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Antwerp (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – St. Andrew’s Church in Antwerp held a prayer for Pride, led by Saskia Van den Kieboom. Transgender woman praised Bishop Johan Bonny for supporting LGBTQ+ rights and church openness. What role does Antwerp’s St. Andrew’s play in LGBTQ+ church acceptance?What is the future of LGBTQ+ inclusion in European churches? As…

“We are closely monitoring the challenging situation regarding the fires in the Aude department,” stated Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, on the social platform X on Wednesday. The EU is “prepared to mobilize” resources “if needed,” she added. Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, expressed that “Europe stands with…

The decisions to acknowledge a Palestinian state arise amid increasing international criticism of the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the “suffering and starvation” in Gaza as “unspeakable and indefensible.” In a Thursday interview, Rubio stated that these decisions signaled to Hamas that the group was receiving rewards for…

Ostend (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – 7 seals returned to Klein Strand, Ostend, after weeks away due to a new protective fence. Alderman Fabrice Goffin and experts say the fence helps seals rest safely, pleasing visitors. As VRT News reported, seals have returned to Klein Strand in Ostend after weeks away. On Saturday, Aug 9, 2025,…

Brussels – In 2024, EU nations produced 32.7 billion liters of alcoholic beer and 2 billion liters of non-alcoholic beer, totaling 34.7 billion liters. The production of beer with less than 0.5 percent alcohol content saw a significant rise of 11.1 percent from the previous year, surpassing the growth of alcoholic beer, which increased by…

The Israeli plan, approved early Friday by the government’s security cabinet, involves disarming Hamas, returning all hostages, demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, establishing Israeli security control of Gaza, and setting up a new administration that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority. The military escalation comes amid increasingly urgent international condemnation over the humanitarian disaster in…

Velzenbeek (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – In Vlezenbeek, Waste Warriors and Thomas Schiltz plan to quickly harvest 70,000 kg of pears from a family orchard and turn them into juice to prevent waste by New Year’s Eve. As VRT News reported, in Vlezenbeek, in the province of Flemish Brabant near Brussels, Belgium, a family faces a…