NASA has restored communication with the four Artemis II astronauts after a planned 40-minute signal loss while the spacecraft passed behind the moon. This expected blackout occurred as the mission successfully navigated the lunar far side.
A man appeared in court for stalking his ex-girlfriend in Leiden throughout several months in 2025, including placing GPS trackers on her car and sending threatening messages to her family and friends. The defendant claimed his actions occurred during a manic period and resulted in the violation of a court-ordered contact ban.
Dutch grid operator Enexis is partnering with the company Zonnedimmer to pay tens of thousands of households to temporarily shut off their solar panels. This initiative is designed to prevent the power grid from becoming overloaded during peak sunny periods.
A spontaneous strike by air traffic controllers at Skeyes caused flight delays at several Belgian airports on Tuesday morning. Approximately 25 flights were delayed at Brussels Airport and around 20 at Liège Airport, while the impact on flights from Charleroi remained unclear.
ABN AMRO's youth bank, BUUT, has launched a service allowing children as young as 10 years old to make mobile payments using their smartphones. Starting Tuesday, BUUT claims to be the first bank in the Netherlands to offer this capability to customers under the age of 16.
The European Parliament, the European Commission, and EU member states have reached a provisional agreement on a new regulation for the return of rejected asylum seekers. The compromise, which includes the establishment of "return hubs," resolves a previous deadlock concerning the implementation timeline of the policy.