Belgium
Dozens Dead and More Missing After ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding in Germany
The political leader of one of the worst affected states warns that the region needs more urgent help.
Wow, Belgium Is Returning 2,000 Artefacts Looted From Congo – Just 118,000 Left
The government still claims the majority of its collection was obtained legitimately.
Belgium Recalls Its Envoy to South Korea After His Wife Got in a Fight, Twice
This time, the woman was accused of slapping a street cleaner.
Far-Right Idolising Anti-Lockdown Soldier Whose Body Was Found in Park After Manhunt
Makeshift shrines and marches held in Jurgen Conings' memory are unnerving counter-extremism experts, as well as Belgium's Muslim community.
Police Searching for a Fugitive Far-Right Soldier Say They’ve Found a Body
A Belgian police official told VICE World News they believed the body was Jurgen Conings, but DNA tests would be needed for confirmation.
Belgium Suspects It Will Never Find Its Fugitive Neo-Nazi Soldier
Jurgen Conings has been missing for more than three weeks since making violent threats and stealing a cache of weapons. Officials are now working under the suspicion he is dead.
Two Weeks Later, the Armed Far-Right Soldier Is Still On the Run
“He’s either got help or he’s dead.”
Belgium Toppled Statues of Its Racist Former King. Then What?
King Leopold II's policies in the Congo were so brutal that they appalled even the colonisers of the day. Last year Belgium finally started facing up to this period in its history by removing statues and renaming roads, but to many it is not enough.
A ‘Far-Right’ Soldier Stole Weapons and Disappeared into a Forest – Or Did He?
Jurgen Conings has been missing for a week, with elite counterterror units unable to find him. Now security officials tell VICE World News Conings has probably eluded them by purposely abandoning his car and weapons near a national park.
Why the Manhunt for a Rogue Soldier in Belgium Is a Nightmare for the Authorities
The search for a firearms instructor with far-right ties who disappeared after making violent threats is in its third day. Experts told VICE World News Jurgen Conings was so heavily armed it made sense for authorities to wait for him to give up.
Belgium Still Hunting ‘Far-Right’ Soldier Who Disappeared With Heavy Weapons
A Belgian military intelligence officer told VICE World News Jurgen Conings had been demoted over apparent far-right ties, but still had access to an armoury from which he stole firearms and anti-tank rockets.
Manhunt Underway for ‘Heavily-Armed’ Suspect Who Threatened Top Virologist
The suspect has links to Belgium's military and the far-right. He is reportedly armed with a machine gun and a rocket launcher.