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Swiss firm confirms no salmonella-hit chocolate entered food chain

Swiss firm Barry Callebaut said on Thursday that production had been halted after the contamination was discovered.

DRC independence hero Lumumba's only remains buried in Kinshasa

Hundreds gather to pay respects to Patrice Lumumba, who was murdered by a firing squad, his body hacked to pieces and finally dissolved in acid, with tacit backing of ex-colonial ruler Belgium, which kept a memento of his known remains – a tooth.

Belgian court gives suspended sentence to Paris attacker's host

The Brussels man hosted Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving member of the cell behind multiple terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015, at his home.

Thailand scrambles F-16 fighters as Myanmar jet 'violates' airspace

Bangkok deployed two fighter planes after "an unidentified aircraft crossed into Thailand in Tak province" before disappearing from radar, the Royal Thai Air Force said in a statement.

Salmonella brings output to a halt at world's biggest chocolate plant

The Barry Callebaut company says its plant in Wieze shut down all production lines as a precaution while the contamination is investigated.

Disruptions hit Europe air travel after Ryanair, Brussels Airlines strikes

The European Transport Workers' Federation says it expects "the chaos the aviation sector is currently facing will only grow over the summer as workers are pushed to the brink".

Belgium hands over stolen tooth to family of DRC independence hero

Shot dead by a firing squad with the tacit backing of the former colonial power, Belgium, Patrice Lumumba's body was hacked to pieces and finally dissolved in acid. Belgium kept a memento of Lumumba's known remains.

DRC accuses Rwanda of 'arming' M23 rebels, seeks Belgium's help

Kinshasa vows to defend "every centimetre of our territory", a day after rebels of the M23 group — which DRC alleges is funded by Kigali — seized eastern Bunagana town near the Ugandan border.

Europe turning into a global hub for narcotics, EU drug agency warns

More than 350 labs for synthetic drugs were detected and dismantled in 2020 in Europe, the EU agency says.

The worst Belgian colonial atrocities that Congolese can't forget

Although the Belgian King has expressed his "deepest regrets" for the conduct of his ancestors in DR Congo, many say he has fallen short of apologising on behalf of his ancestors, who have brutalised Congolese people during the Belgian colonialism.

NATO chief recognises Türkiye’s concerns over Sweden, Finland bids

No other NATO member suffered as many terrorist attacks as Türkiye, says Jens Stoltenberg as Ankara is set to host talks with Sweden and Finland.

France, Belgium, Germany join growing list of nations with monkeypox

Monkeypox cases have been detected in Europe, US, Canada and Australia as the World Health Organization warns countries to be on alert.