Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1204 EAT on Tuesday 2 June 2026 Over the past decade, the 34-year-old has served sentences in five prisons across Belgium. He most vividly recalls conditions at Mons, a 19th-century facility near the French border, where he says 9-square-metre (97-square-foot) cells were shared by three to four inmates….

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1359 EAT on Monday 4 May 2026 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said European leaders have “gotten the message” following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany. Trump has recently expressed growing frustration with NATO allies, accusing them of not doing enough…