From Washington, careful optimism sounds about reaching a trading deal with the European Union. Sources say that to Reuters news agency. The intention is that both trade blocks will continue to negotiate this weekend. Currently, the United States and the EU are in a break during the trade war that unleashed US President Donald Trump […]
Schools in the south of the country will be the first to start their vacation period this weekend. This summer, trips will most often go to France and Germany, countries that have been at the top as foreign destinations for years. Many families are returning there. France and Germany alternate the top position annually in
The Tour de France is full of stories. Every day we highlight a historical moment that can be linked to the upcoming stage. Today stage 1: the police officer who caused a serious crash by taking a photo. “He didn’t even do it for himself,” said Belgian champion Wilfried Nelissen in 2013 about the French
There were narrow victories in both houses of Congress, but Donald Trump’s extensive tax and budget law has been passed. The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ once again shows how much power the American president has over the Republican party. Trump will sign the 887-page law on Friday, the day the United States celebrates its independence. The
An elephant trampled two tourists to death on Thursday while they were on safari in Zambia, local police told BBC News. The victims were two women, ages 68 and 67, from the United Kingdom and New Zealand. They were on a group safari in South Luangwa National Park, in the east of the Central African
Ground staff from KLM may not stop eight hours on Wednesday afternoon. That is what the judge in summary judge in Amsterdam ruled on Friday. The judge thus agrees in the argument of both KLM and Schiphol that the FNV and CNV announced by trade unions entails too many security risks. Initially, the trade unions
Angela de Jong will stop writing her TV column for the AD. From September, she will become a general columnist for the newspaper. “It was starting to feel a bit restrictive,” she says about her decision. From September, De Jong will be able to write about much more than just television in her new role.
The American President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone on Friday about the war in Ukraine. In this conversation, Trump said, among other things, that he wants to help protect Ukrainian airspace. The conversation took place on the day that Russia carried out one of the largest air attacks
The court in Rotterdam wants to hear outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof as a witness in the case of a former NCTV employee, who is suspected of leaks. Schoof was previously the head of the NCTV. The case revolves around Abderrahim El M., who worked for years as an interpreter and analyst for the National
The municipality of Coevorden is abandoning the plan to house fourteen minor girls. Mayor Renze Bergsma announced this on Friday at a press conference. Residents have been demonstrating against the arrival of the girls in recent days. This led to riots and arson. “We have decided not to proceed with the plans to house fourteen