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style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" src="https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_web/2026/05/21/165c72d4-9aa1-46a1-ada9-7968093c87e1.jpg?width=200&amp;height=125&amp;q=80&amp;blur=90"/></div></div></div><div class="flex gap-2 flex-1 relative z-[2] w-full min-h-0"><div class="self-start w-full min-w-0 z-[3] pt-0 sm:pt-0" data-sentry-component="TeaserText" data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">Vandalized World War I gravestones in Houthulst slowly being repaired</span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentFill"><use xlink:href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK" href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK"></use></svg><span class="prose-teaser-info-m"><time dateTime="2026-06-19T09:31:47Z">Fri 19 Jun</time></span></div></div></div></div></div></a></div></li><li class="w-full"><div class="@container/teaser relative focus-container" data-sentry-component="EBAGuard" data-sentry-source-file="EBAGuard.tsx"><div class="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none z-0 flex"></div><a class="cursor-pointer" data-sentry-element="Anchor" data-sentry-source-file="Base.tsx" href="/vrtnws/en/2026/06/19/traffic-fines-to-increase-for-speeding-and-driving-under-the-inf/"><div class="flex gap-3 relative flex-row sm:flex-col" tabindex="-1"><div class="relative overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0 max-sm:w-[30%] max-sm:rounded-lg rounded-corners max-sm:h-[min-content]"><div class="relative z-0 w-full min-w-0"><div class="relative h-full rounded-corners overflow-hidden w-full rounded-none" style="aspect-ratio:8/5"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" fetchPriority="low" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="w-full rounded-none print:hidden" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" src="https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_web/2020/01/31/90931511-43f8-11ea-aae0-02b7b76bf47f.jpg?width=200&amp;height=125&amp;q=80&amp;blur=90"/></div></div></div><div class="flex gap-2 flex-1 relative z-[2] w-full min-h-0"><div class="self-start w-full min-w-0 z-[3] pt-0 sm:pt-0" data-sentry-component="TeaserText" data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Crime &amp; Justice</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">Traffic fines to increase for speeding and driving under the influence</span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest 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rounded-corners overflow-hidden w-full rounded-none" style="aspect-ratio:8/5"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" fetchPriority="low" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="w-full rounded-none print:hidden" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" src="https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_web/2026/03/25/1893f999-188c-4e79-a490-8c05cf8c491c.jpg?width=200&amp;height=125&amp;q=80&amp;blur=90"/></div></div></div><div class="flex gap-2 flex-1 relative z-[2] w-full min-h-0"><div class="self-start w-full min-w-0 z-[3] pt-0 sm:pt-0" data-sentry-component="TeaserText" data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Middle East</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">Belgium ‘ready to help’ with reopening of Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran 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items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Transport</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">Belgium hikes air passenger tax: what does it mean for you?</span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentFill"><use xlink:href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK" href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK"></use></svg><span class="prose-teaser-info-m"><time dateTime="2026-06-06T06:52:00Z">Sat 6 Jun</time></span></div></div></div></div></div></a></div></div><ul class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:gap-8 list-none p-0 m-0"><li><div class="@container/teaser relative focus-container" data-sentry-component="EBAGuard" data-sentry-source-file="EBAGuard.tsx"><div class="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none z-0 flex"></div><a class="cursor-pointer" data-sentry-element="Anchor" data-sentry-source-file="Base.tsx" href="/vrtnws/en/2026/06/02/eisden-mine-workers-house-museum-welcomes-its-175-000th-visitor/"><div class="flex gap-3 relative flex-row" tabindex="-1"><div class="relative overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0 w-[30%] rounded-lg h-[min-content]"><div class="relative z-0 w-full min-w-0"><div class="relative h-full rounded-corners overflow-hidden w-full rounded-none" style="aspect-ratio:8/5"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" fetchPriority="low" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="w-full rounded-none print:hidden" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" src="https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_web/2026/05/31/125e103e-a3d8-4d85-8620-4ba0d0214ac3.jpg?width=200&amp;height=125&amp;q=80&amp;blur=90"/></div></div></div><div class="flex gap-2 flex-1 relative z-[2] w-full min-h-0"><div class="self-start w-full min-w-0 z-[3]" data-sentry-component="TeaserText" data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Culture</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">Eisden Mine Worker’s House Museum welcomes its 175,000th visitor</span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentFill"><use xlink:href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK" href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK"></use></svg><span class="prose-teaser-info-m"><time dateTime="2026-06-07T05:45:00Z">Sun 7 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src="https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_web/2026/05/31/31f83c6a-c228-48ae-8012-0a75da1194d1.jpg?width=200&amp;height=125&amp;q=80&amp;blur=90"/></div></div></div><div class="flex gap-2 flex-1 relative z-[2] w-full min-h-0"><div class="self-start w-full min-w-0 z-[3]" data-sentry-component="TeaserText" data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Sport</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">Renovated Zeebrugge Marina better protected against flooding from the sea</span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentFill"><use xlink:href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK" 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data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Politics</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">‘Russia has recognised Narva in Estonia as a people’s republic’: how a false claim has embarrassed Belgium’s Chief of Defence</span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentFill"><use xlink:href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK" href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK"></use></svg><span class="prose-teaser-info-m"><time dateTime="2026-04-27T08:11:49Z">Mon 27 Apr</time></span></div></div></div></div></div></a></div></div><ul class="flex-1 flex flex-col 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src="https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_web/2025/10/28/727ef240-1e6b-481f-91ef-3c1ce82f0b4d.png?width=200&amp;height=125&amp;q=80&amp;blur=90"/></div></div></div><div class="flex gap-2 flex-1 relative z-[2] w-full min-h-0"><div class="self-start w-full min-w-0 z-[3]" data-sentry-component="TeaserText" data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Foreign News</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">Russia is attempting to discredit the EU by disseminating fake news on a massive scale: VRT NEWS has mapped dozens of stories and explains how to recognise them!</span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentFill"><use xlink:href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK" href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK"></use></svg><span class="prose-teaser-info-m"><time dateTime="2025-11-05T10:02:07Z">Wed 5 Nov 2025</time></span></div></div></div></div></div></a></div></li><li><div class="@container/teaser relative focus-container" data-sentry-component="EBAGuard" data-sentry-source-file="EBAGuard.tsx"><div class="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none z-0 flex"></div><a class="cursor-pointer" data-sentry-element="Anchor" data-sentry-source-file="Base.tsx" href="/vrtnws/en/2025/10/01/a-secret-sale-at-your-local-kruidvat-drugstore-fraudsters-sprea/"><div class="flex gap-3 relative flex-row" tabindex="-1"><div class="relative overflow-hidden flex-shrink-0 w-[30%] rounded-lg h-[min-content]"><div class="relative z-0 w-full min-w-0"><div class="relative h-full rounded-corners overflow-hidden w-full rounded-none" style="aspect-ratio:8/5"><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" fetchPriority="low" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="w-full rounded-none print:hidden" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;color:transparent" src="https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_web/2025/09/15/633bc70d-5ef7-4dfc-857a-7b4ebb1ad275.png?width=200&amp;height=125&amp;q=80&amp;blur=90"/></div></div></div><div class="flex gap-2 flex-1 relative z-[2] w-full min-h-0"><div class="self-start w-full min-w-0 z-[3]" data-sentry-component="TeaserText" data-sentry-source-file="TeaserText.tsx"><span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1 mb-1" data-sentry-component="Tag" data-sentry-source-file="Tag.tsx"><span class="prose-teaser-info-m min-w-0 line-clamp-1 line-clamp-precise">Check</span></span><span class="prose-h3-b break-words">A secret sale at your local Kruidvat drugstore? Fraudsters spread fake advertisement via Facebook </span><div class="mt-1 flex justify-between items-start"><div class="prose-teaser-info-m flex items-center gap-1"><svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" class="block on-surface-weakest w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentFill"><use xlink:href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK" href="/vrtnws/next-public/sprite.5497a3e66e1a.svg#CLOCK"></use></svg><span class="prose-teaser-info-m"><time dateTime="2025-10-13T07:25:12Z">Mon 13 Oct 2025</time></span></div></div></div></div></div></a></div></li><li><div class="@container/teaser relative focus-container" data-sentry-component="EBAGuard" data-sentry-source-file="EBAGuard.tsx"><div class="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none z-0 flex"></div><a class="cursor-pointer" data-sentry-element="Anchor" data-sentry-source-file="Base.tsx" href="/vrtnws/en/2025/07/09/repetition-fake-news-russia-ukraine-zelensky/"><div class="flex gap-3 relative 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