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Plane carrying Hegseth makes unscheduled landing due to windshield crack

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the UK due to a windshield crack, but he is reported safe.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2025.
Travellers queue to check-in at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, following a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, resulting in flight delays and cancellations, in Greater London, Britain, September 20, 2025.

European airports work to bring check-in back to normal after cyberattack

Parked airplanes seen in Brussels airport in Belgium.

Cyber meltdown: Brussels airport axes Half of Sunday departures after overnight attack

Travellers wait near check-in desks at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, amid flight delays and cancellations, resulting from a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, in Greater London, Britain, September 20, 2025.

European airports race to fix check-in glitch after cyberattack


Tune into today's top stories: Gaza hospital strike, France summons US ambassador

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Mourners carry the body of Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was a contractor for Reuters, after he was killed along with other journalists and people in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, August 25, 2025.

Person stabbed after pro-Palestinian protest in Brussels, suspect arrested

There is conflicting information on if the attacker and victim were connected to the demonstration.

People take part in the Red Line demonstration, protesting against conditions in Gaza and demanding government to impose sanctions against Israel, in Brussels, Belgium, June 15 2025.

Flemish gov't. appeals court decision imposing BDS penalties for exporting military goods to Israel

The court ruled that any containers exiting the Port of Antwerp will face a penalty of €50,000 per container, up to a total of €5 million, in a move celebrated by BDS NGOs across Belgium.

 Pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist stickers on a Brussels store window, December 2023; illustative.

Brussels turns blue for world premiere of 'The Smurfs: The Movie'

Rihanna, who voices Smurfette, attended the premiere.

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Brussels mayor told of pro-terror content of Samidoun's Resistance Festival prior to event

This comes despite Mayor Spinette of Saint-Gilles claiming that “The information in our possession did not allow for a priori prohibition without jeopardizing freedom of expression.”

 A man holds a placard calling for a total boycott of Israel during a pro-Palestinian protest in Brussels, January 19, 2025. (illustrative)

Jewish group seeks dissolution of Samidoun France following Brussels Oct 7 reenactment

"France must never become a refuge for those who celebrate terrorism," said the Jewish Observatory of France's president, René Levy.

 A person holds a placard during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.

Pro-Palestinian activists dress as Hamas, re-enact Oct 7 massacre in Brussels

Israel’s ambassador to Belgium, Idit Rosenzweig-Abu, posted a video on X, saying she “just couldn’t believe it’s real, but it is.”

 A man holds a placard calling for a total boycott of Israel during a pro-Palestinian protest in Brussels, January 19, 2025. (illustrative)

Chikli didn’t attend EU Holocaust event due to hostage family letter, not security issues - source

The source's claims that the letter had led to the cancellation contradicted the official line that Chikli was advised by Israeli security services not to attend.

 MK AMICHAI CHIKLI attends the House Committee meeting in the Knesset last week at which he was declared a defector.

Amichai Chikli cancels plans to Belgium over legal, security threats

The decision came from fears that pro-Palestinian organizations might file a legal motion for his arrest upon arrival in Belgium.

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

Expedition uncovers 115 meteorites in Antarctica's unexplored Belgica Mountains

We found rare specimens, like a pallasite meteorite, which reveals details about major collisions in solar system history.

 Expedition uncovers 115 meteorites in Antarctica's unexplored Belgica Mountains. Illustration.

Belgian state held accountable for colonial-era abduction of mixed-race children

The ruling overturned a 2021 one that had determined that the case was time-barred.

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Services and State-owned companies, Petra De Sutter is sworn in by Belgian King Philippe at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium October 1, 2020.