Tristan Vanheuckelom is a Belgian journalist, a book and film reviewer for various Dutch-language publications, and a writer for The European Conservative. His other interests include history, political science, and theology.
Iran Sentences Belgian National to 40 Years in Prison

Iran Sentences Belgian National to 40 Years in Prison

An Iranian court ruled that Vandecasteele had engaged in spying for the U.S. government, currency smuggling, and money laundering; charges which he and his government deny.

January 13, 2023
Suspected Drug-Related Shooting Claims 11-Year-Old Girl’s Life

Suspected Drug-Related Shooting Claims 11-Year-Old Girl’s Life

The victim is the niece of one of the biggest cocaine smugglers Belgium has ever produced, according to authorities.

January 11, 2023
Cardinal George Pell Dies After Complications From Surgery

Cardinal George Pell Dies After Complications From Surgery

An outspoken traditionalist, the Australian cardinal was known to ruffle the feathers of secularists and the Catholic Church’s progressive wing in equal measure.

January 11, 2023
NATO Denies Serbia an Army Presence in Kosovo 

NATO Denies Serbia an Army Presence in Kosovo 

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had sought to put troops in Northern Kosovo to protect the ethnic Serb minority there.

January 10, 2023
Borrell in Morocco: Zero Tolerance for Any Involvement in EU Corruption Case

Borrell in Morocco: Zero Tolerance for Any Involvement in EU Corruption Case

The EU foreign chief is in the unenviable position to have to consider the vital importance of Morocco, now implicated in the EU corruption scandal, to the bloc’s economy.

January 9, 2023
UK Health Official: 300-500 Weekly Deaths Due to Emergency Care Delays

UK Health Official: 300-500 Weekly Deaths Due to Emergency Care Delays

As even access to a general practitioner has become a tricky proposition for far too many, the ongoing hobbling of Britain’s health service is thrown into sharp relief.

January 9, 2023
Greece’s Last King Placed in Intensive Care

Greece’s Last King Placed in Intensive Care

Constantine II is in critical but stable condition. He ruled the Greek people from 1964 to 1973 until a 1974 referendum abolished the monarchy.

January 9, 2023
Daniel Barenboim Resigns From Berlin State Opera After Three-Decade Tenure

Daniel Barenboim Resigns From Berlin State Opera After Three-Decade Tenure

The 80-year-old conductor regretted that his health had “deteriorated significantly,” and that he could “no longer deliver the performance which is rightly demanded of a General Music Director.”

January 8, 2023
Iran Takes France to Task Over “Insulting” Charlie Hebdo Cartoons

Iran Takes France to Task Over “Insulting” Charlie Hebdo Cartoons

The cartoons are featured in a special edition marking the anniversary of the deadly Islamist attack the publisher’s Paris office suffered on January 7th, 2015.

January 6, 2023
German Defense Minister’s Position Precarious Following Latest Gaffe

German Defense Minister’s Position Precarious Following Latest Gaffe

While there is a clear desire within much of the political establishment for Christine Lambrecht to be replaced, Chancellor Scholz is not too keen on sacrificing his fellow SDP party member.

January 5, 2023
COVID-19: France, Spain, and UK Latest To Test Travelers From China

COVID-19: France, Spain, and UK Latest To Test Travelers From China

Individual EU member states determining their own course of action concerning public health serves to lay bare confusion, or perhaps a mild rift, within the EU bloc.

January 2, 2023
Croatia Formally Adopts Euro, Enters Schengen Zone

Croatia Formally Adopts Euro, Enters Schengen Zone

Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenković tweeted that through Croatia’s accession to the euro zone, its citizens “will be better protected against crises.”

January 2, 2023