Belgian politician, Prime Minister since 2025
Belgian-born physicist Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which uses Antarctic ice to detect high-energy neutrinos and illuminate the universe’s distant processes. The award recognizes a monumental, collaborative effort that has revealed neutrinos as cosmic messengers.
Belgian Prime Minister De Wever has had his resignation rejected by the king after failed budget talks. The king will consult coalition leaders and De Wever will report back on Nov. 16 as Belgium confronts a debt challenge and rising protests. A provisional spending regime looms if no deal is reached.
Belgium’s political crisis deepens as Prime Minister De Wever has handed in his resignation after budget talks broke down, but the King is withholding approval and convening coalition leaders to seek a compromise on the 2027 budget. Parliament faces a race against December 31 deadline amid protests and strikes.
European airlines face ongoing disruptions as multiple hoax bomb threats force diversions, emergency landings and security checks across the continent. Investigations point to coordinated actors, with safety protocols prioritizing passengers while streaming into costly operational knock-ons.
European leaders confront a potential reset in Ukraine talks as Trump pushes a broader deal that could reshape security guarantees; divisions over how to handle Moscow risk a split between Washington and Brussels as talks in Abu Dhabi unfold.