- Oct 13
NATO starts annual Steadfast Noon nuclear drill with 17 allies, Germany sends Tornados to Italy
The exercise runs from 13 to 23 October and uses only training bombs without nuclear warheads. Russia's embassy in Belgium has rejected it, saying such drills do not reduce tensions.
- Oct 5
Belgian student protests escalate in Liège over tuition hikes and education reforms
More than 100 people have been detained in Liège after demonstrations against higher university fees and classroom shortages turned violent, prompting emergency retail closures and ministerial talks.
- Jul 25
Canadian intern of Chinese origin arrested at NATO's SHAPE headquarters on espionage charges
A Canadian woman of Chinese ancestry, doing an internship at NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, was taken into custody Thursday after security personnel caught her accessing restricted files. A Belgian judge ordered her detention Friday on preliminary charges of espionage for a foreign power.
- Jun 12
Paolo Falzone convicted of seven murders in 2022 Strépy carnival crash, premeditation not upheld
A jury in Mons found Paolo Falzone guilty of murder for driving his car at extreme speed into a crowd of carnival goers in Strépy-Bracquegnies in 2022, killing seven. Premeditation was not retained, sparing him a life sentence but exposing him to up to thirty years.
