August 28, 2026

Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over comments targeting minister

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Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Belgium's foreign minister on Friday summoned U.S Ambassador Bill White over an Instagram story the U.S. diplomat posted targeting the country's health minister. White posted an AI-generated image of Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke on a cigar box, apparently mocking the minister's efforts to change how alcohol companies display health warnings on products. The box read, "Damages every form of joy in life," while White captioned the image, "Who's the biggest loser in Belgium?" "It is unacceptable that an ambassador uses such insulting language against a member of government," Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said in a statement...

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