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Belgian police arrest three after witness overheard possible attack plot

Belgian police arrest three after witness overheard possible attack plot

BELGIAN authorities morning stopped a bus travelling to Brussels from northern France and arrested three people after a passenger overheard them discussing a possible 'terrorist' plot, the local public prosecution office said. "Every time we get a notification like that we take it very seriously and we don't want to take any risk," a spokesperson at the Ghent prosecution office told Reuters, adding that police were currently checking the bus, its 46 passengers and their luggage. She declined to disclose any details on the suspects as well as on the content of their conversation. Belgium is on heightened alert after…
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EU launches reset with Africa after pandemic disruption

EU launches reset with Africa after pandemic disruption

JOHN CHALMERS and PHILIP BLENKINSOP THE EU welcomed more than 40 African leaders to Brussels in an effort to reassert its influence on a continent where China and Russia have made hefty investment inroads, and where many felt let down by Europe's COVID-19 vaccines rollout. The European Union will offer several packages of support at the summit to bolster health, education and stability in Africa, and will pledge half of a new 300-billion-euro ($340.9 billion) investment drive launched to rival China's Belt and Road Initiative. But the meeting also takes place just as France and its allies fighting Islamist militants…
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Brussels edges towards lockdown as Belgian COVID-19 cases hit record high

Brussels edges towards lockdown as Belgian COVID-19 cases hit record high

KATE ABNETT and MARINE STRAUSS SPORT and cultural facilities in Brussels must close and residents will face a longer curfew from Monday, the regional government has announced, as COVID-19 infections in Belgium continued to surge to record highs. Belgium, one of the European countries worst hit by COVID-19, is grappling with a new wave of the virus. The country's rate of new cases is at the highest since the start of the pandemic, with a record 15,432 infections recorded on Tuesday, the latest official figures show. The capital city Brussels, home to the European Union and NATO, is among the…
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