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Foreign Ministries of Mongolia and Belgium hold first political consultations
AKIPRESS.COM - The first political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and Belgium took place in Brussels on June 24, Montsame reported. The sides exchanged information on the current political, social, and economic...

Stone Age Belgian woman had blue eyes and dark complexion, says study

"Waiving Syd Colson for Julie Vanloo is 100% the right move": Fever fans debate Belgian guard's potential fit with Caitlin Clark after waiver
Indiana Fever fans took to social media to passionately debate the potential addition of Julie Vanloo to Caitlin Clark’s squad on Sunday. The online discourse gained traction after the Golden State Valkyries made the surprising decision to waive...

Belgium eyes global glory after historic EuroBasket defense
Belgium's stunning 67-65 victory over Spain on Sunday not only secured them consecutive EuroBasket titles, but also established them as Europe's most formidable basketball force with genuine global ambitions. The Belgian Cats have undergone one of...

Crawl, Walk, Ride: Belgian Special Forces Attend iWaterman Course at Marine Corps Base Hawaii
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 06.30.2025 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Belgian special forces service members attended Tactical Watercraft Rescue (TWR) training hosted by the iWaterman organization, a specialized water rescue group...

Basketball-Belgium eyes global glory after historic EuroBasket defense
By Angelica Medina Basketball-Belgium eyes global glory after historic EuroBasket defense June 30 - Belgium's stunning 67-65 victory over Spain on Sunday not only secured them consecutive EuroBasket titles, but also established them as Europe's...
Belgian Cats welcomed by king and honoured at Brussels' Grand Place after European title
The Belgian women’s basketball team, who were crowned European champions on Sunday evening in Greece after a nail-biting final against Spain, are honoured extensively in Brussels on Monday evening. The Belgian Cats were first welcomed by King...

Belgium’s Meryll Rogge Wins Andam Grand Prize 2025
Ghent-based designer Meryll Rogge has been named the 2025 grand prize winner of France’s most prestigious fashion awards programme, the Andam Prize. Known for her offbeat takes on classic womenswear, Rogge, who cut her teeth at Marc Jacobs and...

Ambassador Qureshi meets Belgian diplomat, member Parliament
- Advertisement - BRUSSELS, Jun 30 (APP):Pakistan’s ambassador to Belgium and European Union Rahim Hayat Qureshi Monday met Director for Asia, Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Francois Delhaye. During the meeting, they discussed gamut of...

Belgian town plans €35m City Hall restoration
The Belgian city of Leuven, located approximately 32 miles east of Brussels, has approved the commencement of a 35 million-euro restoration project for its town hall, scheduled to begin in October 2025. The building is a 15th-century Gothic style...

30 June 1960 Independence of the ‘Belgian' Congo. Belgium's colonial crimes in the Congo. A duty to remember
Historical context of the colonization of the Congo At the end of the 18th century, over a hundred years before the Congo was colonized by Leopold II, the thirteen British colonies in North America, were liberated from the British crown after...

Celtic given clear transfer message from Belgian side after winger's £4.6m price tag emerges
Antwerp have sent Celtic a very clear message after Brendan Rodgers’ side were linked with their Belgian star Michel-Ange Balikwisha. The summer transfer window is now in full flow as we approach the end of June and Celtic have already been very...

Belgian prosecutors initiates probe into Worldline
Belgian prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Belgian unit of French payments processor Worldline, following allegations of money laundering activities. The probe was triggered by articles in Le Soir and De Standaard, which claimed...

Face of 10,500-year-old Belgian woman revived, revealing ancient Europeans were dark
In a meeting of art and science, researchers from Ghent University worked with artists to reconstruct the face of a woman who lived in Belgium 10,500 years ago, and she revealed that diversity in skin tone existed as far back as the Stone Age. But...

Prison overcrowding in Belgium reaches new heights
Belgium’s prisons are bursting at the seams, with 13,118 inmates housed in Belgian prisons that only have 11,040 places and 320 prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floor. This is “an all-time record”, the new prison administration figures have...

Celtic Player Set to Join Belgian Club in Transfer Deal
Celtic have had a busy summer window when it comes to acquisitions, and while they have had a few deals to move players onwards, they have predominantly been low-risk moves. This has allowed the team to continue to do business throughout the first...

ort Collins Mini Golf Open Brings Wild Holes to New Belgium
There are plenty of great places to golf in Northern Colorado. Whether you are an avid golfer, a hobbyist, or just looking for a fun thing to do with the family, an event that is coming to Fort Collins soon. This event is going to be a ton of fun...
Belgian government reaches agreement on capital gains tax
The federal government has reached an agreement on the introduction of a capital gains tax after more than 12 hours of negotiations. The measure, which had divided the coalition’s left- and right-leaning parties, was tied to other key budget...

Belgian Armenian community deplores attacks on Church
June 30, 2025 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community in Belgium has declared that recent “brazen attacks in Armenia” were aimed not only at the Catholicos but also at the unity and identity of the nation. “At the Belgian Armenian...

Belgium rolls out blue carpet for Rihanna at ‘Smurfs’ première
BRUSSELS (AP): Belgium rolled out the blue carpet Saturday for Rihanna and other stars who turned out for the world première of the new Smurf movie. Rihanna produced Smurfs and voices Smurfette in the summer family film, a live-action animated...