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Belgium’s ex-King Albert II admits fathering child after DNA test

January 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

Former Belgian King Albert II has admitted he is the father of a woman born from an affair, after he was forced to give a DNA test which came back positive. He had been fighting […]

Belgium euthanasia: Three doctors accused in unprecedented trial

January 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

In an unprecedented case, three Belgian doctors are going on trial in Ghent accused of unlawfully poisoning a patient whose life they helped to end. Tine Nys, 38, died surrounded by her family on 27 […]

The children sent to a DR Congo ‘holiday camp’ never to come back

August 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in Belgium is investigating an orphanage for alleged abduction and trafficking of children from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children were brought to Belgium and adopted by families who had been told they […]

Belgian ex-king Albert II refuses DNA test in love-child case

February 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has refused to undergo DNA testing in a case aimed at proving he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. A Brussels court ordered the ex-monarch, 84, to provide […]

Operation Pollino: ‘Ndrangheta mafia struck in Europe-wide sting

December 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

Members of the notorious ‘Ndrangheta Italian mafia have been targeted in a police sting launched simultaneously in several countries on Wednesday. Hundreds of police are understood to be involved in the operation in Belgium, Italy, […]

Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

August 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

One of Belgium’s top football TV presenters has been charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery, prosecutors have said. Stéphane Pauwels, who has hosted shows for Belgian and French TV, was arrested as […]

Salah Abdeslam: Paris suspect attacks ‘anti-Muslim bias’

February 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks is refusing to speak any further in a Belgian court, where he is on trial over the gunfight that led to his arrest. Salah Abdeslam […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]