The Dutch pension fund PMT is increasing pensions by 8.3 percent for over 260,000 retirees in the metal technology industry. This increase was made possible following the transition to a new pension system at the start of the year.
Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in custody for at least another two weeks following their arrest in Miami. The United Kingdom is seeking their extradition to face charges related to rape and human trafficking.
A visitor at a Pride event in Zandvoort was assaulted and verbally abused on Monday afternoon. Police have arrested a minor suspect and are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime related to the victim's sexual orientation.
A fire broke out at an apartment building on Henri Dunantstraat in Amsterdam's Nieuw-West district this evening, with police suspecting the incident was caused by an explosive. No injuries were reported, and authorities are currently investigating whether this event is linked to a series of recent explosions in the nearby Abraham Staalmanplein area.
Recent protests against asylum seeker centers, including acts of vandalism, have intensified in the Netherlands as local authorities struggle to manage the unrest. Officials warn that these demonstrations are increasingly successful while the national government continues to struggle with reducing asylum inflow.
Police in Amsterdam were deployed in large numbers to the Jan van Galenstraat following reports of a shooting on Tuesday evening. Upon arrival, authorities found no victims or evidence of a crime and are currently investigating the area to determine if an incident actually occurred.