Twelve people died in the night from Saturday to Sunday due to a wave of Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. Kyiv was among the cities attacked. The Ukrainian army speaks of the largest drone attack since the Russian invasion. The fatalities occurred in various locations throughout the country, according to national Ukrainian emergency services on […]
The French authorities are taking extra security measures around the electricity network after the southeast experienced a power outage again on Saturday night to Sunday. The police again think that there was intent involved. “I strongly condemn these malicious acts that affect our country,” the mayor of Nice writes on X. On the night of
The Netherlands will send the 24th and final F-16 fighter jet to Ukraine on Monday. This completes the delivery of the pledged F-16s to Ukraine. This was announced by Minister Ruben Brekelmans (Defense). The delivery of the F-16s was announced in August 2023 by then Prime Minister Mark Rutte. In the summer of 2024, Ukraine
Willem II has disapproved of the pitch invasion by supporters on Saturday after the victory in the semi-finals of the play-offs. The Tilburg club wants to identify and fine the pitch invaders. Willem II defeated FC Dordrecht in the semi-final of the play-offs for promotion/relegation via penalties. The clubs were tied at 4-4 after two
Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine very quickly. Now, the American president seems to be preparing to withdraw his hands from the conflict. Trump had a two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Ukraine and its European allies waited in suspense to see if the American would put pressure
Tallon Griekspoor starts at Roland Garros without a coach. Since May of last year, the best Dutch tennis player has had three coaches, all of whom are now unemployed. “The existence of a tennis coach is very uncertain.” Griekspoor is not the only one who takes a different path several times in the search for
North Korea has arrested three employees of a shipyard following a major accident during the christening of a new naval vessel. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacted furiously to the incident, calling it an “unforgivable criminal act”. One of those arrested is the chief engineer of the shipyard, the North Korean state press agency reported
With Max Verstappen starting from fourth place, Formula 1 enters the great unknown in Monaco on Sunday. The mandatory two-stopper offers numerous possibilities: for chaos, but also for another procession in the narrow streets. The new rule boils down to this: each driver must use at least three sets of tires of at least two
Exactly five years ago, the murder of the Black American George Floyd shook the Black Lives Matter movement awake. But protests against racism and excessive police violence did not lead to large-scale changes within the American police. And those are not likely to come for the time being. What happened to George Floyd? On Monday
In the column, climate reporter Jeroen Kraan writes weekly about what he notices. This week: with the construction of new nuclear power plants, the government keeps making wonderful promises, after which disappointments inevitably rain down. In the discussion about nuclear energy, there seem to be mostly staunch supporters and opponents. On the one hand, people