A phone call to Thailand and Cambodia or a ceasefire between India and Pakistan: Donald Trump seems to have a finger in every pie. Even in conflicts that the US has nothing to do with. Readers are wondering: where does this interference come from? “Trump deserves the Nobel Prize, but the left will never admit […]
The House of Representatives is interrupting the summer recess for a debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. That decision follows after the Netherlands is accused by the Israeli foreign minister of “overt hostility” by instituting a travel ban for the ultra-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir. Gideon Saar, the Israeli foreign minister, summoned
Lorena Wiebes also won the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Tuesday. The Dutch rider, like the day before, was in a class of her own in the mass sprint. Marianne Vos retained the yellow leader’s jersey. The 130-kilometer stage from Saumur to Poitiers was largely flat and, as expected, resulted in
Four men who stole Celtic gold coins worth 1.5 million euros from a Celtic-Roman museum in Bavaria in 2022 have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from four to eleven years. They were also convicted of twenty other offenses. In total, four men stood trial. According to the judge, there was insufficient evidence to prove
The man who opened fire on the 33rd floor of a skyscraper in New York on Monday evening wanted to attack the NFL headquarters. But he took the wrong elevator and ended up on the wrong floor, says Mayor Eric Adams. The headquarters of the American football league NFL is located in the skyscraper on
The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs is summoning the Dutch ambassador to Israel. The reason is the announced entry ban for two Israeli ministers that the outgoing cabinet announced on Tuesday. Israeli Minister Gideon Saar is summoning Dutch ambassador Marriet Schuurman, after the outgoing cabinet increased the pressure on Israel. Outgoing Minister Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign
During excavations in the inner city of Gouda, 140 graves with skeletal remains of mainly elderly people and children were found. The excavation site used to be a cemetery for people who died of the plague. A coffin containing multiple people was also found at the excavation site. The skeletal remains are in good condition,
India has killed three Pakistanis who claimed responsibility for an attack on tourists in the Kashmir border region. The attack killed 26 people. “I would like to say to all our people that these were three terrorists who killed our citizens,” the Indian Minister of the Interior said to parliament on Tuesday. “Now all three
According to Milieu Centraal, about one million Dutch people who bought their solar panels before 2020 have now recouped their investment. According to the knowledge center, this concerns approximately one-third of all solar panel owners in the Netherlands. According to Milieu Centraal, the netting scheme has ensured that people with solar panels have recouped their
Slechts 494 van de ruim 90.000 olievlekken die de afgelopen jaren door schepen in zee zijn ontstaan, zijn officieel gerapporteerd. En die meldingen leiden vrijwel nooit tot straffen of sancties, blijkt uit onderzoek van onder meer The Guardian. De Britse krant en onderzoeksinstituut Watershed Investigations concluderen dat tussen 2014 en 2019 maar 494 van alle