Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People.

A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government.

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Solvay of Belgium Creates Rare Earths Deals With U.S.

The contracts are the latest sign of how Europe is lagging the United States in the race to break China’s chokehold on rare earths.

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Protests in Brussels Halt Flights and Disrupt Public Transit

The demonstrations, organized by Belgium’s major trade unions, oppose austerity proposals that would affect pensions and other social welfare.

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Music Festival in Belgium Cancels Concert Led by Israeli Conductor

The Flanders Festival Ghent dropped a Munich Philharmonic program, citing concerns over a conductor’s possible views on Gaza. German leaders called the move antisemitic.

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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel

The recognition was conditioned on the release of hostages by Hamas. It comes after similar moves by other countries as they try to push Israel to end the war in Gaza.

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As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed

The U.S. government intends to incinerate $9.7 million in already-purchased birth control in Belgium after U.S.A.I.D shut down. Destruction may have already started.

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Fire Ravages Tomorrowland Music Festival’s Main Stage

Organizers of the major electronic festival in Belgium said that they were focused on finding solutions after the stage was severely damaged.

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Fire Ravages Tomorrowland Music Festival’s Main Stage

Organizers of the major electronic festival in Belgium said that they were focused on finding solutions after the stage was severely damaged.

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To Win This Contest, Just Squawk Like a Seagull

Contestants gathered in Belgium to screech and move like gulls in a competition that is meant to “make sea gulls sexy again.”

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To Him, Americans Were Always Heroes. He’s Not So Sure About Today’s.

A tour led by an 88-year-old guide in Bastogne, Belgium, scene of a critical battle of World War II, offers a snapshot into the way President Trump’s second term is shifting perceptions of America abroad.

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