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The children of Congolese anti-colonial hero Patrice Lumumba meet with the Belgian King ahead of a handover ceremony to return their father's tooth -- all that is left of the anti-colonialist icon who was murdered by Congolese separatists and Belgian mercenaries in 1961. IMAGES
The president of France's National Rally party (Rassemblement National, Eds.), Jordan Bardella, arrives at his party's headquarters in Paris. IMAGES
During his visit to Brussels for a summit between the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Brazilian President Lula meets Belgian King Philippe. IMAGES
The president of the Horizons group Édouard Philippe "does not believe at all that it is possible" that the relative majority build "a government agreement with the far right or with the far left". Emmanuel Macron is continuing his consultations with political forces, in search of a difficult consensus in the National Assembly, three days after the second round of legislative elections. SOUNDBITE
On the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgian King Philippe meets Felix Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation for a joint press conference. The Belgian king's visit to Kinshasa has been touted as an attempt at reconciliation between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo. King Philippe is himself a direct descendant of King Leopold II who personally ruled the Congo Free State and oversaw many atrocities committed against the Congolese people. IMAGES