Femke Halsema will be featured this summer on the television program Zomergasten. The mayor of Amsterdam is the fifth name to be announced. Previously, historian and professor Ugur Ümit Üngör, writer Özcan Akyol, author Simon Kuper, and actress Eva Crutzen were already announced. “What will inevitably be discussed during my evening is politics, it can’t […]
The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD warn that Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine. These weapons are also becoming more potent: in addition to poison gas, Russia is also using the stronger substance chloropicrin. By using poison gas and chloropicrin, Russia is violating the Chemical Weapons Convention. It was already known that
Joden in Nederland zijn tegenwoordig vaker slachtoffer van scheldpartijen en vandalisme. Drie Israëlische Joden in Nederland vertellen hoe ze de sfeer zagen veranderen na 7 oktober 2023, zowel op straat als online. Ondanks alles blijven ze het gesprek aangaan. “Een paar weken na 7 oktober kreeg mijn zoon op school naar zijn hoofd geroepen: ‘Alle
The American President Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for about an hour and a half on Thursday about, among other things, the war in Ukraine, but that yielded little. Trump told reporters on Thursday evening that he had spoken “at length” with Putin about the war in Ukraine,
Jennifer Simons (71) will be the new president of Suriname. There are no opposing candidates nominated for the position. The intended vice president, Gregory Rusland, is also the only candidate for that position. Parliamentarians had until 5:00 PM (Dutch time) to nominate candidates. Simons and Rusland were nominated by 34 of the 51 parliamentarians. The
After a chaotic day, NSC and SGP will still agree to the much-discussed asylum emergency measures law. The criminalization of illegal stay, added on Tuesday, made NSC and SGP hesitate, but the parties agreed under conditions. This creates a majority in the House of Representatives for both asylum laws drafted by the now-departed Minister Marjolein
Russia has become the first country in the world to recognize the Taliban government. The Taliban have been back in power in Afghanistan since 2021. They are increasingly restricting women’s rights in the country. Russia has accepted the credentials of a new ambassador from Afghanistan, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement
The Portuguese female footballers started the European Championship in Switzerland on Thursday with a heavy defeat. The Portuguese lost 5-0 to world champions Spain on an emotional day. It was an emotional day for Portugal due to the death of Diogo Jota. The Liverpool forward and Portuguese international died in a traffic accident in Spain
Former goalkeeper Peter Rufai passed away on Thursday at the age of 61. The 65-time Nigerian international had been ill for a long time. Rufai was the first-choice goalkeeper for Nigeria at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. In both tournaments, the ‘Super Eagles’ reached the round of 16. At the 1994 World Cup, Rufai
Andries Jonker considered resigning as coach of the Dutch women’s team shortly before the European Championship, according to the 62-year-old Amsterdammer in the NOS Voetbalpodcast. The KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) informed Jonker at the end of January that his contract, expiring after the European Championship, would not be extended. He expressed surprise and disappointment