“The party floats between what the militants and the voters want,” adds political journalist Bart Verhulst. “If you ask militants the question, the answer is clearly yes. He must return and play a role in the Flemish elections, they think. If they ask whether he will return, he will be laundered by the members.” However, … Read more
2023-12-18 18:10:00 The accident occurred at 8:00 a.m. on the Steenweg in Denderleeuw. The fifty-year-old and the two children, aged 3 and 11, were crossing the zebra crossing when they were hit by a truck in maneuver. The three victims were taken to hospital, from where the two children were quickly released. The adult is … Read more
2023-12-16 12:46:00 The explosion occurred on Friday evening in a house on Cyriel Buyssestraat. Two victims, seriously injured, suffered third-degree burns. Six others suffered more minor injuries and were also taken to hospital. These are eight young people aged 14 to 20 who were handling propane gas in the attic of the home. The causes … Read more
2023-12-11 09:23:00 “Through the military equipment it produces and its financial support for the Israeli colonial state, it has responsibility for the ongoing massacres in Gaza,” believe the Rise up activists. “The fact that Elbit Systems operates on Belgian soil increases Belgium’s responsibility for the horror and war crimes in Palestine,” they assert. Israel-Hamas war: … Read more
2023-12-09 17:26:00 Refloating operations are still in progress and the incident is disrupting river traffic near Merelbeke. “The waterway is blocked in both directions. This means that no boat can pass,” explains Geert Weymeis of the agency responsible for managing waterways in Flanders (Flanders Waterweg). “This could last several days. A diving company will be … Read more
2023-11-29 19:52:00 The latter, however, recognized that it was “perhaps not appropriate” to have the child breathe and indicated that it was investigating the circumstances of this check. In principle, the police automatically subject anyone involved in an accident with injuries to an alcohol test, whether or not there are signs of intoxication. “There isn’t … Read more
2023-11-28 12:51:00 The child’s mother, Yoana M., 34, was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter, battery and concealment of the body, among other charges. In her first statements, made before the discovery of Raul’s body, the mother claimed that she had nothing to do with his death. She blamed her ex-partner, but her daughter later … Read more
2023-11-28 12:51:00 Raul’s body was found in the Houtdok in Ghent on April 13. He was in a sports bag weighted with stones and was apparently thrown into the water at the end of January. The child’s mother, Yoana M., 34, was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter, battery and concealment of the body, among … Read more