The town of Auronzo, in the Dolomites, has put sculptures of prehistoric creatures along its river. Don’t laugh - the dog was frightened by them.
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The rat pack: The Belgian idea helping reclaim the world's minefields: www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2253...
Why Cambodia built a statue to a Belgian-trained rat
Standing 2.2 metres tall in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap, the newly unveiled statue of Magawa is perhaps the most unusual war memorial in the world.
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How Brussels ended up with Europe's most embarrassing square – and what might be done to save it
Instead of the elegant Schuman Square promised by architects, officials and politicians, visitors arriving at the European quarter are greeted by a vast expanse of pale concrete.
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Europe’s top Rabbi accuses Belgian minister of 'appeasing Muslim voters' over circumcision row
Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt told The Brussels Times that many Jews viewed the controversy as "no less challenging to Jewish life than attacks on people in the streets".
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US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White says there’s nothing fishy about his president calling the head of FIFA to demand they suspend the red card of a Team USA player. “Trump would never interfere,” he says. And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you… www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2216...
'Trump would never interfere': Bill White defends president as red card row engulfs Belgium clash
The US Ambassador to Belgium has dismissed suggestions that President Donald Trump meddled in FIFA’s decision to clear Balogun to face Belgium later tonight.
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NATO is holding a summit in Ankara this week. Europe has done all that Donald Trump has demanded, boosting spending and stepping up. However, his flaky mood could shatter any sense of unity and achievement. Me for the i: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Europe is building the Nato Trump wanted - at its own cost
Trump arrives in Turkey to a Nato in the process of changing. Whether he likes what he see remains to be seen.
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Spoke about the big USA 250 birthday bash in Brussels and the dire state of transatlantic relations on @euronews.com ' Brussels, My Love? podcast, with Méabh McMahon, Ian Lesser and Lina Aburous: podcasts.euronews.com/euronews-bru...
The US party that split Brussels
To mark the 250th anniversary of US independence, the US Embassy in Brussels threw a huge party at Parc du Cinquantenaire, in the heart of Brussels' ...
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Mega electrical storm has erupted over Brussels tonight. It’s been like this for the past half hour
Cycled along the beautiful and tranquil Dender river this afternoon. Fun fact: The Dender, which is in Belgium, is also a tributary of the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.
Trump's envoy to Belgium goes full alt-fact and calls anyone who doubts a "moron or a liar." Must-read interview with Bill White by Leo Cendrowicz. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2206...
Why Trump's ambassador to Belgium insists everything is going perfectly
Ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations in Brussels, US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White sat down with The Brussels Times. He was in a buoyant mood.
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Bill White, the US ambassador to Belgium, is as Trumpian as his boss, insisting that everything is awesome - and doubters out there they are "morons or liars". He spoke to me ahead of the big US 250th birthday party in the Cinquantenaire in Brussels on Sunday: www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2206...
Why Trump's ambassador to Belgium insists everything is going perfectly
Ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations in Brussels, US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White sat down with The Brussels Times. He was in a buoyant mood.
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Belgium's railway company turns 100 this year. 🇧🇪🚆 Passenger numbers are rising. Climate goals should favour trains. Yet the real rail experience is often delays, strikes, overcrowding and crumbling stations. The new @BrusselsTimes.com Magazine asks if SNCB-NMBS is ready for its second century?
Ten years on from the #Brexit vote, the damage to the UK is clear enough. But how does the EU see this epic act of self-harm? My analysis of the chaotic decade, as viewed by Britain's friends in Europe: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
'We've moved on': Why Brexit ended up boosting the EU
Support for the EU surged in the bloc in the aftermath of the UK Brexit referendum, ten years ago
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He's the son of Hollywood legend Daniel Day-Lewis and grandson of playwright Arthur Miller. But Ronan Day-Lewis is striking out on his own - and his first European art show opened in Brussels on Thursday: www.brusselstimes.com/art-culture/...
Why the son of a major Hollywood star brought his first European art show to Brussels
There are more obvious places than Brussels for the European debut of Ronan Day-Lewis.
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Actor Brett Goldstein got his beloved (and recently reprieved) Tottenham Hotspur into his new Netflix movie, Office Romance, with Jennifer Lopez. Goldstein plays a lawyer called Daniel Blanchflower - which also the name of Spurs' 1961 double-winning captain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=11gc...
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My first piece for @euronews.com, on why the EU will be wary of a weakened Starmer: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Why a weakened Starmer will worry the EU
After bruising local election losses, Sir Keir Starmer is preparing a renewed push for closer ties with the European Union — but Brussels worries that his political weakness could stall or derail any ...
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Modern opera may sound melodramatic and intimidating, but its stories are very relevant to our lives today, composer Iain Bell says about his new show, Medusa, which premiered this week in Brussels Monnaie/Munt: www.brusselstimes.com/art-culture/...
Reclaiming a monster: Medusa at La Monnaie is utterly unlike anything you have seen before
“I’m trying to create something that punches you in the stomach,” director Iain Bell told The Brussels Times.
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Call it Charles Michel unplugged. In The Brussels Times Magazine, Belgium’s former PM and ex-European Council President lets rip from an office overlooking his old seat of power - and launches a blistering critique of today’s EU leadership www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2082...
After power, after Europe: Charles Michel gets some things off his chest
In an interview with The Brussels Times, Charles Michel wants to settle old scores – from Sofagate to Trump, he believes he has been vindicated on many issues.
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Untranslated headlines in German are much clearer than New York Times headlines in English
The first half of this headline has a very, very different energy to the second
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo agoWorld’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam
Ten years on from the Brussels attacks - this is how I reported the bombs that ripped through the metro and airport. If you were here, you remember the silence, the sirens, the messages that morning. But Brussels endured. And carried on. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Survivors of the Brussels metro bombing have described the moment an explosion ripped through the carriages
'It’s war, it was indescribable. Everything in bits'
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The overbearing fortress built by the Spanish overlords in Antwerp was hated by locals, and it was torn down with glee, as an exhibition at KMSKA reveals. Its legacy includes its footprint under the museum itself.
The Brussels Times@brusselstimes.com · 5mo agoUnder Spanish rule, Antwerp’s skyline was dominated by an infamous fortress used to control the city. A new art exhibition sheds light on this history.
Have just been disinvited to a briefing with the Iranian ambassador to Belgium, due to inappropriate references (my use of the term 'regime') which "raise serious concerns about your commitment to impartiality and objective reporting." Is that a compliment?
The UK never joined in the Vietnam war. It wasn't anything to do with the US winning (or not...). It was because Britain saw it as wrong.
