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Thousands march against global warming in Belgium
Dec 02, 2018 17:25Thousands of people marched on Sunday in Brussels urging the Belgian government to respect its commitments on countering climate change as a United Nations conference on keeping global warming in check begins in Poland.
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Macron raps Belgium’s F-35 purchase as 'against European interests’
Oct 27, 2018 13:07French President Emmanuel Macron has blasted Belgium's decision to purchase US-manufactured F-35 fighter jets instead of rival European planes, saying that the move “strategically goes against European interests”.
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German ambassador summoned over extradition of Iranian diplomat to Belgium
Oct 11, 2018 06:19Iran has summoned the German ambassador to protest Berlin’s extradition of an Iranian diplomat to Brussels over his alleged link to a planned July attack against the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in France.
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Belgium officials criticize security failure after attack
May 30, 2018 07:45Belgian officials have criticized the potential security failure that led to the furloughing on Tuesday of a prisoner with a long criminal history who killed two police officers and a bystander in an attack on that same day.
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Two police officers shot dead by gunman who took woman hostage in Belgium
May 29, 2018 12:17A gunman shot dead two police officers and a passer-by in the center of the eastern Belgian city of Liege.
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Refugee girl fatally shot during Belgian police chase
May 18, 2018 17:13Belgian prosecutors say a two-year-old Kurdish girl, who died after police chased a van carrying illegal refugees in southern Belgium, was found with a fatal “bullet” wound.
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Iran basketball team vice champion in 2018 PCU University Games
Apr 29, 2018 10:42Iranian basketball players have ended their campaign at the 19th edition of PCU University Games in Belgium, and finished as the runner-up of the international contest.
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Pompeo lands in Brussels in first overseas trip as top US diplomat
Apr 27, 2018 13:24Mike Pompeo has arrived in Brussels for his first overseas trip in his new post as the US secretary of state to meet key allies in Europe amid a pileup of foreign policy challenges.
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Thousands rally in Brussels to protest racism, discrimination
Mar 25, 2018 12:59Around four thousand people have rallied in the Belgian capital to denounce racism and discrimination and demand equality for all.
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Belgium regains control of Saudi-run Mosque over fears of promoting extremism
Mar 17, 2018 06:58Belgium says it is retaking control of the Grand Mosque of Brussels by breaking Saudi Arabia’s lease of the building due to fears that the center is promoting extremism and segregationist attitudes.