Astronauts from the Artemis II space mission are currently on their return journey to Earth and have passed the halfway point. They are expected to land in the ocean off the coast of San Diego during the night between Friday and Saturday.
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.
One person died and two others were injured following a stabbing incident at a business in Heerhugowaard on Thursday evening. Police responded to the scene around 7:35 PM and launched a large-scale operation while cordoning off the surrounding area.