"People think these are simply wars between drug gangs, but that is not true. Anyone, every Brussels resident and every citizen, can be hit by a stray bullet." ...

With 20 shootings this summer (and 57 since the start of 2025), Brussels is on the verge of a record year for gun violence. As most of them are linked to the drug environment, Brussels Public ...

The summer is never quiet in Brussels, even in the three weeks between Belgian national day and the 15 August holiday when many businesses and organisations close. The Foire du Midi, Brussels’ big fun ...

On a cold November day in 1905, European royalty gathered in Brussels to attend the funeral of Prince Philippe of Belgium. Also known as the Count of Flanders, Philippe spent most of his life ...

Global superstar Bad Bunny performed in Brussels, at the King Baudouin Stadium, on Wednesday evening. The stadium was packed to the rafters for the "King of Latin Trap". More than 56,000 fans gathered ...

Now that all votes have been cast and counted, Belgium's government formation process can start. The notoriously long negotiations that take place after general elections are evidenced by Belgium ...

From dodgy defence contracts to toxic food contamination, the shadow of corruption has fallen on Belgian politics and society time and again. Historic scandals have left their mark on Belgian politics ...

With five serious incidents in five days, drug-related violence has returned to the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles after a week of score-settling between rival drug gangs, leaving residents ...

It is fair to say that Laurent Simons is special. Last year, the 12-year-old child prodigy received his bachelor's degree in physics with distinction from the University of Antwerp, after completing ...

WeAreOne.World, the company behind Tomorrowland, recorded profits of around €8.4 million in 2023, according to the festival's annual accounts. After two years of cancellations due to Covid-19, ...

They are the naughty gnomes, the original blue man group, the evergreen imps. They are, of course, the Smurfs.

With an expanded World Cup, the maths for qualification to the knock-out stages is much more complicated than in previous tournaments. During the qualification stage, if two or more teams in the same ...