From 7 to 11 September 2026, Brussels hosted the 20th edition of International Product Safety Week, organised by the European Commission, the EU institution based in Brussels responsible for proposing and enforcing EU policy in this area. The event was held in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium, which provides the setting for the Commission’s headquarters and
Attention: this article discusses sexual violence. In the documentary The Sessions, Flemish filmmaker Sien Versteyhe follows a young student who was raped by a man she knew and trusted. The victim is shown from behind throughout the film to protect her anonymity, a choice that also broadens the documentary’s reach by suggesting that many other
Yemen: How One of the World’s Poorest Countries Became a War Zone Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: Yemen as a theatre of regional conflict In 2014, the Houthis, a previously little-known Shiite armed militia, took control of the capital, Sanaa, and then the port of Aden, a hub for international trade. According
The Monza Grand Prix did not go as Ferrari had hoped, with tensions briefly rising after a heavy on-track clash between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.Starting from the second row, the pair fought intensely at the start. Hamilton ended up in the gravel after an ambitious move from his team-mate, before recovering to finish a
With just weeks to go before the highly anticipated release of “GTA 6”, “Rockstar Games” appeared before a Glasgow employment tribunal on 10 September 2026. The 23 claimants were dismissed in the United Kingdom in October 2025 for, according to the studio, sharing confidential information on Discord. They are now contesting their dismissal. In a
French company Puy du Fou is planning a £600m history-themed park in Oxfordshire. A Guardian investigation has found the company continued working with associates of Konstantin Malofeyev, a pro-Kremlin oligarch under sanctions, on plans for a theme park in Russian-occupied Crimea for longer than it had previously disclosed, and later explored projects in Iran and
Museum to let visitors play Lemmy’s bass guitar A new exhibition dedicated to Motörhead will give visitors the unusual chance to pick up Lemmy’s bass guitar, plug it in and play it themselves, rather than leaving it behind a glass case. The show will bring together several items from the late Motörhead frontman’s personal collection,
Europe’s biggest clubs have wasted little time asserting themselves in the 2026-27 Champions League, with Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Bayern Munich among the teams already setting the pace after matchday one. Alongside that leading trio, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City also opened with victories. Côme, meanwhile, made an impressive entrance into the competition
Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Como all enjoyed victory in Champions League action on Wednesday, with the Italian side marking their first ever appearance in the competition with an impressive win over RB Leipzig. Manchester United, with Youri Tielemans and Senne Lammens in the starting line-up, handled Sabah Baku with composure. The Red Devils dominated
Palaces, period costumes, love stories, family rivalries and struggles for power: royalty has long proved fertile ground for fiction. With the broadcast of the series Victoria from 15 September at 20:30 on RTBF La Trois and RTBF Auvio, we asked why this world remains such an endless source of inspiration for screenwriters and continues to
