With 20 shootings this summer (and 57 since the start of 2025), Brussels is on the verge of a record year for gun violence. As most of them are linked to the drug environment, Brussels Public ...

The Cosa Nostra is seeking to expand and modernise its arsenal with military-grade weapons, including drones and grenade launchers used in the war in Ukraine and then trafficked through the ...

The European Union has deployed firefighting aircraft to France and Spain as both countries battle major wildfires, a European Commission spokesperson confirmed on Friday. The two countries requested ...

On a cold November day in 1905, European royalty gathered in Brussels to attend the funeral of Prince Philippe of Belgium. Also known as the Count of Flanders, Philippe spent most of his life ...

US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White has doubled down on his demand that Belgian authorities drop an investigation into Jewish ritual circumcision, insisting the case is “a waste of the judiciary’s ...

Brussels has taken a decisive step towards the redevelopment of the Northern Quarter to make it more liveable for residents. The Brussels-Capital Region is implementing a plan to reverse the ...

From dodgy defence contracts to toxic food contamination, the shadow of corruption has fallen on Belgian politics and society time and again. Historic scandals have left their mark on Belgian politics ...

Belgium may be divided politically and linguistically, but one thing all regions and communities can agree on is the beloved national biscuit: Speculoos. Much like beer, chocolate, waffles or fries, ...

The European Union imported €4.48 billion worth of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first six months of the year, compared with €3.47 billion in the same period last year, according to the ...

In a recent investigation, Belgian broadcaster RTBF uncovered cases of women in Brussels who said they were secretly filmed by men wearing Meta's "smart" Ray-Bans, often during unsolicited ...

It is fair to say that Laurent Simons is special. Last year, the 12-year-old child prodigy received his bachelor's degree in physics with distinction from the University of Antwerp, after completing ...