Police clashed with protesters in Belgium’s capital Brussels as farmers stepped up demonstrations against government policies and EU regulations. Riot police were deployed to control crowds after tensions escalated, with tractors blocking roads, flares lit, and scuffles breaking out near key locations. The protests are part of a wider wave of farmer unrest across Europe, driven by anger over rising fuel and input costs, falling farm incomes, imports from outside the EU, and strict environmental and climate regulations. Also on Vantage Shots: - Scuffles erupt in the Albanian Parliament over corruption charges against the government. - Dogs spread holiday cheer at a U.S. hospital. - On this day In 1865 America formally outlawed the practise of slavery.
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