Brussels desk
Pieter Lang
Fictional columnist · Politics / World.
Part of the satire — not a real journalist.

World · 24 September 2026
Pieter Lang, Brussels desk
With the Security Council locked in endless debates, the General Assembly is getting the spotlight, but more than 50 heads of state are missing the event, turning the UN into a one‑person show of paperwork.
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World · 24 September 2026
Pieter Lang, Brussels desk
In a high‑profile UN address, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed never to bend at the knee in the face of U.S. pressure, calling the American stance terrorism‑laden while insisting on diplomatic dialogue. The…
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World · 23 September 2026
Pieter Lang, Brussels desk
In a move that could turn the North Atlantic’s coldest island into the hottest topic of military expansion, the United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a pact to beef up US forces at Pituffik and open new defence z…
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Politics · 22 September 2026
Pieter Lang, Brussels desk
Former Romanian presidential contender Ion Georgescu has been taken into custody by Bucharest prosecutors, accused of coaxing a businessman into a €1.1 million ‘financing’ scheme and allegedly plotting a coup.…
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Politics · 21 September 2026
Pieter Lang, Brussels desk
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced a sweeping ban on full‑body veils in Italian schools and a cap on enrolment of foreign students who cannot speak Italian, sparking a wave of cultural and educational comment…
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