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  1. help!!
    Would You Risk It All for This Chimp?A woman was banned from a Belgian zoo after having a four-year “affair” with a chimpanzee.
    By Mia Mercado
  2. extreme weather
    Scenes of Devastation After Deadly Floods in Germany and BelgiumAt least 188 people are dead and hundreds still missing. Over the weekend, more flash floods struck other parts of Germany and Austria.
    By Chas Danner
  3. keeping up with the royals
    Does the Former King of Belgium Have a Secret Daughter?Delphine Boël claims that former king Albert II is her father, and he’s been ordered to submit to a DNA test.
    By Lisa Ryan
  4. the chain gang
    Belgium’s King Is Pretty Mad This Burger King Ad Is Trying to Overthrow HimIt invites Belgians to vote for which “king” deserves the crown.
    By Clint Rainey
  5. Police Thwart Terror Attack After Man Drives Onto Pedestrian Mall in BelgiumThe driver’s car reportedly contained a gun and knives.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  6. international affairs
    Two Belgian Police Officers Wounded in ISIS-Claimed Machete AttackThe assailant, a 33-year-old Algerian man known to police as a common criminal, was shot and killed.
    By Chas Danner
  7. gallery
    How Rarefied Is Haute Couture, Anyway?Couture and ready-made clothing collide in the book Haute-à-Porter.
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. international affairs
    Belgian Police Conduct Major Anti-Terrorism SweepTwelve people were arrested and three ultimately charged after dozens of anti-terrorism raids were conducted across the country, possibly in response to an immediate threat. 
    By Chas Danner
  9. international affairs
    Belgium Continues Anti-Terrorism Raids, ArrestsAs Belgium’s dysfunctional security services struggle to confront the country’s jihadi problem, the missed opportunities to prevent last month’s attacks loom large. 
    By Chas Danner
  10. brussels attacks
    Belgian Officials Release Bombing SuspectIt appears Fayçal Cheffou, the man they arrested, was not the third airport bomber.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  11. brussels attacks
    Belgium Charges Three Terrorism SuspectsEuropean authorities continue to try and unravel ISIS’s terrorist network following Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels.
    By Chas Danner
  12. brussels attacks
    What We Know So Far About the Brussels AttackersTwo brothers and the alleged bomb-maker died in suicide blasts. Two unidentified men may still be at-large.
    By Jen Kirby
  13. awful things
    Hundreds of Brussels Attack Survivors Are Still Stranded in a Belgian WarehouseThe Brussels airport remains closed.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  14. scary things
    Brussels Suicide Bombers Identified, Manhunt for Third Attacker ContinuesThree blasts killed more than 30 people and injured more than 230.
    By Margaret Hartmann, Eric Levitz, and Jen Kirby
  15. the national interest
    On Muslim Rights, the Republican Party Is Now the Trump PartyA party that disagrees on free trade but agrees on ethno-nationalist hysteria.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Taken Out
    ‘Unusually Large’ Pizza Order Foils TerroristThey followed the pies to the suspect, who was hiding in his old Brussels neighborhood.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. Arrests in Belgium for Terror PlotMeanwhile, more than 20 people have died after a suicide attack in Pakistan.
    By Jaime Fuller
  18. Belgian Police Detain 9th Person in Connection With Paris AttacksBut one of the men suspected of direct participation in the mass murder remains on the lam.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. Object That ‘May Resemble an Explosive Belt’ Reportedly Found in Paris SuburbMeanwhile, Brussels is still on lockdown — and will remain so for at least one more day.
    By Chas Danner, Margaret Hartmann, and Jaime Fuller
  20. Cops Ask for Quiet; Citizens Give Them Cat PicsLolcats ou censure?
    By Jay Hathaway
  21. Under Bruges
    A Belgian Town Is Building an Underground Beer Pipeline — What Could GoTownspeople have no doubt already devised ways to tap it.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. music
    Stromae on the Saddest Time to Be at the Club“When you’re trying to meet somebody and you have nobody by 6 a.m., and you just have to go back home.”
    By Rachel B. Doyle
  23. the sports section
    Photos: Reaction Shots of U.S. and Belgium Fans Watching Today’s MatchOn the scene in DUMBO and at BXL Zoute.
    By Konstantin Sergeyev, Alyssa Tanchajja, and Joe DeLessio
  24. the sports section
    GIF Recap: The U.S. Is Out of the World Cup, Despite Tim Howard’s HeroicsBelgium advances to the quarterfinals.
    By Joe DeLessio and Dan McQuade
  25. the sports section
    XOn the scene in DUMBO and at BXL Zoute.
    By Konstantin Sergeyev, Alyssa Tanchajja, and Joe DeLessio
  26. the sports section
    Today’s U.S.-Belgium World Cup Match: A Primer for the Vaguely InterestedThe Americans can’t lose and advance this time.
    By Joe DeLessio
  27. the sports section
    The United States Will Play Belgium on TuesdayStart practicing your “I need to leave work early” cough now.
    By Joe DeLessio
  28. international news
    Gunman Kills Three at Brussels Jewish MuseumOne suspect is in custody.
    By Delia Paunescu
  29. other countries’ embarrassments
    Belgium Atones for Racist Obama Caricatures With Racist Giant CookieNot good, Belgium.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. Tafelschuimer
    Who Killed Belgium’s Most Renowned Restaurant Freeloader?The “terror of the Ghent hospitality industry” met an untimely end.
    By Hugh Merwin
  31. Incoming
    Belgian Takeaway Chain EXKi Opening in FlatironThe brand may be from across the ocean, but the salad is hyperlocal.
    By Hugh Merwin
  32. Beer Me
    Manneken-Penn Belgo-American Hybrid to Debut at Philly Beer Week; Saucony CreekPlus Shiner, the “Yuengling of Texas,” also will soon begin showing up at bars and beers stores.
    By Collin Keefe
  33. ze french
    Bernard Arnault Won’t Become a Belgian Citizen Because You Have Trust IssuesCan he live?
    By Hilary Moss
  34. Surly Servers
    Czech, Please! Which Countries Offer the Surliest Service?The Czech Republic is bad, but they don’t have female-impersonating monkeys.
    By Kara Baskin
  35. Coming Soon
    Gird Your Liver: Philly Beer Week Announces This Year’s ‘OpeningThe real star of the show will surely be the beer that Iron Hill brewer Chris Lapierre brewed with Brasserie Dupont.
    By Collin Keefe
  36. Beer Me
    Iron Hill Rolls Out the Belgian BarrelsMore than 30 different Belgian style ales will be on tap.
    By Collin Keefe
  37. Quote of the Day
    Beer is Ryan Sweeney’s ReligionThe Little Bear owner spots the patron saint of breweries in the manger.
  38. Mediavore
    Christina Milan Finds Gum in Salad at MexiCali; Crust Owner Wins GoodThe pop star is seriously considering a lawsuit.
  39. Mediavore
    Local Farmers Reach Out to Pumpkin Growers Elsewhere to Fill Orders; Dud SpudsPlus: ‘Esquire’ releases a manly cookbook; and Wendy’s spent two years developing its latest burger roll out, all in our morning news roundup.
  40. Belgium: The Kingdom of ComicsFlemish humor. Sounds like a joke about my imminent Sinus infection from all this rain, right? Now that you’ve indulged me my one terrible pun, […]
    By Laura Turner Garrison
  41. clickables
    Watch a Belgian Marching Duck Parade“We hear you have no government … and also that your ducks fight in the military.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  42. Beer Me
    Win a Trip to Belgium with a Local BrewerThe only way to win is to play.
    By Collin Keefe
  43. Bars
    Where to Drink Tonight For Feestdag/Belgian National DayBelgium’s National Day is a good enough excuse to indulge in Belgian beers.
    By Collin Keefe
  44. loose threads
    Christian Siriano to Dress Melania Trump for Met Ball; Halston Documentary Debuts TomorrowAnd Gwyneth Paltrow altered her Antonio Berardi dress so it wasn’t completely see-through.