Belgium’s headlines included a fatal collision in Kalmthout, clashes between youths and police at Brussels South, and a court ruling blocking a landfill in Schelle. Abroad, NATO outlined its thinking on a possible Russian attack, while Zizou Bergs defeated Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai.
A pedestrian died Monday morning after a traffic accident in Kalmthout, in Antwerp province. The man was hit by a passenger car on a crosswalk. The driver continued driving after the collision and left the scene. He was later arrested. It was a fatal traffic accident in Kalmthout.
NATO is presenting a new military strategy in Warsaw for the event of a Russian attack on the alliance. Called “Theory of Victory,” the plan includes greater use of drones and artificial intelligence. Alexus Gregory Grynkewich, NATO’s top military commander in Europe, personally outlined the plans in a rare speech.
Arrests were made after youths clashed with police at Brussels South during a protest by pupils from French-speaking education networks. The students were demonstrating against cuts to education funding. The Brussels incidents combined street disorder with a wider dispute over how education should be financed within Belgium's French-speaking public education system.
The former BEGO clay pit in Schelle will not become a landfill. Flemish Environment Minister Jo Brouns (CD&V) has decided that the site may not be used for that purpose. Neighboring municipality Niel has responded with relief, as it feared the heavy truck traffic a landfill there would generate would threaten road safety.
Refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets across France were hit by a large-scale cyberattack this morning. The systems stopped cooling and began heating instead, causing temperatures in refrigerators and freezers to rise to 50 degrees. The damage to the supermarket chains involved could total millions of euros.
Actor RJ Mitte, known for playing Walter White Jr. in the series Breaking Bad, has died, according to entertainment website TMZ. TMZ based its report on a local government source. According to that source, Mitte died Monday in Texas. The American actor was 34. He gained international fame for the role in the successful television series.
Former Red Devil Radja Nainggolan, 38, was convicted in Antwerp for using his phone while riding an electric scooter. The judge imposed a 15-day driving ban and a €400 fine. His lawyer, Omar Souidi, confirms the conviction. It is the second time Nainggolan has received a driving ban.
Belgian tennis player Zizou Bergs defeated Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai, a notable victory over the former world No. 1. Alcaraz is among the world’s absolute elite, so the result could attract international attention. Bergs’s performance follows a series of important results by Belgian tennis players and top players on tour.
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