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Labor Day shines at Café de Zon: ‘The fight for better labor rights is far from over’

On Friday, Café de Zon hosted Labor Day celebrations featuring protest songs and discussions on trade unions and migrant workers' rights. The event emphasized that the struggle for improved labor rig...

Mexican governor resigns after US drug cartel indictment

Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, has temporarily stepped down from his position. The move follows an indictment in the United States alleging that he has ties to a drug...

Cartoonist Jip van den Toorn: 'An act of resistance doesn’t have to be big'

Cartoonist Jip van den Toorn delivered the annual Willem Arondéus lecture at the Bavo Church in Haarlem, emphasizing that acts of resistance do not always have to be grand or heroic. She discussed th...

Screen Time | Greece wants to end online anonymity and I think of Gordon

Tech reporter Rutger Otto discusses Greece's potential move to end online anonymity on social media platforms. This proposal mirrors a similar demand made five years ago by Dutch media personality Gor...

Lalla Weiss to speak at Dam Square on May 4: Sinti and Roma still lack equal opportunities

Lalla Weiss, an activist for the Sinti and Roma community, will deliver a speech at Amsterdam's Dam Square during the National Remembrance Day ceremony on May 4. She aims to honor the hundreds of Sint...

Asylum pressure from The Hague strains Beverwijk coalition talks

Coalition negotiations in Beverwijk between four political parties are under pressure due to national mandates from The Hague regarding asylum seeker housing. The lead party faces a dilemma as these r...

Cuban President: US behavior is intimidating and arrogant

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has condemned new sanctions imposed by the United States, characterizing the measures as intimidating and arrogant. In a statement on social media, he argued that th...

Deaths in Lebanon from Israeli airstrikes

At least thirteen people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Friday, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

After the war, Dutch Jews who surrendered valuables to Lippmann Rosenthal & Co. had nowhere to turn

Deborah Kalkoene: Everything changed after October 7. You look around, act carefully, keep your mouth shut

US and Qatar reach multi-billion dollar missile defense deal

The United States has approved a deal to sell Patriot missile defense systems to Qatar for more than $4 billion. The agreement was announced by the U.S. State Department on Friday.

Trump letter to Congress: hostilities with Iran have ended

U.S. President Donald Trump informed Congressional leaders in a letter on Friday that hostilities with Iran have ended. This formal communication marks a cessation of conflict between the two nations.

US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany

The Pentagon announced on Friday that the United States will withdraw 5,000 military personnel from Germany. This decision represents a significant reduction in the American military presence in the c...

Axios: US blockade has cost Iran nearly $5 billion

A U.S. naval blockade has caused Iran to lose nearly five billion dollars in oil revenue, according to data from the U.S. Department of Defense. The report, published by news site Axios, highlights th...

Trump increases pressure on Cuba with new sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Cuba to increase pressure on the island's communist government. This decision follows previous actions taken by the U.S. administration against...

Whether the European Migration Pact will work remains to be seen, thinks Jan-Kees Emmer: ‘Seeing is believing’

Jan-Kees Emmer expresses skepticism regarding the effectiveness of the new European Migration Pact and acknowledges public resistance to local asylum centers. He argues that the arrival of such facili...

Deployment of Dutch navy ship not extended, ship to return from Mediterranean soon

The deployment of the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Evertsen in the Mediterranean Sea will not be extended, and the ship is scheduled to return home soon. Ministers Dilan Yeşilgöz and Tom Berendsen informed ...

Trump announces higher tariffs on EU cars and commercial vehicles

U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to increase import tariffs on cars and commercial vehicles from the European Union from 15% to 25% next week. Trump claimed the EU violated their trade agre...

Pope appoints former undocumented migrant as US bishop

Pope Leo has appointed Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, a 55-year-old former undocumented migrant, as a bishop in West Virginia, USA. Menjivar-Ayala, who reportedly entered the country in a car trunk, has previ...

Sil (26) arrested on way to Gaza, but Cerisa (24) sails on with flotilla: 'We were surrounded by drones'

Sil Kiewiet de Jonge was arrested by the Israeli military while participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian aid mission to Gaza. Another participant, Cerisa van Kesteren, remains with t...

Protest march in Amsterdam on Labour Day

Thousands of people participated in a Labor Day protest march organized by the FNV trade union in Amsterdam on May 1st. The demonstrators marched from Museumplein to Martin Luther Kingpark to protest ...

How to get Haarlem residents talking about the climate? Plan for traveling artwork

Haarlem is planning a traveling artwork designed to spark community dialogue about climate change and creating a greener, more livable city. The project serves as a follow-up to the Haarlem Citizens' ...

Amsterdam visual arts institutions sound the alarm and draft emergency plan: ‘The sector is at a standstill’

Ongehoord Nederland suffers nearly 900,000 euro loss due to legal costs

The Dutch broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland reported a financial loss of nearly 879,000 euros for the past year. According to its annual report, the deficit was driven by high legal expenses and the ong...

Court dismisses money laundering case against Marcel Kaatee over Red Light District properties

Cyclists' Union: PRO breaks election promise with 'bicycle-unfriendly' approach to Grote Houtstraat. 'Inhospitable and monomaniacal'

The Fietsersbond has criticized Haarlem's largest political party, PRO, for plans to reduce bicycle parking spaces near Grote Houtstraat. The cyclists' union argues that Alderman Robbert Berkhout's po...

Thousands of protesters march in Amsterdam on Labor Day

Amsterdam households also face waiting list for heavier power connections soon

Hundreds of arrests reported in Turkey during May Day demonstrations

Hundreds of people were arrested in Istanbul during International Workers' Day demonstrations as Turkish police used tear gas to disperse crowds. The arrests occurred amid widespread unrest at May 1st...

Iran sends new peace proposal to US via Pakistan

Iran has submitted a new peace proposal to the United States through Pakistan acting as a mediator. This follows an earlier plan from Tehran that was not accepted by the U.S. government.