- Aug 17
Belgium's largest wildfire burns 3,000 hectares, prompts evacuations near German border
Belgium's largest recorded wildfire has burned 3,000 hectares in the High Fens natural park since Friday, prompting evacuations on both sides of the Belgian-German border as EU aircraft join the firefighting effort.
- Aug 9
Meloni condemns Belgian union protest at Marcinelle mining disaster commemoration
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned Belgian union members who silently turned their backs to Italian Senate president Ignazio La Russa during the 70th anniversary commemoration of the Bois du Cazier mining disaster in Marcinelle on 8 August 2026.
- Jul 27
Berlin Pride van attack suspect killed by police in Spandau garden shed after opening fire
The man suspected of driving a vehicle into the crowd at Berlin's Pride march on Saturday was tracked to a garden shed in the Spandau district and killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers, while Belgian and Dutch officials condemned the attack and Belgium's threat assessment body saw no reason to raise its alert level.
- Jul 18
Belgian government clears summer backlog: annualised working time, Israel settlement import ban, and Belfius sale on the table
After an all-night session, Prime Minister Bart De Wever's core cabinet agreed on annualised working time, a ban on imports from Israeli settlements, a lower-than-planned flight tax, and a start to Belfius privatisation talks.
- Jul 14
Six bodies recovered from elevator shaft after fire engulfs Brussels renovation site OXY Tower
A morning fire at the OXY Tower renovation site in central Brussels killed at least six workers on Tuesday, with all victims found inside the building's elevator shaft after flames blocked escape routes.
- May 26
Tragedy in Belgium: School Bus Hit by Train at Level Crossing, Four Dead Including Two Teens
A morning collision between a train and a school bus at a level crossing in Buggenhout, Flanders, resulted in at least four fatalities, including two adolescents. The bus was carrying students from a special education institution.
- May 26
School Bus Hit by Train at Belgian Level Crossing: At Least Four Dead, Including Two Teenagers
A train struck a school minibus at a level crossing in Buggenhout, East Flanders, on Monday morning, killing at least four people including two teenagers. The exact circumstances remain under investigation.
