Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine if the transit of Russian oil to Slovakia is not resumed. Slovakia and Hungary are protesting Ukraine's alleged failure to restore flows through the Druzhba pipeline, which was recently damaged by a Russian attack.
American actor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to three counts of simple assault following his arrest earlier this year in New Orleans. The charges stem from a physical altercation that took place during the city's Mardi Gras celebrations.
In Maassluis, Mayor Jack de Vries is at odds with the new local coalition over the intake of asylum seekers. While the coalition has pledged to accept zero refugees, De Vries maintains that the municipality must comply with the national distribution law.
The KNMI has issued a code yellow warning for the eastern part of the Netherlands starting at noon today. The weather institute expects severe showers accompanied by potential thunderstorms, hail, and strong wind gusts.
Construction company Heijmans is largely replacing traditional pile driving with drilling and screwing methods to reduce noise and vibration nuisance for nearby residents. This change will become the standard approach for projects in urban and rural areas to minimize the impact on the local environment.
Donald Pols, the director of the Dutch environmental organization Milieudefensie, has faced criticism for concealing his past involvement with a far-right group in South Africa for decades. Experts and psychologists explain that while early disclosure is recommended for reputation management, the psychological barriers to doing so are often significant.