Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Belgium

In mafia drug raids, 25 arrested in Italy, Belgium, Germany

Authorities have arrested 25 people in Italy, Belgium and Germany in pan-European raids linked to an alleged drug- trafficking ring run by the 'Ndrangheta mafia, Italian police said on Monday.

Reuters

Belgium probes alleged use of its weapons in attack on Russia

A report claimed military aid given to Ukraine by NATO countries was used by pro-Ukraine fighters to attack Russia.

Al Jazeera

Belgium investigating whether arms destined to defend Ukraine ended up in Russia fighting

Belgium is investigating whether weapons it sent to help Ukraine defend its territory were used just over the border in Russia

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Belgium investigating whether its weapons were used in Russia, PM says

Belgium will ask Ukraine for clarification on reports that rifles made in Belgium had been used by pro-Ukrainian forces to fight Russian troops inside Russia's western border, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Monday.

Reuters

Three Europeans freed by Iran arrive home

BRUSSELS: One Dane and two Austrian-Iranian citizens released from detention by Tehran arrived in their home countries on Saturday, after the latest in a series of prisoner swaps.

Bangkok Post

Three Europeans return home after release by Iran in prisoner swap

Three Europeans returned home on Saturday a day after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap, and Tehran said there was no reason for Europeans to be arrested if they were not "exploited" by foreign security services.

Reuters

Harmanpreet scores twice as India stun Belgium 5-1 in Pro League hockey

Midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad gave India the lead in the second minute of the game before Harmanpreet (20th and 30th min) scored twice from penalty corners.

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Iran frees Austrians as part of prisoner swap

VIENNA: Two Austrian citizens held in Iran for years have been freed and are returning home, the Austrian government said in Friday.

Bangkok Post

Iran frees one Danish, two Austrian-Iranian citizens after Oman mediation

Iran has released one Danish and two Austrian citizens, the European countries said Friday, thanking Oman and Belgium for their help in getting the trio freed.

France 24

21 things you didn't know about Wout van Aert

From studying computer science at university through to what he eats for breakfast

Cycling Weekly

Hopes rise that riddle over Castle Douglas war hero could be solved

Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford was shot down over Belgium in 1940 but the whereabouts of his grave remains unconfirmed

Daily Record

Bristol City remain in driving seat to sign defender as transfer interest grows across Europe

Jake O'Brien has been a long-term target of Bristol City as his stock continues to rise

Bristol Post

Oman's Sultan in Iran for talks on diplomatic, security issues

Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit expected to focus on regional diplomatic and security issues, Iranian state media said, two days after Muscat mediated a prisoner swap between Iran and Belgium.

Reuters

Freed Belgian aid worker lost weight, not sense of humour, during Iran ordeal

Freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele lost 30 kg (66 lb) but not his sense of humour during over a year in an Iranian jail, his spokesman said on Saturday following his release in a prisoner swap.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Paris bomb plot mastermind swapped with aid worker in Iran-Belgium deal

Belgium and Iran exchanged prisoners on Friday in a controversial move that saw an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb exiles in France returning to Tehran bedecked in flowers while a visibly gaunt aid worker headed back to Brussels.

Reuters

Peru police seize cocaine marked with Nazi swastikas headed for Belgium

- Dozens of packages of cocaine marked with Nazi swastikas as well as the name "Hitler" were seized at a port in northern Peru, from where would have been shipped to Belgium, police said on Friday.

The Hindu

FIH Pro League Hockey | India concede late goal to lose 1-2 to Belgium

India conceded a late goal to lose 1-2 against Olympic champions Belgium in FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League match

France 24

Belgium grapples with asylum system crisis

Like many European countries, Belgium has been witnessing a crisis in its asylum system for several months. With its welcome centres and public services stretched to breaking point, NGOs are now sounding the alarm. They say more resources are needed to help process the many unaccompanied minors arriving in Belgium,…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman, freeing aid worker and diplomat convicted in bomb plot

Belgium and Iran have conducted a rare prisoner exchange in Oman

The Guardian - UK

Belgium aid worker freed in prisoner swap with Iranian diplomat jailed for bomb plot

Deal to release Olivier Vandecasteele in exchange for Assadollah Assadi raises concerns Tehran’s hostage diplomacy has been rewarded

Tom’s Hardware

Imec Reveals Sub-1nm Transistor Roadmap, 3D-Stacked CMOS 2.0 Plans

Imec, the most advanced semiconductor research firm in the world, recently shared its silicon and transistor roadmap at its ITF World summit in Antwerp, Belgium.

Dublin Live

Revenue seize over 3 million cigarettes at Dublin Port concealed as 'orange juice' in truck

The cigarettes were hidden in a truck that originated from Belgium and Revenue officers made the discovery using a mobile x-ray scanner

Reuters

Aid worker back in Belgium after Iranian diplomat prisoner swap

A Belgian aid worker arrived back in Belgium on Friday night from Iran, where he had been accused of spying and jailed until being freed in a prisoner swap with an Iranian diplomat who had been imprisoned in Belgium in connection with a failed bomb plot.

Al Jazeera

Iran, Belgium conduct prisoner swap freeing aid worker, diplomat

Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi and Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele freed, in deal facilitated by Oman.

France 24

Belgian aid worker, Iranian diplomat freed in prisoner exchange

Iran freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele after almost 15 months in custody on Friday, in a prisoner exchange for Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi, who had been convicted of terrorism. Vandecasteele landed in Belgium late Friday after being repatriated in a military aircraft, according to images broadcast on television.

1 … 48 49 50 51

People

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Olivier Vandecasteele

35 stories

Hadja Lahbib

29 stories

Alexander Schallenberg

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the International Atomic Energy Agency

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.