PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s international space summit is not going according to plan. On Friday, the French leader’s office downplayed the last-minute decision by American space giants, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, to skip the event, made under pressure from the White House. The U.S. boycott is only one
In the general classification, Felix Gall is the new runner-up to Enric Mas. He moved into second place ahead of Primoz Roglic, who conceded 25 seconds to the Austrian. After being part of the breakaway, Cristian Rodriguez and Clément Berthet gained close to four minutes on their rivals. The Spaniard is now eighth overall, with
Paulien Couckuyt justified her place in the Diamond League final in Brussels, having already set the Belgian record in Lausanne on 21 August in 53.28 after finishing just off the podium at the European Championships in Birmingham.At the Memorial Van Damme, the Belgian hurdler once again underlined her progress, with the battle for second place
How D’Ieteren is diversifying to respond to the car market revolutionFounded in Brussels in 1805, D’Ieteren has long built its identity around the motor industry, and more particularly the German brands of which it is the leading importer (VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche…). But in the face of profound changes in the car market and
Thomas Carmoy mixed frustration with a smile when he spoke to RTBF colleague David Bertrand on Friday at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels. The 26-year-old high jumper was disappointed after clearing only 2.16 metres in the men’s high jump competition, but he quickly turned to a message on behalf of the Belgian athletes taking
Union Saint-Gilloise won 3-2 at Sporting Charleroi in a spectacular Pro League clash on Saturday, with the result moving the Brussels side to the top of the table for the time being. Ordinarily, a meeting between Charleroi and Union Saint-Gilloise is a notable Pro League fixture, but not a genuine clash at the summit. That
It is rare for a state parliament election in Germany to attract as much media attention as the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. On 6 September 2026, the 1.7 million eligible voters in the eastern German state will decide whether the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) can form a state government for the first time. So far,
With Zebraska, Isabelle Bary tells the story of a child with high intellectual potential and the difficulties he can face in a world that does not always know how to welcome those who fall outside the norm. The subject did not come to her by chance: her own son was diagnosed as HPI. “On a
FIA has rejected Alpine’s accusations of bias after the team claimed one of the judges involved in Pierre Gasly’s Monaco appeal was linked to McLaren. The row stems from the International Court of Appeal’s ruling that restored the penalties handed to Gasly after the Monaco Grand Prix in June, costing the Alpine driver third place
“When you’ve revealed too much in a song, that’s when it gets interesting.” For Innocnt, authenticity sits at the heart of his music. The Franco-Belgian artist, who blends soul, R&B and country, looks back on a musical journey that began alone, in a cellar, before he gradually started to build a team around him. For
