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Belgian media fixates on environmental and economic anxieties (PFAS contamination, looming energy 'perfect storm', regional budget unsustainability), political theater (Theo Francken's comeback, airport hostage-strike, education testing debates), and sports pride led by Remco Evenepoel, while glancing outward at Trump, Dutch sabotage, and Schengen border flare-ups.
  1. Belgian Football Association: CEO Peter Willems falls victim to the cold war between him and president Pascale Van Damme (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  2. In Flanders, PFAS pollution from a factory spreads into the groundwater (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  3. Analysis: Belgian politician Theo Francken fights on all fronts for his political comeback (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  4. Four Belgians are in the running for the FIH Hockey Stars Awards (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  5. Why an advertisement featuring American actress Sydney Sweeney has caused an outcry among many female athletes (video) (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  6. A person has been found in the canal in Brussels: what we know so far (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  7. Donald Trump suffers a new legal setback in the Kennedy Center case (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  8. A large-scale sabotage described as 'disruptive and potentially deadly' hits the Netherlands (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  9. Peter Willems is no longer the CEO of the Belgian football association (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  10. Belgium's Regions and Communities face finances that risk becoming unsustainable (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  11. The European Commission wants to set the minimum age for joining social media at 15 (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  12. The United States has created a unit tasked with strengthening intelligence sharing with Saudi Arabia (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  13. In pictures: a vast collection of Vincent van Gogh's work exhibited for the first time in 40 years (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  14. After French actress Adèle Haenel, American rapper Macklemore pays the price for his support of Palestine (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  15. Portrait of Catherine Ringer, the story of a free woman (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  16. Several celebrities pay tribute to French singer Catherine Ringer (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  17. Traffic in Brussels disrupted by a demonstration this Wednesday: here are the routes to avoid (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  18. Ahead of the World Championships, Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel trains on a famous Formula 1 circuit (video) (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  19. A 'hostage-taking': Charleroi airport reacts to a strike that will affect more than 800 flights (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)
  20. Behind the scenes with Boris Dilliès, the shadow minister in Belgium's French-speaking community government (Le Soir, 2026-09-15)