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Students in Antwerp were shocked to find squatters living in their basement and using a cardboard box as a toilet.

Three people have been seriously injured in a shooting incident in an apartment in the center of Antwerp, according to local police. Two of them are in critical condition.

Nicolas Vanwinsen, a 33-year-old man with Down syndrome, was elected as the first candidate with Down syndrome ever in Belgium. He received 663 preference votes and is determined to fulfill his role as a city council member in Heist-op-den-Berg.

A couple has decided to give their baby to a friend who cannot have children. But legally, is that possible?

In a surprising turn of events, N-VA emerged as the largest party in Antwerp, defeating the communist party PVDA. Read more on telegraaf.nl.

Costa Rica's increased control over its main seaport has disrupted the flow of cocaine to Rotterdam and Antwerp.

The Antwerp Court of Appeal ruled that a deceived husband is entitled to a compensation of 23,650 euros from his ex-wife after DNA test revealed he is not the biological father of their children.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports a significant decline in the number of wild animals since 1970, with populations of mammals, fish, and reptiles decreasing by nearly three-quarters globally. What are the causes of this decline, what does it mean for humanity, and what can be done about it? Five questions.

The German police have registered nearly 2500 illegal border crossings in the past two weeks.

Pope Francis compared doctors performing abortions to hired killers during a conversation with journalists on his way back to Rome from Belgium, where he was visiting in the past few days.

A 67-year-old British man was found dead in a vicarage in Kalmthout, Belgium, with traces of amphetamines and MDMA in his urine. A 59-year-old priest from the same town has been arrested pending autopsy.

Belgian King Filip and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo talk about sexual abuse within the Catholic Church to Pope Francis during his visit to Belgium.

Animal activists caused a commotion during a tour of the Pope through the city of Luxembourg. A woman rushed towards the white Pope's vehicle and threw herself on the ground. The protest is aimed at blessing bullfighting.

German border controls in September resulted in the arrest of almost a thousand illegal migrants and criminals. The director of the police union stated that the controls are functioning effectively.

Pope Francis's upcoming four-day visit to Belgium is turning into a star-studded event, but is also overshadowed by Belgian church scandals.

German authorities have reported that 182 people were caught in just four days crossing into Germany illegally at the western borders, where intensified border controls have been put in place.