BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in Belgium arrested three people on Tuesday after raiding the offices of the European Union's diplomatic service in Brussels and a college in Bruges as part of a fraud investigation, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
Police searched the properties of suspects, several buildings of the College of Europe in Bruges, and at the headquarters of the European External Action Service (EEAS) that sits at the center of the 27-nation bloc's institutions in Brussels, the EPPO said.
The EPPO, an independent public organization of the EU, said it had “strong suspicions” of fraud in awarding a tender for running a 2021 to 2022 training program at the EU Diplomatic Academy for junior diplomats. Former Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell ran the EEAS.
“They could constitute procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy. The investigation is ongoing to clarify the facts and assess whether any criminal offences have occurred,” the prosecutor's office said. It said it had also requested the lifting of the immunity of several suspects.
European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper confirmed the raid on the EAAS building during a press conference, but declined to give details of the investigation or the suspects.
Belgian media outlets Le Soir and L'Echo reported that one of the three detained is Federica Mogherini, rector at the College of Europe and a former head of EEAS.
The federal police and the prosecutor's office declined to comment.
People walk near the entrance of the European External Action Service in the European Quarter of Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)
A car drives around a rotary near the entrance of the European External Action Service in the European Quarter of Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)
People walk near the entrance of the European External Action Service in the European Quarter of Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)
CHICAGO (AP) — A potential replay challenge by the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday was denied because first-year manager Kurt Suzuki waited too long to make the appeal.
The play occurred with the Chicago Cubs batting in the third inning of the Angels' 6-2 loss in the series finale at a chilly Wrigley Field. Nico Hoerner doubled into the gap in left-center, and Miguel Amaya used a headfirst slide to score the first run of the game.
Shortstop Zach Neto's throw beat Amaya to the plate. It was unclear if Amaya's left hand touched home, and if it got in there ahead of catcher Travis d'Arnaud's tag. Umpire David Rackley ruled Amaya was safe.
Suzuki held up his hand in the direction of the field before deciding to challenge. But the umpires did not initiate a replay review because they said Suzuki took too long to make his decision.
According to Major League Baseball's replay regulations, once a manager notifies an umpire that a club is considering a challenge, the umpire “will hold play until the earlier of the expiration of the 15-Second Determination Timer ... or an indication from the Manager that the Club is not going to challenge the play.”
“When a close play happens like that, the manager is required to immediately hold, to signal to start the clock, which is 15 seconds,” crew chief Chris Guccione told a pool reporter. “So once I see a manager hold by raising his hand, I'll radio up to the press box, to the tech up there, who then starts the clock. So then from that point they've got 15 seconds to either wave it off, challenge, whatever they need to do.”
The 15 seconds is displayed on the pitch clock, and umpires wear a communication device that buzzes when the clock strikes zero.
“There's zeros and the buzz, and then Kurt came up just a little late,” Guccione said.
Suzuki said bench coach John Gibbons, who is the conduit between the manager and Angels staffers looking at the replay, said the timing of the challenge decision was close.
“He said it was a judgment thing,” Suzuki said. “He said it was like zero-bam and then I challenged, so it was like right after. If we’re late, we’re late. Can’t really argue that. Even if it’s a half-second, a second, you can’t argue that. If you’re late, you’re late.”
The Cubs went on to score four more runs in the third, including two with two outs in the inning.
The Angels challenged a successful steal by Hoerner in the sixth, but the call was upheld.
The time limit for deciding whether to request a replay challenge was lowered from 20 to 15 seconds when the pitch clock was instituted as part of a package of rules changes ahead of the 2023 season.
The 42-year-old Suzuki took over as the team's manager in October. He spent the previous three seasons as a special assistant to Angels general manager Perry Minasian.
Suzuki was a major league catcher for five teams over 16 seasons, winning a World Series with Washington in 2019. He had no major league coaching experience when he was hired as manager.
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Los Angeles Angels manager Kurt Suzuki, left, attempts to challenge a play with an umpire during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Los Angeles Angels manager Kurt Suzuki, left, attempts to challenge a play with an umpire during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
