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News from Oct 24, 2026 (UTC)

Belgium isCalm

A little better than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 11Oct 24

Why

  1. Vietnam's top leader made an official visit to Belgium, meeting the Senate speaker and House president.

    38 eventsvietnamnews.vnSource

  2. Anti-government protests in Brussels turned violent, with police using tear gas and skirmishing with demonstrators.

    7 eventstimeslive.co.za, news.azSource

  3. Flanders and Wallonia are ready to expand cooperation with Vietnam.

    6 eventsnews.tuoitre.vnSource

What happened

  • Statements19%
  • Cooperation56%
  • Criticism8%
  • Protests4%
  • Pressure9%
  • Fighting5%

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