The Brazilian Supreme Court has sentenced two former members of parliament to 76 years and three months in prison for ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro council member Marielle Franco. The sentencing marks a major milestone in a case that drew significant national and international attention to political violence in Brazil.
Marielys Roos, a council member for Hart voor Bloemendaal, emphasizes that serving in local government should be a way to give back to the community rather than a job motivated by money. Balancing fifteen hours of council work weekly alongside her full-time career, she acknowledges that the role often requires significant personal sacrifices.
Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that several individuals have been arrested for vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. One of the suspects identified is 67-year-old David Carter Hearn, a three-time Olympic athlete.
King Charles III will become the first British monarch to make his personal tax returns public in an effort to increase transparency. The decision by Buckingham Palace comes as the royal family's finances face growing public scrutiny.
Two brothers, aged 25 and 33, were convicted of attempted manslaughter following a violent family conflict in Haarlem's Boerhaavewijk neighborhood. The court found that they drove a car into a nephew and struck him with a metal pipe, but determined they will not return to prison as their sentences were already completed during pre-trial detention.
The KNMI has issued a code orange weather warning for the province of Limburg due to severe thunderstorms. Additionally, code yellow warnings are in place for the provinces of Zeeland, Noord-Brabant, and Gelderland.