Belgium

DRC buries murdered independence hero Lumumba’s remains
The funeral was held on the 62nd anniversary of the central African country’s independence.
Published On 30 Jun 2022
NATO’s summit 2022 in Madrid: 5 things to know
Leaders of the world’s largest defence alliance will convene in Madrid this week for the NATO heads of state summit.
Published On 27 Jun 2022
Belgium repatriates ISIL-linked children, mothers from Syria
Six Belgian women and their 16 children repatriated, the largest Belgian airlift of the families of ISIL fighters.
Published On 21 Jun 2022
Belgium hands over DR Congo independence hero’s tooth to family
Patrice Lumumba was the first democratically elected prime minister of the DRC after independence from Belgium in 1960.
Published On 20 Jun 2022

Philippe, the first Belgian official to express regret for atrocities inflicted on the Congolese, is yet to apologise.

The disease endemic in parts of Africa has already been reported in Australia, the US, Canada and other European states.

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell says bloc set to approve another 500 million euros ($527m) in military aid for Ukraine.

Ecuador’s president from 2007 to 2017, Correa was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for bribery.

Protests held in capitals across Europe and calls for end to Russian oil and gas imports.

The winning ticket was bought in Zeebrugge, a port city and popular transit point for migrants and refugees.

Belgium expels 21 Russian diplomats over alleged spying amid similar moves elsewhere in the European Union.

West promises more aid for Ukraine, but pledges fall short of Kyiv’s calls for a no-fly zone, an embargo on Russian oil.

Joe Biden says he did not issue threats to China’s Xi Jinping in call, but made ‘consequences’ of helping Moscow clear.

Western leaders are expected to discuss Russia sanctions, Europe’s energy security and the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

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