouped in a single day after a match, even in a winter scenario and lawn wear. The question posed by Vasco is direct: if this work could be done in August to accommodate the sequence of games from Flamengo and Fluminense, why couldn't it be repeated in October, after the complete lawn replacement? 📌 INTERVAL BETWEEN GAMES Vasco also contests the argument of three games in five days by comparing the situation with the recent calendar of the Maracanã. The action argues that sequences with reduced intervals for Flamengo and Fluminense matches have already been admitted. For Vasco, if the necessary interval for lawn recovery is decisive for denying a match, that criterion must be applied equally to all clubs. 📌 SHOWS AND OTHER EVENTS The action also points out that the Maracanã hosts shows, religious gatherings, and events from other sports, including the installation of structures and occupancy of the field area. Vasco questions how the administration can reconcile these events with lawn preservation, yet considers it technically unfeasible to host a semifinal of CONMEBOL. According to the data presented in the action, at least seven extraordinary events unrelated to official football were held between 2025 and 09/30/2026. 📌 CONCESSION NOTICE Vasco cites item 3.4 of the Terms of Reference, which gives priority to football events from the official calendars of FIFA, CONMEBOL, CBF, and FERJ over other events. Vasco x Boca is an official semifinal of CONMEBOL. The action argues that there would be an "inversion of this priority" by accommodating shows and other events and denying the stadium for a match that, under the concession rules cited by the club, should have priority. The petition mentions "distortion of the concessionaire's obligations" and "violation of the equal treatment required by the Concession Notice." 📌 UNEQUAL TREATMENT Vasco summarizes its challenge in four points: • the lawn replacement would change the premise of accumulated wear; • Greenleaf's own planning would demonstrate that maintenance could be carried out between matches; • the calendar would show reduced intervals that have already been admitted for Flamengo and Fluminense; • other events are reconciled with the necessary care for field preservation. As a result, Vasco asserts that restrictions are being applied selectively. The action further cites clause 13.2 of the Concession Contract, which prohibits favoritism and unjustifiably different, discriminatory treatment, or "without technical criteria" that results in restricted access to the Complex. 📌 THE CONTRADICTION POINTED OUT BY VASCO Fla-Flu claims not to recognize the validity of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2025. At the same time, according to Vasco, it uses the document itself—especially the provision for four matches conditioned on availability and operational conditions—to justify the denial. Vasco points out contradictory behavior and invokes the principle of good faith. 📌 PREVIOUS DECISION OF TJRJ The action also cites the Instrument Appeal No. 3023517-70.2026.8.19.0000. On that occasion, Justice Alexandre Freitas Câmara analyzed the discussion regarding the absence of Fla-Flu's signature on the Memorandum. The magistrate stated that Flamengo and Fluminense, members of the concessionaire, had signed the document and pointed out that disregarding it later could represent contradictory behavior contrary to good faith. 📌 RECOMMENDATION FROM BEPE The issue of public safety also appears as an argument for the use of the Maracanã. According to the action, BEPE (Specialized Battalion for Policing in Stadiums) recommended holding the match at the Maracanã due to the magnitude of the confrontation and the expected public turnout. Vasco uses this recommendation to argue that the Maracanã is not just a preference of the club. The petition points to the stadium as the option that best meets capacity, location, structure, security, and operational conditions to host the match against Boca. 📌 SÃO JANUÁRIO IS NOT AN OPTION Vasco also differentiates the situation from the previous process involving Vasco x Vitória, when it did not obtain a preliminary injunction to use the Maracanã. This time, according to the action, São Januário cannot host the semifinal. The South American Manual requires a minimum capacity of 30,000 spectators starting from the semifinals, while the petition indicates São Januário has approximately 21,880 seats. Vasco acknowledges the Nilton Santos Stadium as an alternative but argues that having another stadium does not resolve the issue brought to Justice: is there legitimate technical and contractual basis for Fla-Flu to deny Maracanã? 📌 WHAT VASCO SEEKS Vasco is seeking a preliminary injunction requiring Fla-Flu to make the Maracanã available for Vasco x Boca on 10/20 at 9:30 PM. The request includes the maximum ticket allocation corresponding to the authorized capacity, the use of necessary facilities for organizing the match, the implementation of a mosaic, and temporary installation of banners in the same manner allowed for the clubs that are members of the concessionaire. In case of non-compliance, Vasco requests a daily fine of R$ 1 million. Vasco must inform CONMEBOL by October 5 where it will hold the return match of the semifinal. (translated)

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FLASH | Jordan Bardella announces that he will file a complaint for "forgery and use of forgery" following new revelations from Mediapart about anti-Semitic messages he allegedly sent on Messenger in 2013. The president of the RN denounces "pseudo-evidence" and contests the authenticity of the messages that Mediapart claims to have authenticated. (translated)

October will be marked by eight strikes in Portugal, reflecting a growing opposition to the government, according to some political voices, while others minimize the situation, considering it normal. (translated)

Greves é outubro são sinónimo de contestação ao executivo?

"I cannot stand this affront (...) I will never tolerate orchestrated campaigns that have as their sole objective the political execution of a man. 'The banks are all owned by Jews'; 'The Jew must dominate (sic) other peoples, crush them and steal from them, a Zionist is necessarily a Jew, and deeply,' Jordan Bardella would have notably written, who formally contests being the author of these messages." (translated)

Écrits antisémites attribués à Jordan Bardella par Mediapart: le média d'investigation révèle ses preuves
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Jordan Bardella is accused of anti-Semitism following the publication by Mediapart of messages allegedly from him on Messenger in 2013, which he firmly contests, denying their authenticity and announcing his intention to file a complaint. (translated)

Jordan Bardella accusé d’antisémitisme : Mediapart publie des captures d’écran des messages, Bardella dément
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Trump has tasked Elon Musk with co-leading the Pentagon project called Project Meridian, aimed at studying the impact of new technologies on future warfare, with particular attention to unexplored operational contexts such as the Moon. (translated)

Trump affida a Musk la pianificazione della 'guerra del futuro'
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Meeting at Palazzo Chigi with Giorgia Meloni and the deputy prime ministers to discuss the public finance programmatic document, while Brussels responds to Italy regarding the request for greater economic flexibility highlighting that it has already granted margins, in a context of energy crisis and high inflation. (translated)

Manovra, vertice a Palazzo Chigi. Bruxelles risponde all'Italia: 'Abbiamo già dato flessibilità'

Lecornu wallows in conspiracy theories. La France insoumise is not the origin of the high school and student movement. La France insoumise supports this movement and its demands. It is Lecornu and Macron who are the origin of this movement that contests their policies. (translated)

In France, the opposition to megadata center projects has intensified since 2025, mobilizing citizen collectives and environmental associations in response to the environmental and social impacts of these large-scale developments. (translated)

Face aux projets de méga-data centers, la contestation s’organise : "On a clairement changé d’échelle"

Then - Shelly traveled with her family and her ex two weeks ago. But she did not communicate it to the company or to Pundao. - The fans find out because they see her with a guy, they notice that she and the guy are posting the same or similar photos. - Pundao has been saying live for days that Shelly disappears for hours and does not respond to messages. - The company issues a statement, suspends Shelly, discontinues all work activities of Shelly with Pundao (basically the termination of the ship). - The planned series will depend on what the company and the two involved decide. - Shelly releases a statement on her part, clarifying that she is indeed dating Pundao (it was already known since they went to Brazil), stating that Pundao is hurt and disappointed with her, and also says that she did not communicate it to either her partner or the company. (The interpretations that others may have remain, if the issue led to her suspension, it is because there is a labor clause in her contract and probably the screw-up goes beyond having traveled with her ex, her Pundao is hurt, meaning something else also happened. If it’s infidelity it could be, she traveled with her ex without telling her girlfriend, period.) (translated)

USA allocates $1 million to a project that challenges the actions of the Supreme Federal Court. (translated)

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Marine Le Pen accuses La France insoumise and Jean-Luc Mélenchon of stoking the growing anger of high school students, as this movement of protest is also spreading to universities and causing tensions. (translated)

Marine Le Pen accuse LFI et Jean-Luc Mélenchon d'attiser la colère des lycéens

"We know that he was subjected to a process of radical Islamist indoctrination." "I didn't have time for that. I am a person of action and at that moment I was focused on how to save my life and that of my family and not on losing it. We fastened our seatbelts and prepared in our seats," he responds after the attack by the Omani co-pilot, which has been referenced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this Thursday in an interview with Fox News: "We know that he was subjected to a process of radical Islamist indoctrination." (translated)

Uno de los pasajeros del vuelo de Flydubai a EL MUNDO: "Fue aterrador, pero mantuvimos la sangre fría"
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I bring all my solidarity to the high school students' protest movement! At the Blaise Cendrars high school, the police violently repressed a peaceful mobilization the day before yesterday: physical violence, racist insults, and flashball shots directed at a parent of a student. The minister (translated)

🚨💣 BREAKING : ▪️#ManCity will attempt to demonstrate its innocence by asserting that certain sponsorship contracts were partly financed by the Abu Dhabi government, rather than by the Abu Dhabi United Group, the private company owned by Sheikh Mansour. According to this argument, these agreements would therefore not constitute a violation of the rules. ▪️ The "irrefutable evidence" put forth by #ManCity throughout the case with the Premier League consists of bank statements from the government and testimonies presented at the hearing. They show that money was transferred from government accounts to sponsors, who then used these funds to pay @ManCity. ▪️The independent commission determined that Sheikh Mansour was unaware of what it describes as a series of "fictitious" agreements. On appeal, #ManCity is expected to argue that it is implausible for Mansour to have been unaware that nearly £830 million of his own money was being used in this manner. The club is also likely to contest the use of the term "fictitious," arguing that it is not merely a word indicating something suspicious, but a legal term that has been improperly applied in this case. ▪️#ManCity's lawyers are also expected to challenge the time taken by the independent commission to render its verdict. They will argue that, in this type of case, decisions should normally be made within three months after the hearing ends, so that judges maintain an accurate memory of the examined elements. According to City, this delay would render the decision “legally unsafe.” The club will also emphasize that it presented 24 witnesses at the hearing, while the Premier League provided no witnesses confirming the existence of the alleged conspiracy. [via @MikeKeegan_DM] (translated)

The most sought after by the press, I respond like a champion to all the missiles they had prepared 😘 (translated)