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Belgium · Saturday 26 September

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Yesterday: Belgium’s day was marked by a deadly shooting in Ixelles, a major fire at a waste-processing site in Roeselare and disappointment for Laura Fivé. In sport, Mika Godts drew praise and Senne Lammens denied Moise Kean an early equalizer. →

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Lotte Kopecky sets her sights high for road race Worlds

Thirty-year-old Lotte Kopecky is Belgium’s spearhead from 3 p.m. in the women’s road race at the World Cycling Championships in Montreal. The two-time…

La Libre

Paris expects crowds on Champs-Élysées for pope’s giant Mass

Around 600,000 faithful are expected in Paris on Saturday, on the Champs-Élysées, for a giant Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV. The gathering will t…

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Streets closed after possible shooting near Houtmarkt in Aalst

Police deployed in force to Houtmarkt in Aalst on Saturday morning after a serious incident at around 5 a.m. Bystanders suspect shots were fired. A lo…

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“Trump Strait”: Trump’s irony after rejecting Iran’s offer

Donald Trump rejected an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. After refusing it, the US president used the expression “Trump Strait” ironical…

HLN · Breaking

Two injured, one critically, in stabbing at Giants Parade

Two people were injured in a stabbing during the Giants Parade on Turnhoutsebaan in Borgerhout, Antwerp, on Saturday afternoon. One victim is in life-…

HLN

More than a 23-metre corridor separates rooms 221 and 226

Belgium’s cycling team heads to the World Championship road race in Montréal with two leaders: Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert are both targeting th…

7sur7 · Breaking

Lines 2 and 6 partially suspended due to smoke

Brussels metro lines 2 and 6 are partially suspended between Stuyvenbergh and Delacroix stations. STIB said late Saturday afternoon that smoke was dis…

La Libre

Initiative backs “armed and perpetual” neutrality, favoring Russia

An initiative submitted in Switzerland proposes enshrining “armed and perpetual” neutrality in the country’s political framework. If adopted, it would…

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