The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that transgender people in the EU have the right to change their gender on identity documents. The case involved a Bulgarian citizen and mandates that member states recognize the gender identity with which an individual identifies.
Residents of Haarlem's Kleverpark neighborhood have taken the municipality to court over a persistent rat infestation and alleged lack of transparency regarding the sewer system's condition. While locals blame aging infrastructure for the problem, the city maintains that the main sewers are functional and attributes the issue to individual house connections. The legal action follows a Freedom of Information request for technical data that residents claim has been ignored or hidden.
Residents and visitors gathered at the square near Café Bartje this weekend for the Santpoorts Pleinfeest. Despite changeable summer weather, the event saw a large turnout that lasted until late into the evening.
Ukrainian authorities reported that a Russian drone strike damaged a spent nuclear fuel storage facility at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. No fuel was being stored at the site during the attack, and radiation levels in the surrounding region remain stable.
More than a million people attended a mass led by Pope Leo XIV at the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, marking the highlight of his visit to Spain. The ceremony was attended by Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia, who had welcomed the Pope on Saturday.
The Amsterdam-based newspaper Het Parool is considering printing extra copies of its Saturday edition following significant interest in a full-page advertisement by Harry Styles. In the handwritten note, the British singer thanked the city for its hospitality during his ten-night concert run at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.