Boektopia’s 2025 edition in Kortrijk began with record-breaking attendance, drawing thousands of visitors over its first weekend. Festival director Lore Vanaudenhove expressed delight at the strong turnout, marking a promising start for Belgium’s most celebrated book event
Three bar managers have been identified as prime suspects, prosecutors confirmed on Thursday. Officials suspect that the perpetrators mixed the powerful sedative into victims’ beverages, rendering them incapacitated before carrying out the attacks
