OchtendKrant: news for Tuesday 27 October 2026
Arizona enters decisive budget week while parliament is on holiday
After months of negotiating, the five governing parties still have no budget for 2027-2029. Rating agency S&P already expects Belgium to start next year without one.
Government keeps expropriation of nuclear plants in reserve as Engie talks stall
5 sources · De Tijd, Het Laatste Nieuws, Het Nieuwsblad +Anthropic files for listing: rapid growth, heavy losses
7 sources · De Standaard, De Tijd, Het Nieuwsblad +Lula returns as president after tight run-off, Bolsonaro backs down
4 sources · De Standaard, De Tijd, VRT NWS +Israelis choose today between Prime Minister Netanyahu and challenger Eisenkot
5 sources · Het Nieuwsblad, VRT NWS, De StandaardBelgium
All of BelgiumFrench frigate downs missile close to Belgian navy ship Primula
A French frigate intercepted the missile in October as the Primula sailed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to Defence, the ship was probably not the target.
4 sources · De Morgen, VRT NWS, Het Nieuwsblad +First financial audit finds care under strain at one in ten private care homes
Flanders' very first financial audit of the sector raises questions about how some operators spend public money.
5 sources · VRT NWS, De Standaard, Het NieuwsbladDemir sets tougher language and maths targets for secondary schools from 2029
Minister Demir's reform takes effect from September 2029. Teachers back the aim but are tired of yet another curriculum change.
5 sources · VRT NWS, Het Nieuwsblad, De Standaard +Reprieve for terrace smokers: ban will miss its 2027 start date
The ban will not take effect on 1 January 2027 as planned. Café owners are relieved.
3 sources · VRT NWS, De Standaard, Het NieuwsbladWorld
All of WorldSerbian voters show Vučić the door as students win at the ballot box
A leaderless student list won Sunday's snap election. Experts doubt that Serbia will change course quickly.
4 sources · De Standaard, De Tijd, VRT NWSNew US-brokered peace talks set for November as Oleshky truce takes effect
Zelensky confirms a meeting with Russia and the US. Moscow wants to use the talks to push NATO back in Eastern Europe.
6 sources · De Standaard, Het Laatste Nieuws, Het Nieuwsblad +With midterms a week away, Trump offers a million dollars for fraud tips
The president is contesting results that do not yet exist, and former FBI director Comey has been indicted again.
5 sources · Het Nieuwsblad, De Standaard, VRT NWS +Economy
All of EconomyBrazilian banks slump after election result, AB InBev also takes a hit
Investors dumped Brazilian banks. Shares with exposure to Brazil fell across Europe.
3 sources · De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad, De TijdECB, Fed and Bank of Japan set rates in a busy week for markets
All three are expected to leave rates unchanged, but record oil prices keep inflation fears alive. Big Tech and AB InBev report results.
4 sources · De Tijd, VEB, Reformatorisch DagbladGas touches 97 euros, its highest price since 2022
Gas in Europe is now twelve times more expensive than in the US. Prices could stay high throughout 2027.
4 sources · De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad, VRT NWS +French lender Crédit Agricole joins the battle for Belgian savings
The major French bank is entering the Belgian savings market as competition for deposits intensifies.
4 sources · De Tijd, Het Laatste NieuwsTech
All of TechAI & LLMs
Tech giants raise hundreds of billions for AI: Meta through shares, SpaceX through debt
Money keeps flowing into AI infrastructure. Microsoft offers 60,000 employees a voluntary redundancy scheme.
6 sources · De Tijd, De Standaard, TweakersPublishers push back against AI firms using Flemish novels without permission
Publishers say AI companies used Claus, Spit and Lanoye without consent. Europe debates digital sovereignty.
4 sources · Het Nieuwsblad, VRT NWS, De StandaardProgramming languages
PHP2Shell: two flaws in PHP put a large part of the web under pressure
The PHP Foundation released patches on 21 October, but attackers were active earlier. Anyone running PHP needs to update now.
4 sources · TechCrunch, De Tijd, Datadog Security LabsJava: JDK 28 gets a release date, October patches close dozens of flaws
Oracle is aiming for general availability of JDK 28 on 9 March 2027. The quarterly patches for all supported Java versions arrived at the same time.
3 sources · InfoQ, Charlie Arehart, SmartScopeScience
All of Science2026 almost certain to be hottest year on record, though last week's storms were not climate-driven
An exceptional El Niño is pushing global temperatures to a peak. Brussels is preparing an EU plan to insure climate damage.
4 sources · De Tijd, VRT NWS, De Standaard +In brief: a CERN hub in Hasselt, a personalised cancer vaccine and a 250,000-tonne block of ice
Five research and health stories from Belgian newsrooms.
6 sources · Het Nieuwsblad, De Tijd, VRT NWSSport
All of SportKane honoured in London, with a thought for the ailing Kompany
Alexia Putellas wins the women's award for the third time. Tessa Wullaert finishes 19th, historic recognition for a Belgian.
4 sources · Het Nieuwsblad, De Standaard, SporzaLeaders AA Gent sweep Anderlecht aside 4-0, pressure mounts on Vítor Bruno
Gent sell out for the first time in years. Anderlecht are not sacking their coach for now.
5 sources · De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad, Sporza