As Belgium Races to Save U.S.A.I.D. Contraception, Some Supplies Are Reported Ruined
The Belgian government is in talks with the Trump administration to save birth control stranded in a warehouse, but another shipment has been incorrectly stored.
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100,000 take part in controversial Poland independence march, authorities say – as it happened
Thousand attend event organised primarily by nationalist and far-right groups to mark 107th anniversary of independenceYou can watch the live stream of the Irish presidential inauguration here:Irish president-elect Catherine Connolly has just arrived a…
Sarkozy freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’ pending appeal – as it happened
Former French president, who is appealing against a conviction for criminal conspiracy, is released from prison in Paris. This live blog is closedAs we are waiting for the Paris court decision on Sarkozy to come, expected around 13.30 local time (12.30…
Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones
Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culpritBritain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists to help Belgium counter drone threats to the country’s airports after disruptive sightings…
Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – as it happened
This blog is now closedThe 35-year-old French man suspected of ramming his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d’Oléron earlier this week have been charged with attempted murder, French media reported.The local prosecutor’s office has also asked f…
John Cockerill To Shift Global Metal Business Headquarters To Mumbai, Marking Strategic Pivot To India
John Cockerill, the multinational engineering firm headquartered in Belgium, is set to relocate the global headquarters of its metals business to Mumbai.The decision, driven by strategic and operational factors, was confirmed during a high-level meeting on Wednesday involving global CEO François Michel, executives Vivek Bhide and François David Martino, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra
German police detain man suspected of painting swastikas on cars and walls with his own blood – as it happened
This blog is now closedEU’s digital spokesperson Thomas Regnier said the European Commission “takes note of the decision taken in France” regarding the Chinese online retailer Shein (10:42), noting that the EU had already expressed similar concerns bef…
Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘will cause more deaths than jobs created’
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimatedThe deaths from pollution caused by Europe’s biggest plastic plant, which is being built in Antwerp, will outstrip the number of permanent jobs it …
Belgium to hold security meeting after drone sightings at airports and military bases
Source says Russia ‘very probably’ responsible amid surge in incursions into European airspace since mid-SeptemberBelgium’s national security council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday after drone sightings at airports caused chaos for travelle…
Two people seriously injured and attacker arrested after car driven into pedestrians and cyclists on French island – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAt least nine people were injured, the mayor of Dolus-d’Oleron, Thibault Brechkoff, said in a post on Facebook.He stressed the “deliberate” nature of the incident, and said that local authori…