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Fines for Belgians but not for foreigners? The SNCB airport-ticket row explained

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Wallonia

Will Giorgia Meloni come to Charleroi in August? The city stays cautious

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Brussels

Man wounded by gunfire near Beekkant metro station in Molenbeek

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Wallonia

Will Giorgia Meloni come to Charleroi in August? The city stays cautious

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Brussels

Why has an event held near a Brussels worker-death site been condemned as 'shameful' and 'obscene'?

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Flanders

Wildfire destroys 6.5 hectares of Mechelse Heide near Maasmechelen

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Justice & Institutions

A sound technician, a contract killing and a death in his cell: what do we actually know?

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Lifestyle

Trapped abroad by wildfires: what should a Belgian traveller actually do?

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Brussels

Six dead after fire tears through the OXY building in central Brussels

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Brussels

Four Limburg metalworkers killed in fire at Brussels Oxy building

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Belgium

Wallonia recorded more heat-wave deaths than Flanders — and the gap is structural

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Flanders

Tomorrowland Barred From Using Fireworks This Weekend Over Wildfire Risk

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Developing6 more stories unfolding
  • Lifestyle25m ago

    In high fire-risk regions, don't trust your GPS, travel-safety guidance warns

    Travel safety

  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefield
    Wallonia25m ago

    Mons: What is the Village Policier, and how can you make the most of it on 12 September?

    Mons-Quévy police zone

  • Lifestyle25m ago

    Why Is Tournai's Vintage SevT'ies Food Truck Back on the Road?

    Wallonia street food

Belgium
  • BelgiumBelgian defence

    Is Belgium about to become a space power? What Theo Francken's military-satellite plan means

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  • BelgiumFederal budget

    Can the De Wever government really save €10 billion in one term? Carl Devos on why small steps won't do

    OIS check3 sources
  • BelgiumHeatwave

    Belgium's tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers wilt as July heatwave hits summer crops

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  • The Grand-Place in central BrusselsEditorial image
    BelgiumHeat mortality

    Wallonia recorded more heat-wave deaths than Flanders — and the gap is structural

    OIS check5 sources
  • The Grand-Place in central BrusselsEditorial image
    BelgiumWildfire risk

    Belgium enters a high-risk week for dune and forest fires as drought deepens

    OIS check5 sources
  • The Palais de la Nation in Brussels, seat of the Belgian federal ParliamentEditorial image
    BelgiumWeather

    Belgium Misses a Second Official Heatwave as Ukkel Peaks at 29.1 Degrees

    OIS check5 sources
  • The Palais de la Nation in Brussels, seat of the Belgian federal ParliamentEditorial image
    BelgiumDrought watch

    Flanders moves to orange drought alert as Wallonia braces for rising fire risk

    OIS check4 sources
  • The Palais de la Nation in Brussels, seat of the Belgian federal ParliamentEditorial image
    BelgiumFlood defence

    Belgium turns to a storm basin that both holds back floods and restores wildlife

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  • BelgiumLABOUR

    ABVV bars members from cooperation with Vlaams Belang

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  • The Palais de la Nation in Brussels, seat of the Belgian federal ParliamentEditorial image
    Belgium

    SIOD recovers more than €100 million in first-quarter social-fraud drive

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Brussels
  • A residential street in Ixelles, BrusselsEditorial image
    BrusselsBrussels · Breaking

    Man wounded by gunfire near Beekkant metro station in Molenbeek

    OIS check2 sources
  • Mont des Arts garden and the Albert I monument in central BrusselsEditorial image
    BrusselsBrussels fire

    Six workers killed in Brussels fire, Nieuwsblad reconstruction reports

    OIS checkSingle source
  • A residential street in Ixelles, BrusselsEditorial image
    Brussels

    Two Dead, Eight Injured in Schaerbeek Fire on the Chaussée de Haecht

    OIS check4 sources
  • Mont des Arts garden and the Albert I monument in central BrusselsEditorial image
    BrusselsBrussels public services

    Brussels firefighters suspend strike after deal with regional government and union front

    OIS check2 sources
  • BrusselsBrussels mobility

    Metro 3: what did the Brussels Parliament decide about the special commission's recommendations?

    OIS check2 sources
  • Mont des Arts garden and the Albert I monument in central BrusselsEditorial image
    BrusselsBrussels — memory and public space

    Why has an event held near a Brussels worker-death site been condemned as 'shameful' and 'obscene'?

    OIS checkSingle source
  • A residential street in Ixelles, BrusselsEditorial image
    BrusselsBrussels emergency services

    Brussels government and firefighter unions reach deal, strike suspended

    OIS check2 sources
  • A residential street in Ixelles, BrusselsEditorial image
    BrusselsBrussels

    Brussels fire brigade strike suspended after five days

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  • A residential street in Ixelles, BrusselsEditorial image
    BrusselsBrussels justice

    Brussels to become a civil party over racist attacks blamed on Bruges hooligans

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  • BrusselsBrussels administration

    Can atlas.brussels finally modernise the Brussels region's sprawling administration?

    OIS check3 sources
Flanders
  • A canal in central Bruges flanked by medieval brick buildingsEditorial image
    FlandersAntwerp shooting

    Suspect, 59, kept in custody over deadly shooting outside Antwerp nightclub Ikon

    OIS check3 sources
  • FlandersBelgian monarchy · Te Deum

    What does Prince Laurent's Te Deum visit to Hasselt reveal about Belgium's monarchy?

    OIS check3 sources
  • FlandersMigration on Flanders' motorways

    Why did federal road police pull over a truck carrying a 'waving' transmigrant near Leuven?

    OIS check2 sources
  • Historic guild houses along the Graslei canal in GhentEditorial image
    FlandersLeuven

    E-scooter rider lightly injured in fall in Leuven, regional report says

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The Cathedral of Our Lady rising above central AntwerpEditorial image
    FlandersFlanders housing

    What is an 'inschuifwijk', and why is Flanders building its first one?

    OIS check3 sources
  • Historic guild houses along the Graslei canal in GhentEditorial image
    FlandersWest Flanders coast

    Home left uninhabitable after severe fire in Knokke-Heist; neighbour taken to hospital as a precaution

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  • FlandersHeatwave

    Lier's 'De Waterperels' extends weekend hours to 8pm as heatwave grips Flanders

    OIS checkSingle source
  • Historic guild houses along the Graslei canal in GhentEditorial image
    Flanders

    E19 between Brussels and Antwerp partially closed after bridge damage

    OIS check3 sources
  • Historic guild houses along the Graslei canal in GhentEditorial image
    FlandersNature fire in Limburg

    Wildfire destroys 6.5 hectares of Mechelse Heide near Maasmechelen

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The University Library on Ladeuzeplein in LeuvenEditorial image
    FlandersFire risk

    Tomorrowland Barred From Using Fireworks This Weekend Over Wildfire Risk

    OIS check5 sources
Wallonia
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    WalloniaMons-Quévy police zone

    Mons: What is the Village Policier, and how can you make the most of it on 12 September?

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    WalloniaVesdre valley reconstruction

    Five years on, Verviers and Theux count the flood repairs still undone

    OIS check4 sources
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    WalloniaCharleroi · Bois du Cazier

    Will Giorgia Meloni come to Charleroi in August? The city stays cautious

    OIS check3 sources
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    WalloniaLiège

    Two people hospitalised after violent brawl in Liège's Outremeuse district

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  • WalloniaWallonia aviation

    Charleroi airport to shut for months in 2028: why is it "le flou total"?

    OIS check4 sources
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    WalloniaNamur province

    Fire reignites on a Namur-province nature site that had already burned

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    WalloniaCharleroi

    Man attacked with a machete in Charleroi's upper town, suspect on the run

    OIS check3 sources
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    WalloniaCharleroi infrastructure

    Dermine warns degraded bridges across Charleroi Métropole put public safety at risk

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The Lion's Mound monument at the Waterloo battlefieldEditorial image
    Wallonia

    Gas leak in Binche forces around thirty residents from their homes

    OIS checkSingle source
  • WalloniaNamur · What the prosecutor found

    Was there a kidnapping attempt at the Namur fair, and how should you read a viral scare?

    OIS check3 sources
International
  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalBerlin Pride attack

    What do we know about the deadly car attack on Berlin's Pride?

    OIS check2 sources
  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalMiddle East war

    Military warns Middle East war will "spread further" if US strikes resume

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  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalBattlefield medicine

    Belgian military medical chief warns drone warfare is producing more severe battlefield wounds

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalGermany · Motorway crash

    Around thirty injured in chain-reaction crash on German motorway

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalIran / Persian Gulf

    Middle East war: what does a fresh wave of US strikes on southern Iran mean for Belgium?

    OIS check4 sources
  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalWar in Ukraine

    Kyiv burns again as Starmer flies east on what Belgian media call one of his last trips as UK premier

    OIS checkSingle source
  • InternationalGulf tensions

    US fires on ship running an Iran-linked Gulf blockade — what should Belgium make of an unverified report?

    OIS check2 sources
  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalAviation incident

    A tourist plane has crashed in Germany with at least one death — what is actually known?

    OIS check4 sources
  • The Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European CommissionEditorial image
    InternationalFrance · A6 closure

    Fontainebleau forest fires may keep France's 'Autoroute du Soleil' shut into the weekend

    OIS checkSingle source
  • InternationalWildfires

    Europe's fire season is stretching longer, and prevention is falling behind

    OIS check4 sources
Sport
  • SportRed Devils fan build-up

    Why is Flanders lining up extra bars and big screens for Spain versus Belgium?

    OIS check2 sources
  • Brussels cityscape (archive image)Editorial image
    Sport

    British brothers Jordan and Cian Adams ran 33 marathons to raise awareness of dementia and spent a day in the Royal Box at Wimbledon

    OIS check2 sources
  • Brussels cityscape (archive image)Editorial image
    SportJupiler Pro League

    Charleroi: what does new coach Mario Kohnen's first interview reveal about the Zèbres' ambitions?

    OIS check2 sources
  • SportSPORT

    Grok, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini split on World Cup winner

    OIS check6 sources
  • SportANALYSIS

    U.S. entry rules disrupt access to the 2026 World Cup

    OIS check9 sources
  • Sport

    Mexico open expanded World Cup against South Africa

    OIS check6 sources
  • SportSPORT

    Switzerland open World Cup campaign against Qatar in Group B

    OIS check7 sources
  • Brussels cityscape (archive image)Editorial image
    Sport

    British brothers Jordan and Cian Adams ran 33 marathons to raise awareness of dementia, spending a day in the Royal Box at Wimbledon

    OIS check2 sources
  • SportWorld Cup

    What did Belgium’s World Cup exit mean on Leuven’s packed squares?

    OIS check5 sources
  • SportWorld Cup 2026

    Did Belgium’s win over the United States expose FIFA’s political problem?

    OIS check5 sources
Justice & Institutions
  • The Palais de Justice on Galgenberg hill in BrusselsEditorial image
    Justice & InstitutionsJustice / crime

    A sound technician, a contract killing and a death in his cell: what do we actually know?

    OIS checkSingle source
  • The Palais de Justice on Galgenberg hill in BrusselsEditorial image
    Justice & InstitutionsJustice & the EU privacy fight

    Two years suspended for a Walloon Brabant student: what does the CSAM ruling reveal?

    OIS check2 sources
  • The Palais de Justice on Galgenberg hill in BrusselsEditorial image
    Justice & InstitutionsBrussels · pre-trial detention

    How does a man charged with murder in Brussels walk free on a paperwork error?

    OIS check5 sources
  • The Palais de Justice on Galgenberg hill in BrusselsEditorial image
    Justice & InstitutionsJUSTICE

    Hainaut assize jury convicts Paolo Falzone of seven murders

    OIS check7 sources
  • Justice & InstitutionsPrisons and heat

    Belgian prisons move heat precautions into focus as another hot spell tests overcrowded wings

    OIS check7 sources
  • Justice & InstitutionsFestival safety

    What does Rock Werchter’s drug-and-knife tally say about festival safety near Leuven?

    OIS check6 sources
  • The Palais de Justice on Galgenberg hill in BrusselsEditorial image
    Justice & InstitutionsUpdated 1 July 2026, 12:00 UTC

    Nonceveux resident suspected of trying to set employer’s home on fire in Liège case

    OIS check4 sources
  • Justice & InstitutionsBrugge public safety

    Why did police release images after a prisoner escaped from AZ Sint-Jan hospital in Brugge?

    OIS check5 sources
  • Justice & InstitutionsBelgian Politics

    Brussels cash seizure puts drug money laundering back on Belgium’s federal agenda

    OIS check5 sources
  • The Palais de Justice on Galgenberg hill in BrusselsEditorial image
    Justice & InstitutionsUpdated 17 June 2026

    Brussels court gives one-year prison term for arson of three police vehicles in Ixelles

    OIS check3 sources
Business
  • Antwerp, host to Belgium's largest port and a major business hubEditorial image
    BusinessPort finance

    Did the Port of Antwerp cut its tax bill for years through a controversial vzw?

    OIS check5 sources
  • BusinessThe salon effect

    How did the Brussels Motor Show give Belgium's motorcycle sales such a firm boost?

    OIS check4 sources
  • BusinessPorts & logistics

    How much damage have strikes and an oil leak done to the port of Antwerp-Bruges?

    OIS check4 sources
  • Antwerp, host to Belgium's largest port and a major business hubEditorial image
    BusinessBUSINESS

    Wizz Air withholds outlook after Iran war hits profit

    OIS check8 sources
  • Business

    Jumbo recalls own-brand dog food over possible plastic fragments

    OIS check5 sources
  • Antwerp, host to Belgium's largest port and a major business hubEditorial image
    BusinessMARKETS

    SpaceX lists on Nasdaq in record $75bn IPO

    OIS check8 sources
  • BusinessWallonia's cargo engine

    Liège Airport keeps growing in 2026 — but at what cost to the towns beneath it?

    OIS check3 sources
  • BusinessFestival economy

    How big is Dour Festival’s business machine behind the DOUREUUUUH warm-up?

    OIS check6 sources
  • BusinessLabour market

    Flexi-jobs hit a fresh record in Liège province — and the CSC union says that is no cause for celebration

    OIS check2 sources
  • BusinessAviation Labour

    Charleroi Airport labour dispute eases after unions say management gave reassurance

    OIS check6 sources
Lifestyle
  • A street scene in central AntwerpEditorial image
    LifestyleTravel safety

    In high fire-risk regions, don't trust your GPS, travel-safety guidance warns

    OIS check3 sources
  • A street scene in central AntwerpEditorial image
    LifestyleWallonia street food

    Why Is Tournai's Vintage SevT'ies Food Truck Back on the Road?

    OIS check3 sources
  • LifestyleSummer in Brussels

    A newcomer's guide to Brussels' Zuidfoor: free to enter, and built entirely to make you linger

    OIS check3 sources
  • LifestyleBrussels school enrolment

    Enrolling your child in a Dutch-language school in Brussels? Flanders is about to tighten the rules

    OIS check3 sources
  • A canal in central Bruges flanked by medieval brick buildingsEditorial image
    LifestyleFestival season

    Tomorrowland 2026: how has fire safety changed after last year's main-stage blaze?

    OIS check5 sources
  • LifestyleService: living in Flanders

    Herentals reopens the Netepark pool after a burnt fuse — what does it tell you about Flemish municipal pools?

    OIS checkSingle source
  • LifestyleHeatwave survival

    How are Belgian communes tackling the heatwave — and what should residents do?

    OIS check3 sources
  • A street scene in central AntwerpEditorial image
    LifestyleShort-let survival guide

    Renting your Brussels flat on Airbnb? Why the tax office now knows — and what the rules really require

    OIS check4 sources
  • LifestyleRed Devils · Where to watch

    Where can you watch Belgium versus Spain in Brussels and Wallonia?

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  • A street scene in central AntwerpEditorial image
    LifestyleLeuven summer

    Is Leuven's open-air summer cinema back? What the 'Zomerfilms' return actually tells us

    OIS check2 sources
Health
  • HealthSupporter Health

    Experts Warn Football Fever Carries Real Health Risks Before Belgium’s Next World Cup Match

    OIS check5 sources
  • A residential street in the Brussels commune of UccleEditorial image
    HealthHeat and health

    Belgium’s June heatwave exposed a public-health failure hiding in plain sight

    OIS check6 sources
  • A residential street in the Brussels commune of UccleEditorial image
    HealthHeat warning

    Flemish family’s heatwave bereavement sharpens warning over older people living alone

    OIS check5 sources
  • A residential street in the Brussels commune of UccleEditorial image
    HealthHeatwave deaths

    Belgium’s heatwave death toll exposes gaps in protecting older people at home

    OIS check7 sources
  • HealthPublic Health

    Vandenbroucke wants Health to take charge of 1733 after heatwave pressure

    OIS check5 sources
  • HealthHainaut training

    Can a new Hainaut healthcare course ease Belgium’s staffing squeeze?

    OIS check5 sources
  • HealthHEALTH

    WHO tells patients to seek urgent care for sepsis warning signs

    OIS check8 sources
  • A residential street in the Brussels commune of UccleEditorial image
    Health

    Jumbo pulls own-brand dog food over possible plastic fragments

    OIS check5 sources