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Between 20 and 30 safety deposit boxes plundered by sewer bank raiders Customers of a branch of the bank BNP Paribas Fortis on the Belgiëlei in Antwerp have been expressing concern as the extent of the weekend’s raid on the bank’s vault room starts to emerge. According to reliable VRT Sources...

French fighter jet disappears near Swiss border JAN 9, 2019 - 16:28 The Mirage 2000 is a single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force. A French fighter plane carrying two pilots has...

Belgium’s N-VA: We won’t (yet) quit government or back UN pact Charles Michel asks parliament to vote on international migration accord that has divided his government. By LAURENS CERULUS 12/4/18, 7:51 PM CET Updated 12/5/18, 1:13 PM CET Belgium’s largest political party said it won’t quit...

The One Time American Troops Fought Russians Was at the End of World War I—and They Lost Thousands of U.S. soldiers sent to guard military storehouses from the Germans were instead ordered to wage war on the Bolsheviks By Michael M. Phillips 9 November 2018 Wall Street Journal In late...

Belgium to buy F-35s F-35 13:06 The Belgian government has opted for the American F-35 fighter jet to succeed the country's fleet of F-16s. Belgium will purchase the F-35A Lightning II produced by Lockheed Martin. The plane ended top of a competition with the Thyphoon. Belgium is...

Terrorist leader loses Belgian nationality Fouad Belkacem, leader of Sharia4Belgium It was in 2015 that Fouad Belkacem was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined 300,000 euros following a conviction for being the leader of a terrorist outfit. Belgium then started the procedure to remove...

Trump confirms US to pull out of nuclear treaty with Russia 21:54, UK, Saturday 20 October 2018 Image: Donald Trump claims Russia has violated the terms of the 1987 treaty President Donald Trump has said the US will pull out of a nuclear treaty with Russia because Moscow has violated the...

Russia's Project 885M Yasen-M Submarine Kazan Started Sea Trials POSTED ON SATURDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2018 10:27 The lead Yasen-M-class Kazan nuclear cruise missile submarine (SSGN) of project 885M sailed into the open sea for factory trials on September 24, Malakhit Design Bureau CEO Vladimir...

Belgium to sue Google for not blurring military sites The Belgian Defense Ministry had requested the tech giant to blur satellite images of sensitive military sites. Several other countries have expressed national security concerns over Google Maps in the past. Belgium has said it will take...

Germany wins right to host Euro 2024, as Turkey loses another bidding race By PA Sport 21 hours agoUpdated 18 hours ago UEFA’s leadership backs Germany’s tried-and-tested ability to host big events, while Turkey lose for the fourth time in the last five Euro bids. Germany have won the right to...

EU takes Poland to court over judicial reform The EU Commission is suing Poland at the European Court of Justice for its decision to force judges to retire. Poland breached fundamental EU values in doing so, the EU says The European Commission issued a statement on Monday saying Poland's...

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 21/09/2018 - 13:19 GCHQ behind 2013 Belgacom hacking? The Federal Judicial Authorities have almost finished their investigation into the hacking of the partly state-owned telecom operator Belgacom (now known as Proximus) in 2013. The...

SYRIA HIT BY MISSILES JUST HOURS AFTER RUSSIA AND TURKEY MAKE DEAL By Tom O'Connor ON 9/17/18 AT 4:26 Pm Syria's west coast was reportedly targeted by missiles of yet unknown origin, just hours after Russia and Turkey announced a deal over the fate of the country's last province to be under the...

Replacing the F-16s: U.S. Ambassador presses for decision by 14 October © Belga U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Ronald Gidwitz warned on Sunday that Washington might not extend its offer to sell Belgium Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter planes to replace its ageing F-16s indefinitely and without...

Friday, 14 September 2018 18:40 Belgium will no longer cooperate with the Palestinian Ministry of Education while Palestinian schools bear the names of terrorists, Belgian Minister of Cooperation Alexander De Croo confirmed on Friday. Budgets allocated for the construction of schools will be...

World War II American B-17 bomber found on the seabed off West Flanders Engineers carrying out preparatory work for a high voltage electricity cable between on the seabed Great Britain and the European mainland have the wreck of an American World War II B-17 fighter jet. The identification...

Lommel alderwoman arrested in case of ATM robberies Micheal Torfs In recent weeks, a spate of incidents occurred in which ATM's were blown up, as a new method to rob a bank emerged. In the latest twist to the case, a member of the Lommel town council was taken in for questioning. 38-year-old...

Controversy over ultra-orthodox candidate on Christian democrat slate Aron Berger The Flemish Jewish magazine ‘Joods Actueel’ reports that the ultra-orthodox Jew Aron Berger has been given the 9th place on the Flemish Christian democrats’ electoral list for the municipal elections later this...

Pentagon presented Trump with plan to take out Russian air defenses in Syria, report says Although the recent Syrian airstrikes were double the size of last year’s, President Trump reportedly selected one of the more restrained proposals designed by the Pentagon. The Wall Street Journal...

Open Source Survey of Alleged Chemical Attacks in Douma on 7th April 2018 April 11, 2018 By Bellingcat Investigation Team On April 7th 2018 reports began emerging of alleged chemical attacks on the city of Douma, in the rebel held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, Syria. Reports indicated that a...