Writer Boris Akoenin was sentenced in absentia in Russia to a prison sentence of fourteen years. The internationally known author criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and expressed his support for Ukraine. According to the court, Akoenin was guilty of “justifying terrorism” because he would have called on social media as “revolution”. Pro-Ukrainian expressions would also […]
Naar aanleiding van nieuwe miljarden voor de Amerikaanse immigratiedienst ICE laait de kritiek op. Mensen worden steeds vaker en zichtbaarder opgepakt – op straat, thuis of zelfs in het park. De stad Los Angeles stapt nu naar de rechter. Following new billions for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), criticism is flaring up. People
In Deir Al-Balah in Gaza, the search for food is becoming increasingly difficult. Rezeq Awad barely finds anything to make bread from on a wood fire. “I hope my children grow up with more than the smell of firewood,” he says in an interview with NU.nl. “Today is normally a day of rest,” says Rezeq.
The first walkers started the 107th edition of the Nijmegen Four Days Marches on Tuesday morning. Participants were called upon this year to bring extra pairs of dry socks. Rain is expected in the Nijmegen area in the coming days. At 4:00 AM, the first runners departed for the 50-kilometer distance. Later in the early
Many Dutch people can refuel cheaply in neighboring countries while on vacation. Those who take a smart detour can save tens of euros. Due to the rapidly rising oil prices, it even yields slightly more this year. In few places in Europe is the gasoline price as high as in the Netherlands. This is because
At least nine people died in a fire in a residential care center for the elderly in the American city of Fall River. Several residents and firefighters had to go to the hospital, the local authorities announced on Monday. The fire broke out on Sunday just before 10 p.m. (local time). At that time, around
ADO Den Haag hopes to find calmer waters with trainer Robin Peter. The young German was presented on Monday at the Keuken Kampioen Divisie club. He is the successor to the previously departed Darije Kalezic. The search for a new trainer was, to say the least, difficult. Initially, John van den Brom seemed to be
The German customs seized about fifteen hundred tarantulas at the Cologne Bonn Airport. The spiders were found in plastic tubes inside cake boxes and cookie packages. These turned out to be suspiciously light and smelled odd. The boxes were sent from Vietnam and were en route to an address in the Sauerland region, German authorities
Since the return of US President Donald Trump, Ukraine has been in a roller coaster, where Kyiv falls from one to the next. Sometimes in a period of a few days. Is the announcement of arms deliveries the umpteenth turning or a definitive? Ukraine will have extra anti-aircraft weather, rockets and ammunition, Trump and NATO
Heracles Almelo has signed former top talent Jeff Reine-Adélaïde. The 27-year-old midfielder was acquired by Olympique Lyonnais for 25 million euros in 2019, but will be playing in the Eredivisie next season. The Frenchman is signing for two years in Almelo. The arrival of Reine-Adélaïde is surprising. The 21-time youth international was considered one of