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A man has been sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment, with an additional 15 years’ supervision, for the manslaughter of four-year-old Dean Verberckmoes in 2022.

More than five months after the outbreak began, the Ebola crisis in the DRC is still not under control.

Defence Minister Theo Francken of N-VA wants to set up a “Gendarmerie 2.0” to reinforce the police with military-trained personnel.

Negotiations on the federal budget were paused on Sunday, with prime minister Bart De Wever set to begin new bilateral talks on Monday afternoon.

Israel has arrested 10 people after a delegation of European diplomats was attacked by Israeli settlers during a visit to the West Bank.

Six people have been arrested following the murder of police officer Nordine El Talbi while he was on a reconnaissance mission, the Brussels public prosecutor has told a press conference.

Saturday was meant to be a day of solidarity and peaceful support, in the olive groves of the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied territories.

A diplomatic delegation including the Belgian consul-general was attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.

“We face a number of challenges, like at Zaventem in Belgium,” European Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner told US news outlet Politico.

The ‘Maid of Ghent’ can be seen in various places around the city, but fewer and fewer people are familiar with the figure that has adorned the city’s coat of arms since 1991.

The funeral has taken place of the police officer shot dead in Jette during an operation in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The German chemicals firm Covestro plans to cut 309 of the 976 jobs at its Antwerp site.

Two people have died in Flanders after contracting the West Nile virus, the Flemish Health Department has revealed.

If, by the end of this year, the 5-way federal government fails to reach an agreement on the budget up to 2029, Belgian Prime Minister De Wever (Flemish nationalist N-VA) wants to be able to activate a ‘debt brake’

Hops and hop shoots from Asse and the surrounding area have now been recognised as a Flemish regional product.

The Cactus Club in Oudergem (Brussels) is closing for good on 2 January.

A vase by Picasso’s daughter, Paloma Picasso, has been discovered at the charity shop in Bornem (Antwerp Province).

The company BRAHMA AI, founded by Flemish entrepreneur Jo Plaete, has won a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for AI-based visual effects.

The first swans are back in Bruges.

Herent Mayor Luk Draye must answer to the governor of Flemish Brabant on account of an automatic out-of-office email.

1,217 jobs are at risk at pharmaceutical giant GSK in Wallonia the company has announced at a special works council.

Atlantic bluefin tuna has been spotted off the coast for the first time since 1960.

A statement from the royal palace has announced that Filip, King of Belgians, will receive the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in audience in Brussels tomorrow.

MADRID, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Nicolo Tresoldi's hat-trick powered Club Brugge to a stunning 4-3 Champions League victory at Inter Milan on a night of scares for ⁠Europe's heavyweights on Tuesday, with Bayern Munich held 3-3 at Viking Stavanger while Barcelona

The Brussels police force is in mourning after an officer was shot dead on Monday night during an operation.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Belgian ambassador to Moscow, Michel Gerebtzoff (pictured left), over “anti-Russian statements” made by the Belgian authorities, the Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing the ministry.

Brussels Public Prosecutor, Julien Moinil (pictured right), has given details of the killing of a police officer on Monday night during a police operation in the Brussels borough of Jette.

Flemish Economy Minister Hilde Crevits (Flemish Christian democrat CD&V) launched the ‘Spreektaal’ or ‘Spoken Language’ campaign at the Albert Heijn supermarket in Rumbeke (West Flanders) today.

American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was attempting to fly round the globe, when her plane disappeared.

Last weekend the public jury voted the shrimp croquette from Restaurant North as the best croquette at Ostend's Shrimp Croquette Festival.

The additional cuts at the VRT are no longer open to negotiation Flemish Media Minister Cieltje Van Achter (Flemish nationalist N-VA) says.

Over the past three months, 2.2 per cent fewer homes have been sold in Belgium in comparison with the same period last year.

A 41-year-old police officer was killed in Jette (Brussels) last night, the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed.

Pupils from the French-speaking education networks are protesting against cuts to education funding.

Today, 12 October, the socialist trade union ACOD is holding a day of strike action in the public sector in protest against government policies.

The annual climate march kicked off in Brussels on Sunday.

King Filip and Queen Mathilde have arrived in Kazakhstan.

It had been on the cards for some time, and now it is official: Prime Minister De Wever (Flemish nationalist) will not deliver his so-called State of the Union address, the government’s policy statement on the upcoming parliamentary year, to the Chamber of

The website and app of supermarket chain Albert Heijn in Belgium and the Netherlands are unavailable due to what is described as an “IT incident”, the company reports.

Following Friday’s day of action, the socialist trade union ACOD is organising another trade union protest against government policy today, 12 October: a strike in the public sector.

All bus and metro services are running today, but you should still expect waiting times to be twice as long as usual.

The Flemish Government is breaking its promises.

This year’s Bruges Christmas market will look very different.

Ghent University is honouring Canadian singer Leonard Cohen with an international academic conference and an exhibition.

During the Zoute Grand Prix in the jet set seaside resort of Knokke-Heist (West Flanders) police drew up charge sheets after the driver of a bright red Ferrari F40 was seen to be executing inappropriate driving.

Almost 9,800 girls and women in the Brussels Region have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) or are at least at risk.

Belgian police will soon be able, in conjunction with the Immigration Office (DVZ), to enter the homes of undocumented migrants who pose a threat to public order or national security.

A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 1.9 occurred in Ruiselede (Wingene – West Flanders) at around 10 pm last night.

In Schoonbroek, part of the Antwerp municipality of Retie, more than 1,500 objections have already been collected against the arrival of American fast-food chain McDonald’s.

Christian union ACV and the ABVV, its socialist counterpart, are staging yet another National Day of Action on Friday to mark their opposition to the policies of the De Wever I government.