Red Devils collapse in heavy defeat to Turkey
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The national football team was reminded of its current fragility in a loss to Turkey, punctuated by a hat-trick from Oliveira and errors from the experienced Kompany and Witsel. Without the injured Lukaku and Lavia to provide a focal point, the squad appeared as disjointed as the pre-match tactical forecasts had feared.
Brussels police have linked the killing of an Albanian man to the shooting of one of their own officers, Nordine El Talbi, hours later. While investigators track the shared perpetrators, the city's broader security is under scrutiny; officers now admit they are largely powerless to stop the visible rise of crack cocaine consumption in the capital.
A procedural error by the cabinet of Flemish Green Minister Elke Van den Brandt has left the Brussels government unable to challenge a specific aircraft approach route. Residents will have to endure the resulting noise pollution for the foreseeable future, as the deadline for a legal appeal was missed. Meanwhile, a prosecutor has opened an investigation into alleged misconduct by the television personality BruineMehdi.