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This handout photo taken on April 13, 2023, and released on October 6, 2026, shows Francis Halzen, UW–Madison Vilas Research Professor, speaking about the UW IceCube Neutrino Observatory Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Bryce RICHTER/University of Wisconsin/AFP)
October 6, 2026, 4:24 pm
Belgian-born physicist wins Nobel prize for work on neutrino ‘ghost particles’
Francis Halzen honored for building Antarctic lab to study tiny, mysterious cosmic particles with no electrical charge and extraordinarily small mass
By KOSTYA MANENKOV, ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN and STEFANIE DAZIO
Police secure an area after a blast took place near a synagogue, in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Valentin Bianchi)
September 26, 2026, 6:46 pm
Belgian official says attacks on Jews in country a coordinated effort ‘inspired’ by Iran
Head of nation’s Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis says synagogue bomb blast and torching of car were not isolated incidents, followed Iranian call to harm Jews and Israelis
By ToI Staff
3,000 drones depict the logo sign in preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest in front of castle Schonbrunn in Vienna, Austria, April 27, 2026. (AP/Matthias Schrader)
September 23, 2026, 6:32 pm
Netherlands ends Eurovision boycott over Israel, announcing return to 2027 contest
NPO broadcaster says it will take part despite ‘mixed feelings’; Belgium also says it will participate next year, noting that is ‘not an endorsement of what is happening in Gaza’
By Amy Spiro
A woman walks by signs hanging in a window inside of a school building at the University of Antwerp, as pro-Palestinian students occupy parts of the campus in Antwerp, Belgium, May 14, 2024. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
September 14, 2026, 9:40 pm
Belgian universities slam Brussels for waffling on evacuating Gaza students
Rectors of country’s top 10 universities accuse government of using 13 students as ‘bargaining chips’ amid division on issue within ruling coalition
By AFP and ToI Staff
Abdallah Nabhan, an aid worker in Gaza killed in April 2024. (Courtesy)
September 7, 2026, 5:16 am
Israel demands Belgium apologize after Gaza aid worker’s possible Hamas link emerges
Brussels had condemned April 2024 strike that killed employee of Belgium agency, who is seen in uniform and described as a ‘mujahid’ in a Hamas-linked channel’s post
By Nava Freiberg
Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
June 26, 2026, 2:11 pm
Seven arrested over March bombing of Belgian synagogue
Counterterror raids lead to arrests of unidentified suspects in attack that harmed Great Synagogue in Liege, amid rash of attacks on diaspora Jews during Iran war
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People cool off in a fountain at the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels, June 25, 2026. (AP/Omar Havana)
June 25, 2026, 8:40 pm
Europe continues to bake under heat wave that has killed dozens, disrupted power
Britain and Switzerland hit record temperatures, with at least 48 dead in France, 20 in Germany in drowning incidents, as schools are shuttered and nuclear plants taken offline
By Agencies
Netherland's Foreign Minister David van Weel speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on December 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
March 17, 2026, 7:29 pm
Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says
Diaspora Ministry said Sunday that new terror group, which claimed responsibility for spate of attacks across Netherlands and Belgium, is believed to have ties to Iranian networks
By Reuters
Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 9, 2026, 11:04 am
Synagogue in Belgium damaged in blast, no injuries; mayor: ‘Violent act of antisemitism’
Counter-terror police investigating Liege explosion; mayor says ‘there can be no question of importing external conflicts’; house of worship also serves as Jewish community museum
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a ritual circumcision (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 5:01 pm
US ambassador to Belgium urges nation to drop charges over illegal circumcisions
Accusations against three mohels for acting without medical license are ‘antisemitic,’ Bill White says; European Commission also seeking a solution to impasse over Jewish ritual
By Zev Stub
Presiding judge Yuji Iwasawa, third right, opens the International Court of Justice hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
December 23, 2025, 8:54 pm
Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Brussels files declaration of intervention at The Hague, but says move intended to clarify its interpretation of international law rather than fully back case against Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
David Draiman of Disturbed performs September 28, 2024, at Highland Festival Grounds in Louisville, Kentucky. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
October 11, 2025, 8:26 pm
Multiple concerts said canceled in Belgium, Turkey over performers’ Israel support
US metal band Disturbed and UK singer-songwriter Morrissey both have shows nixed, with reports saying images of their past visits to Israel were the reason
By ToI Staff
Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever (R) poses with Israeli conductor Lahav Shani (L) following his performance with a philharmonic orchestra in Essen, Germany, September 13, 2025. (Bart De Wever via X)
September 14, 2025, 3:16 am
Belgium PM attends concert of Israeli conductor disinvited by festival
De Wever makes trip to support Lahav Shani after Ghent festival organizers scrapped performance as he hadn’t ‘unequivocally’ distanced himself from Israel’s government
By AFP
People wave Palestinian flags as they march during an anti-Israel demonstration in the center of Brussels, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
September 8, 2025, 4:05 am
Tens of thousands march in anti-Israel protest in central Brussels
Rally comes a week after Belgium announces plans to recognize Palestinian state, unveils new sanctions against Jerusalem
By AFP and ToI Staff
Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, February 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
September 5, 2025, 10:46 pm
Belgian FM says EU credibility on foreign policy ‘collapsing’ over Gaza war inaction
Prevot says decision on Palestinian state recognition, Israeli sanctions will send ‘strong political and diplomatic signal’ to Netanyahu’s government
By AFP and ToI Staff
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