Israel and Iran have been bombarding each other with attacks for days. Dutch people on the spot share their experiences. “The people are the only victim,” says Mohammad* from Iran. “Here, and in Israel.” When Mohammad (42) returns to his hotel in the north of Tehran in the night from Thursday to Friday, he hears […]
Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we will keep you informed of the latest developments around the conflict between Israel and Iran. Again air alarm for Iranian missiles The Israeli air defense had to take action again, is on X. According to sources, this time a salvo of ten cruise missiles has been
The curfew that was in effect last week in downtown Los Angeles due to unrest has been lifted. Mayor Karen Bass announced this on Tuesday. The protests in the Californian city were against the actions of the immigration service ICE. According to Mayor Bass, the number of acts of violence and looting has decreased significantly
In the night from Thursday to Friday, Israel fighter aircraft attacked Iranian goals, including nuclear installations. Since then, developments have followed each other quickly. An overview of the most important events since Thursday night. Thursday night: Although Israel has been threatening for some time with an attack on Iran, the timing of the large -scale
Twee Nederlanders zijn betrapt toen ze met meer dan 36.000 stuks illegaal vuurwerk van Polen naar Duitsland wilden rijden. Bij een grenscontrole vond de Duitse douane hun lading. Het vuurwerk, in totaal ruim 540 kilo, was verdeeld over twee auto’s. Een twintigjarige man zei dat hij verantwoordelijk was voor de gehele voorraad vuurwerk in beide
Fariba Vancor, known in Sweden as the ‘garbage queen’, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison. Vancor allegedly dumped and buried thousands of tons of waste for years. Some of her employees also have to go to jail. In the trial, which began last September, eleven people were on trial. Vancor, along with
In the Lower House there is broad support for the cabinet plan to considerably increase defense spending to achieve the new NATO standard. Some parties do demand that this should not be at the expense of the welfare state. Almost all parties recognized the necessity of a higher defense budget during the debate on the
An Italian judge has sentenced sixteen highly fanatic fans of AC Milan and Internazionale to prison terms ranging from two to sixteen years. These so-called ultras acted as a “private militia” inside and outside the stadium and were guilty of murder and extortion. Nineteen people from the hard core of football clubs AC Milan and
NSC-Kamerlid Diederik Boomsma werpt zichzelf niet op als tegenkandidaat voor het lijsttrekkerschap van zijn partij. Hij legt zich daarmee neer bij de keuze van het partijbestuur voor Eddy van Hijum, demissionair minister van Sociale Zaken. Boomsma schrijft op X dat hij graag NSC-lijsttrekker was geworden, “maar niet zonder steun van bestuur/kabinet e.a”. Boomsma liet vrijdag
Online radicalization among young people is increasing. There are more and more terrorist networks online where especially vulnerable young people find connection. The threat level in the Netherlands remains at 4. This means there is still a real chance of an attack. Jihadism remains the biggest threat to the Netherlands, according to a new semi-annual