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Brussels Airport reconnects to Europe’s high-speed rail network

Belgium’s largest airport is back on Europe’s high-speed rail map after more than a decade, with a new Deutsche Bahn service connecting Brussels Airport with Cologne and Antwerp.

8 September 2026

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Belgium logs nearly 3,000 excess deaths during summer heatwaves

Earlier this week, the national weather agency said summer 2026 was the hottest on record, making Belgium the latest European nation to smash temperature records this year.

3 September 2026

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AI-powered robots showcased at European Parliament in Brussels

AI-powered robots demonstrate delivery, factory and household tasks at a robotics showcase in Brussels, highlighting advances in artificial intelligence.

3 September 2026

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Belgium pushes back against new attempt to use Russian assets

'The reasons behind our opposition have not magically disappeared', Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said as a group of EU countries tries to revive the idea of using Russia's immobilised assets.

2 September 2026

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Brussels' prosecutor calls for drug gang crackdown after shootings

Julien Moinil said that there have been 69 shooting incidents in Brussels so far this year and 170 in total since the start of 2025.

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Once again, the EU grapples with thorny questions on Russian assets

Russia's immobilised assets are back on the table, a year after the EU tried and failed to use them to support Ukraine. Could a new effort to unlock them succeed?

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Four EU countries renew push to use Russian assets to support Ukraine

Ukraine is facing a budget crunch, and EU member states are under pressure to find a solution ahead of next year's election season.

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Belgian fries under threat as potatoes shrink in heat

Extreme weather has left this year's potato crop unusually small, raising fears of tighter supplies and higher prices from the world's biggest frozen fries exporter.

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Boutique heritage hotel set to open in the heart of Ghent

The property takes its name from its former role as the porter house of the nearby Hotel des Postes et des Télégraphes.

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University suspends academic behind Jason Arday plagiarism claims

Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor when he was appointed in 2023, was found dead Friday aged 41.

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Belgium's fire of the century now 'under control,' local official says

Around 350 firefighters and other emergency personnel remain deployed in the effort, as do the many farmers who mobilised in support of the operation since last week.

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Bodies of Belgian climbers who vanished in 1992 found in Swiss Alps

Wallis police keep records of people reported missing since 1925, mostly in mountainous areas and rivers.

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Belgium wildfire 'encircled' overnight, situation still 'complicated'

Firefighters launched the decisive push to encircle the wildfire on Tuesday, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the area.

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Belgian and Ukrainian FMs meet in Kyiv bomb shelter amid air siren

Air raid sirens have become a familiar sound in Kyiv. One website tracking air alerts in the city shows that eight have already gone off on Tuesday, with one active at the time of writing.

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Firefighters pushing to 'definitively encircle' Belgium wildfire

Europe has been swept by weeks of devastating wildfires fuelled by dry conditions and a historically hot summer, with France, Greece, Portugal and Spain also battling major fires.

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7,200 eggs cracked for giant omelette at Belgian festival

Volunteers cook a 7,200-egg omelette in a four-metre pan over an open fire at the Giant Omelette Festival in Malmedy, Belgium.

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Belgium races to tame huge wildfire 'spreading towards Germany'

Firefighters battle the advancing flames in eastern Belgium as thick smoke and difficult terrain complicate efforts to contain the blaze.

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EU pushes back as US revives trade pressure on bloc

The EU already dialled back the scope of the environmental and human rights supply chain standards laws under pressure from businesses, but the US said that did not go far enough.

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Brussels square transformed into massive Japan-inspired flower carpet

Inspired by Hokusai’s 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa,' the carpet features more than 700,000 flowers and measures approximately 70 metres long and 24 metres wide.

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Eurostar’s new direct London-Antwerp route launches this December

The new route will allow travellers to skip the transfer in Brussels – but you won’t be able to take a direct return on the way back.