Belgian PM slaps down Trump’s ambassador over ‘nonsense’ antisemitism jab – POLITICO

Belgian legislation “stands above any religion and above any worldview or ideology,” said De Wever, wading into circumcision row...

 https://www.politico.eu/article/bart-de-wever-denies-belgium-antisemitism-us-ambassador-criticism/

Belgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assets

"And who believes that Putin will calmly accept the confiscation of Russian assets? Moscow has let us know that in the event of a seizure, Belgium and I personally will feel the effects for eternity."…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/17/belgian-politicians-finance-bosses-targeted-russian-intelligence-seized-assets

 

A Lesson from Belgium in How to Deradicalize Your Town - The Atlantic

…Somers sponsored what he jokes is Mechelen's "speed dating" program, in which every foreign newcomer is matched with a Mechelen native, choosing a potential friend from a panel of five volunteers. The matched pairs sign a contract to meet weekly for six months, so that the newcomer can practice their Dutch and learn the basics of Belgian life. In the program, Mechelen old-timers tutor newcomers in skills such as opening a bank account and shopping. But sometimes, on a stroll or over a coffee, the migrant will confide to his teacher about the mother he misses or his loneliness, "and it's a human moment," said Somers. "And people come together, and there's change." Migrants learn about Belgian culture, and Flemish Belgians are taught to embrace Europe's 21st-century reality…

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/lesson-belgium-how-deradicalize-your-town/619992/

Relationship between sugar and cancer is now clearer, scientists say -- USA TODAY

It's a research breakthrough, but not a medical breakthrough. ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/10/18/relationship-between-sugar-and-cancer-now-clearer-scientists-say/775963001/

'Trump not welcome': demonstrators take to the streets of Brussels

About 6,000 people joined protests against the US president as he met the king and queen of Belgium before talks with the prime minister ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/24/donald-trump-not-welcome-demonstrators-take-to-the-streets-of-brussels