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Belgian online spending tops 18 billion euros, but foreign retailers take a growing share
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (236+ words) Belgians spent 18. 3 billion euros on online purchases in 2025, a year-on-year rise of 5. 4 per cent, according to the annual report published on Thursday by the Belgian e-commerce federation Becom. Yet a significant and growing portion of that spending is flowing abroad,…...
Red Devils boost World Cup confidence with 2-0 friendly win over Croatia
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (357+ words) Belgium's Red Devils beat Croatia 0-2 during a friendly match in Rijeka on Tuesday evening. The victory gave the team a confidence boost ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which begins in nine days' time in the United States, Canada and…...
Air traffic resumes following strike by controllers
2+ day, 13+ min ago (244+ words) Following a strike by air traffic controllers overnight, traffic has resumed at Brussels Airport. Traffic at Li'ge, Charleroi and Ostend is due to resume at 9: 30, ATC operator Skeyes confirms. Several control tower staff at Li'ge and Charleroi airports halted operations…...
DIGI telecom subscriptions to be sold in all Belgian post offices
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (192+ words) Telecom operator DIGI will soon sell its mobile and internet subscriptions in all 655 Bpost post offices across Belgium, the two companies announced on Monday. The partnership will last five years and is a major step for DIGI, a low-cost telecom…...
Dead starry smooth-hound sharks wash up on Belgian coast
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (184+ words) belganewsagency. eu Dead starry smooth-hound sharks wash up on Belgian coast Several dead starry smooth-hound sharks washed up on the beach between Sint-Idesbald and Oostduinkerke on Friday morning. The animals will now be examined by the Royal Belgian Institute of…...
Europol highlights Belgium's most wanted fugitive in new Europe-wide campaign
1+ week, 6+ day ago (239+ words) Europol has launched a new campaign to help track down some of Europe's most wanted criminals. The campaign focuses on fugitives who have already been sentenced to at least five years in prison but are still on the run. For…...
Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over "very disturbing" images of Gaza flotilla activists
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (354+ words) Belgian foreign minister Maxime Pr'vot (Les Engag's) has summoned the Israeli ambassador following what he described as "very disturbing" images showing the treatment of activists detained after Israel intercepted the "Global Sumud Flotilla, an aid convoy attempting to bring humanitarian…...
Israeli navy intercepts Gaza aid flotilla carrying activists linked to Belgium
2+ week, 2+ day ago (183+ words) The Israeli navy has intercepted ships from the Global Sumud Flotilla, a pro-Palestinian aid convoy attempting to sail to Gaza Strip, activists said on Monday. The flotilla was stopped in international waters near Cyprus at around 9. 50am local time. Organisers accused…...
Belgian woman killed on Fuerteventura, son confesses to murder
3+ week, 2+ day ago (201+ words) A 22-year-old man has confessed to killing his Belgian mother on the Spanish Canary Island of Fuerteventura, according to Spanish media reports. The victim, Katty Oosterlinck, was a 56-year-old Belgian woman who had lived for more than ten years in…...
Belgian woman found dead on Fuerteventura, son arrested for murder
3+ week, 3+ day ago (172+ words) belganewsagency. eu Belgian woman found dead on Fuerteventura, son arrested for murder A 56-year-old Belgian woman has been found dead on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura after several days missing. Her body was discovered on Friday at a waste treatment…...