More potatoes? Only once you have eaten all of your sprouts! is the perennial battle cry of parents heard at Christmas dinner tables whenever Brussels sprouts are involved. Love it or hate it, the ...

It is fair to say that Laurent Simons is special. Last year, the 12-year-old child prodigy received his bachelor's degree in physics with distinction from the University of Antwerp, after completing ...

Manneken-Pis, literally “little man pee,” in the Dutch dialect of Marols or “le petit Julien,” in French, is one of Brussels’ most famous and beloved citizens. But what’s the story behind this iconic, ...

Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has held an ever-tighter grip over Russia. Despite waves of protest against his corruption, suppression of the media, and human rights, the Russian strongman is unflinching ...

Belgium was a global pioneer in trains, creating the first railway on the European continent in 1834, a flourishing locomotive manufacturing industry, and later the densest rail, light rail and tram ...

On National Day, attention turns to the Belgian Armed Forces – a cornerstone of the nation's security and international engagements. Despite its relatively modest size, the Belgian military is a ...

Global university rankings are an influential tool for students evaluating institutions, but there is a hidden story behind the final rankings. Take, for example, KU Leuven’s climb from 45th to 43rd ...

Belgium may be divided politically and linguistically, but one thing all regions and communities can agree on is the beloved national biscuit: Speculoos. Much like beer, chocolate, waffles or fries, ...

On the last Friday of May, a military plane touched down outside Brussels and a man in a dark suit ran out, leaping into the arms of family members. The Belgian aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele, was ...

Contemporary Belgian politics often seems too complex for its good, but the political landscape in the Middle Ages and the early modern period could have been even more bizarre. Belgium was once a ...

Feared and reviled down the centuries, freemasons are still treated with suspicion. Seven starving Belgian political prisoners sat around a table in barrack Number 6, a wooden hut in the Nazi ...

The Flemish extreme-right and ethnic-nationalist group Voorpost has cancelled its demonstration in Brussels on Thursday evening following the death of Quentin Deranque, 23, a French student who was ...