In a warehouse in the Gelderland village of Stroe, an illegal cigarette factory was discovered on Wednesday. Twelve men were arrested during a raid by a team from customs and the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD). Upon entering, the team found a factory fully equipped with a production line for making cigarettes. There were […]
Experts are very emphatic: no, the network here is certainly not worse than in our neighboring countries Germany and Belgium. In fact, the so-called train punctuality in the Netherlands is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe. Pieter Vansteenwegen, professor of public transport at the Catholic University in Leuven, even calls the Netherlands an example for other
Ralf Dekker, during his time as a FVD (Forum for Democracy) MP, had contact with Russian politicians who are on the sanctions list of the EU and the US, according to research by NRC. Thierry Baudet’s party has always strongly denied that there were contacts between FVD and Russia. According to the newspaper, it concerns
The Dutch rail network experienced more serious disruptions in the first six months of this year. These had “a lot of impact” on travelers, who were often on the road longer as a result. Yet ProRail says trains arrived on time more often. There were 302 serious disruptions in the first half of 2025, reports
One of the three suspects arrested was also injured in the stabbing at a final musical in Alblasserdam on Wednesday evening. The man reported to the hospital, where he was arrested. The seriously injured teacher is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 53-year-old teacher from Dordrecht was seriously injured on Wednesday during an argument
The Syrian president Ahmed Al Sharaa has said that protecting Druze is a top priority for the interim government. Al Sharaa was responding for the first time to the Israeli bombings of Damascus, which were a response to violence against Syrian Druze. With his television speech, Al Sharaa wants to allay concerns about the safety
Deepfakes worden steeds beter. In deze nepvideo’s worden gezichten en stemmen van mensen gemanipuleerd, ook zonder toestemming. En echt wordt steeds lastiger te onderscheiden van nep. Onze regels beschermen ons nog niet genoeg, maar Denemarken hoopt nu een oplossing te hebben: copyrights op je lichaam, gezicht en stem. Deepfakes are getting better and better. In
The main stage of the Belgian dance festival Tomorrowland went up in flames on Wednesday evening. According to the organization, the event in Boom, near Antwerp, will proceed as planned on Friday. How the festival will be organized exactly is still unclear. Here’s what we know now. The fire on the main stage started shortly
Tadej Pogacar is the best cyclist in the world. But in cycling you can sometimes also win the smartest or the happiest. Visma-Lease A Bike seems to be committed to this in this Tour de France. Last Thursday something remarkable happened in the Tour de France. After the stage, Pogacar lashed out to Visma. “I
FC Twente en Spartak Moscow are in negotiations for a transfer of Michel Vlap. Why does a Dutch football player want to go to Russia? What risks does he take? And can you simply do business with a Russian club? NU.nl investigated. How special is it that a Dutch football player is now going to