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Trump issues another threat to Iran

US President Donald Trump has issued a new threat against Iran on Truth Social, citing the absence of a peace deal. He urged the country to take swift action in his social media post.

Meta reprimanded: Children under 13 join Instagram and Facebook too easily

The European Commission has criticized Meta for failing to adequately prevent children under the age of 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram. Despite the company's own terms and conditions, its la...

France announces deadlines for phase-out of coal, oil, and gas

France has introduced a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, becoming the first country to present such a plan at a dedicated conference. The country aims to eliminate coal by 2030, followed by oil in 2...

Business owners take legal action to speed up Food Center development: 'City fails to intervene'

58 municipal notices on construction, tree felling and traffic in Haarlem last week

The Haarlem municipality processed 58 permit applications last week concerning construction, tree felling, and traffic issues. Of these applications, 56 were specific to Haarlem while two related to t...

Brussels pushes for rapid rollout of age verification app in European countries

The European Commission has advised member states to implement an EU age verification app for websites and social media platforms by the end of the year. The app is intended to provide a standardized ...

Videos replace tanks at Moscow’s annual military parade

The annual military parade in Moscow will proceed without tanks or other major attractions this year. The Russian military is reportedly too preoccupied with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to include...

Why Europe seeks protection against cheap Chinese imports with new laws and tariffs

Europe is implementing import levies and new legislation to protect its domestic industries from a surge of cheap Chinese products, such as electric vehicles and solar panels. These measures aim to sa...

Former South Korean president sentenced to 7 years for resisting arrest

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has had his prison sentence increased to seven years on appeal for obstructing justice. The conviction stems from his resistance to arrest during an investi...

The Green Heart doesn't want wind turbines, but the province is pushing ahead anyway

Following the failure of community-led consensus efforts in South Holland, the provincial government has decided to designate specific locations for wind farms despite local opposition. The decision c...

Dutch minimum wage among highest in EU, rose 33 percent over past five years

The Netherlands has one of the highest minimum wages in Europe, trailing only Luxembourg and Ireland. Recent data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) shows a slight decrease in the number of w...

Lars (16) and Julia (18) dropped out like 70,000 others: bullying, fear of failure and large classes drive children out of school

Approximately 70,000 children and young people in the Netherlands drop out of school annually due to issues like bullying, anxiety, and large class sizes. Despite being a long-standing problem, a solu...

Haarlem launches second investigation into sinkhole at Donkere Spaarne

The municipality of Haarlem has launched a second investigation into sinkholes at the Donkere Spaarne quay as final repairs take place this week. While the damage is not severe enough to require movin...

Crisis

The text illustrates a pervasive sense of crisis by listing various concurrent challenges, including fuel and gas shortages, environmental pollution, and a housing deficit. It metaphorically compares ...

First polling station in Gorinchem opens for re-vote

The first polling station in Gorinchem opened at 7:00 AM on Wednesday for a municipal council re-election. Over 31,000 eligible voters in the municipality are called to cast their ballots.

Leen Prins saw Telstar almost vanish, now the club is the flagship of Velsen-Zuid. 'Without the new building we would no longer exist'

Leen Prins reflects on how the football club Telstar survived the threat of closure twenty years ago to become a symbol of Velsen-Zuid. He credits the club's continued existence to essential new const...

From afterthought to necessity: Hans Kaljee fought for 35 years for more space for trees in the city

Hans Kaljee, Amsterdam's first city tree consultant, is retiring after a 35-year career dedicated to increasing growth space and improving maintenance for urban trees. He reflects on the shift from tr...

Number of strikes limited in the Netherlands: 'We remain a polder country'

The number of strikes in the Netherlands remained stable last year, with an average of 23 occurrences consistent with the past 25 years. Despite unrest in sectors like education and industry, the figu...

Minimum wages rose faster than collectively agreed wages over the last five years

In 2025, approximately 610,000 workers in the Netherlands earned the minimum wage, accounting for 6.7% of all jobs. Data shows that minimum wage increases have outpaced average collective labor agreem...

UNICEF: loss of thousands of female teachers in Afghanistan

A UNICEF analysis warns that Afghanistan could lose up to 20,000 female teachers and 5,400 healthcare workers by 2030 if current restrictions on girls' education and women's employment persist. This s...

Haarlem's only motorhome site to close as municipality buys land along Randweg

The municipality of Haarlem has purchased the land occupied by Urban Camperspot Haarlem & Zandvoort, which will result in the closure of the city's only motorhome site at the end of the year. This acq...

WSJ: Trump wants long-term blockade of Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered his administration to prepare for a long-term blockade of Iran. The information was reported by The Wall Street Journal, which cited several U.S. off...

The Black Archives shows the Black struggle for independence was a wave of liberation

Paint? Stink? Rubber bullets? Riot police seek additional weapons against escalating violence

The Dutch Mobile Unit is exploring the use of new crowd-control weapons, such as paint, stench-producing substances, and rubber bullets, in response to increasingly violent protests. These considerati...

Trump has his photo placed on US passports

U.S. government officials have announced that President Donald Trump's image will soon appear on some American passports. The report, shared with Fox News and The Bulwark on Tuesday, indicates that th...

US Senate against preventing Trump military action against Cuba

The Republican-led US Senate has blocked a resolution proposed by Democrats that would have restricted President Donald Trump's authority to take military action against Cuba. The resolution sought to...

New elections in Kosovo as parliament fails to elect president

Kosovo is set to hold its third election in just over a year after members of parliament failed to elect a president on Tuesday. The political deadlock stems from deep divisions within the legislative...

Charles urges Western unity in speech to US Congress

King Charles III of the United Kingdom urged the United States to maintain unity with its Western allies during a rare address to the U.S. Congress. He emphasized that global challenges, such as tensi...

Former FBI Director Comey charged with threatening president

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with threatening the President of the United States. While international media had previously reported on his prosecution, the specific details of the ...

Trump lashes out at German Chancellor Merz

US President Donald Trump criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Truth Social after Merz suggested the US lacks a strategy in its conflict with Iran. Trump dismissed the comments, stating that...