Saturday, May 17: Children Go Missing It is 3:30 PM when 67-year-old Klaas B. picks up his children Jeffrey (10) and Emma (8) with his gray Toyota Avensis in Beerta, Groningen. At that moment, the seriousness of the situation is not yet clear. Later, the police announce that B. was seen that morning at a […]
The results of the Schoof cabinet are falling short, says the Court of Audit on Accountability Day. Ministries report little about their results. It is therefore difficult for parliament to follow whether the cabinet policy contributes to the goals of the government program. It is a “puzzle” for members of parliament who want to control
The bodies found in a car in Winschoten on Tuesday evening are those of the missing Jeffrey (10) and Emma (8) and their father. The children had been missing since Saturday afternoon in the area of Beerta, Groningen. The police confirm that the bodies are those of the missing children. The body of Klaas B.,
The Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Taku Eto, resigned on Tuesday. He had been under fire since Sunday after making a clumsy remark about expensive rice. The minister said he never has to buy it himself because he always receives it from his supporters. Eto’s comments were not appreciated. Inflation in Japan has risen to almost
Multiple victims fell on Wednesday in a stabbing incident on Fanny Blankers-Koenlaan in Hoofddorp. Among them is a police officer. The police received a report of the stabbing incident around 6:00 AM. Once on the scene, an officer was injured. A spokesperson cannot say exactly what preceded that, nor what the nature of the injury
The value of investments by Dutch households decreased slightly in the first three months of 2025. This is according to figures from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). Shares in tech companies, in particular, resulted in losses. At the end of March, the investments of Dutch households were worth almost 189 billion euros. Around the turn of
In 2024, more forests were lost worldwide due to wildfires than ever previously recorded. For the first time, agriculture was not the primary cause; instead, heat and drought were the main factors igniting the fires. Latin America was the most severely affected. The number of fires in tropical rainforests surged by 80 percent in 2024,
The call for measures against Israel because of the violence in Gaza is growing louder. In addition, there is the question of whether the Israeli army is committing genocide. But if the world waits until that is legally established, we will be too late, experts say. Despite the pressure on the international community to speak
In the car that was found on Tuesday during the search for missing Jeffrey and Emma, multiple bodies were found. Whether these are the bodies of the children is not yet known. The car was found in the water near the Renselweg in Winschoten. A car “of a similar type” to that of the children’s
The police found a car in the water around 8:30 PM on Tuesday during a search for the missing children Jeffrey and Emma. The vehicle was found near the Renselweg in Winschoten. The area has been cordoned off for further investigation. The police announced the discovery Tuesday evening via X. It is unknown if it