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2015 Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam stands trial in Brussels
World
February 5, 2018
2015 Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam stands trial in Brussels
Salah Abdeslam faces charges concerning a police shootout in the Belgian capital in March 2016. The trial is a prelude…
Belgium lowers terror threat level to pre-attacks status
World
January 23, 2018
Belgium lowers terror threat level to pre-attacks status
Belgium has reduced its terror threat level after three years on high alert. Prime Minister Charles Michel said there will…
2018: The year of Brexit decisions
World
January 2, 2018
2018: The year of Brexit decisions
This year will decide Britain’s future. Will there be a transition period after Brexit? What will the UK’s economic relationship…
Jailed Catalan leaders could be freed as they face judge
World
December 1, 2017
Jailed Catalan leaders could be freed as they face judge
A Supreme Court judge in Madrid began questioning separatist leaders Friday who were jailed pending a probe into their role…
Ousted Catalan leader not expected to appear for questioning
World
November 1, 2017
Ousted Catalan leader not expected to appear for questioning
The Belgian lawyer for Carles Puigdemont said Wednesday he does not expect the ousted Catalan leader to return to Spain…
Catalan ex-leader to speak in Brussels as asylum rumors grow
World
October 31, 2017
Catalan ex-leader to speak in Brussels as asylum rumors grow
Catalonia’s ousted regional president will give a news conference in Brussels on Tuesday, European officials said, as speculation mounted that…
Britain’s Johnson says as May heads to Brussels: time to begin serious Brexit talks
World
October 16, 2017
Britain’s Johnson says as May heads to Brussels: time to begin serious Brexit talks
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it was time to begin “serious negotiations” on Brexit, hours before Prime Minister Theresa…
Amazon must pay $295 million in back taxes, EU says
Business
October 4, 2017
Amazon must pay $295 million in back taxes, EU says
The European Union is telling member state Luxembourg to get $295 million in back taxes from Amazon, in Brussels’ latest…
Brussels exhibit tackles Islam in city scarred by terror
World
September 20, 2017
Brussels exhibit tackles Islam in city scarred by terror
For months after the Brussels extremist attacks of 2016 it seemed an exhibition on Islam’s legacy in Europe might never…
IS claims Brussels knife attacker is one of their own
Middle East
August 27, 2017
IS claims Brussels knife attacker is one of their own
The Islamic State news agency Aamaq has claimed the Brussels attacker who assaulted three soldiers with a knife as an…