The outgoing cabinet is considering taking national measures against Israel to increase pressure on that country. Outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof reported this on X on Monday evening after an emergency meeting at the Catshuis. Schoof met with outgoing ministers Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign Affairs) and Ruben Brekelmans (Defense) on Monday to discuss the “catastrophic situation […]
The 54-year-old Brabander who was wanted for his role in international drug trafficking was arrested in Slovakia on Monday. The man was sentenced last year to a prison term of more than eight years, but disappeared after the court’s verdict. Giuliano A. from Geertruidenberg in North Brabant played a leading role within a criminal organization
The woman who was injured in the deadly stabbing incident in Wierden on Monday morning is no longer in life-threatening condition. Police believe it was a domestic incident. The man who died in the incident is considered a suspect. Emergency services received a report of a stabbing incident in the Overijssel town on Monday morning.
Vollering is back on her bike, but with a grimace. The favorite for the overall victory did not emerge from that crash unscathed. Yellow for Vos! Vos finishes second and crosses the line well ahead of Le Court. The Dutch rider thus regains the yellow jersey. Wiebes wins! Kopecky sets Wiebes up perfectly, while Vos
In the Polish city of Gdansk, the skeleton of a medieval knight was found this month. Gdansk Lancelot, as the skeleton has been called by locals since the discovery, was probably a person of some reputation. According to archaeologists, the knight was between 1.68 and 1.78 meters tall. At the time of his death, Gdansk
The American President Donald Trump has given Russia a new deadline on Monday to end the war in Ukraine. He is now giving Moscow “ten to twelve days”. The specific deadline will follow tonight or tomorrow. Two weeks ago, the American president warned the Russians with “very heavy levies” if they did not conclude a
The Efteling attraction Danse Macabre is open again on Monday after a technical malfunction. The attraction has been broken since Thursday and has not been open all weekend. “The attraction is open again at 3 p.m.,” a spokesperson for the Efteling told NU.nl. The entire weekend was continued to remedy the technical malfunction, but on
Wiebes has a clear goal today, so her team isn’t letting the gap with the leading group get too big. Blanka Vas is increasing the pace of the peloton, and as a result, the lead is now just under four minutes. It’s a colorful group in the lead, as three of the four riders are
The 31-year-old Jesse R. has confessed to decapitating his mother with an ax in Hellevoetsluis on April 16. The woman’s head was found together with the ax in a bag in the car in which the suspect was arrested. On Monday, an initial preliminary hearing took place in the court of Dordrecht. According to the
Gym chain Saints & Stars receives criticism after reporting from Het Parool about alleged exploitation of 23 Indonesian and Filipino cleaners. The CEO responded on Sunday that the story “to a large extent is not correct”. Managers are temporarily put on non-active. Working seven days a week and twelve hours a day, handing in passport