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Hennis-Plasschaert steps down as UN envoy for Lebanon

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is stepping down as the United Nations envoy for Lebanon to become the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security. She will succeed Gilles Michaud at the UN Department ...

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred sentenced to 5 years in prison for rape

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for the 2018 rape of a young woman in Saint-Tropez. He was also ordered to pay the victim 30,000 euros in damages and cov...

Israel reports strike on Hamas leader in Gaza City

Israel conducted an airstrike in Gaza City targeting Hamas leader Ezzedine al-Haddad, who is suspected of being one of the planners of the October 7 attacks. It is currently unknown if Al-Haddad was k...

Sharp losses on New York stock exchanges, oil prices significantly higher

Stock markets in New York closed with significant losses on Friday, reversing gains from the previous day. Technology and chip stocks were among the biggest decliners, while oil prices saw a substanti...

Jermaine Jackson ordered to pay millions to alleged rape victim

Jermaine Jackson has been ordered to pay over $6.5 million to a woman who accused him of sexual assault and rape in 1988. The court judgment was issued because the singer failed to respond to the laws...

Death penalty sought for man who killed Israelis in Washington

U.S. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli embassy employees in Washington last year. Authorities stated the suspect was motivated by political, r...

Jury fails to reach verdict again in new Weinstein trial

A court jury failed to reach a consensus in a new trial against former film mogul Harvey Weinstein, leading to a mistrial. The proceedings ended without a verdict after jurors were unable to agree on ...

Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire by 45 days

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for an additional 45 days following negotiations in Washington. The talks took place on Thursday and Friday with the United States acting as a ...

China makes 'fresh start' with US dependent on handling of Taiwan

During a state visit to China, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the two countries reached significant deals and resolved numerous issues. However, Beijing emphasized that a successful future...

John Travolta surprised with Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival

American actor John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday. The award was presented to him on stage by the festival's director, Thierry Frémaux.

At the Ripperda Barracks in Haarlem, Bosnians Emina and Jasmina felt like children again: 'It was our safe haven'

Sisters Emina and Jasmina Jagurdzija, who fled the war in the former Yugoslavia as young children, recall their time at the Ripperdakazerne in Haarlem. After losing their carefree youth to violence, t...

Henk Spaan hopes France wins World Cup and Mbappé continues to fight racism as two-time winner

Henk Spaan expresses his hope for France to win the World Cup and for Kylian Mbappé to continue his opposition to racism. The article also features Spaan's weekly ratings for several football figures...

Potential Starmer challenger allowed to stand in general election

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has been granted permission by the Labour Party to run in a parliamentary by-election. This move is seen as a potential first step for Burnham, who is widely considered a...

How heated will the National Protest be, including in Haarlem? Anti-asylum center protesters potentially drowned out by counter-protest

A national protest against asylum seeker centers is scheduled to take place this Saturday across eight Dutch provincial capitals, including Haarlem and Amsterdam. Local residents supporting the center...

Tata Steel: steel market conditions very challenging due to war

Tata Steel reports that global market conditions for the steel industry have become highly challenging due to the conflict in the Middle East and rising energy prices. The Indian group, which owns the...

China confirms Xi visit to United States this fall

Chinese President Xi Jinping has accepted an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to visit the United States this autumn. The announcement was officially confirmed by the Chinese state news age...

Belgian coalition clashes over NATO target

The Belgian government coalition is currently divided over the timeline for meeting NATO's defense spending targets, as some parties seek to delay increases to avoid budget cuts in other sectors. Defe...

Dirk-Piet (78) was on ship where deadly hantavirus broke out: 'I thought: this isn't right'

78-year-old Dirk-Piet de Graaf was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius during a five-week voyage when a hantavirus outbreak resulted in the deaths of three passengers. Despite the fatalities, ship activ...

Traffic disruption near Lijnden after collision and mini-lift falls from trailer

Traffic near Lijnden faced significant delays on Friday afternoon following two separate incidents. A multi-vehicle rear-end collision occurred on the N232, while a small aerial work platform fell fro...

Part of those on board Hondius go into quarantine in Port of Rotterdam

Twenty-three portakabins are being prepared in the port of Rotterdam to accommodate foreign crew members from the cruise ship Hondius for a potential six-week quarantine. Local health authorities will...

Zelensky: Russia trying to drag Belarus deeper into war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia is attempting to involve Belarus more deeply in the ongoing conflict. He warned that Russian forces may plan to launch attacks against Ukraine...

Two boys (15 and 17) arrested for possible involvement in Paul's death in Amsterdam home

Police have arrested two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, on suspicion of involvement in the death of 73-year-old Paul Wyber in Amsterdam. Wyber was found dead in his home in the Jordaan neighborhood on Mon...

Car drives into water along A9 near Badhoevedorp

A driver was hospitalized after their car plunged into the water alongside the A9 motorway near Badhoevedorp. Emergency services, including police divers, attended the scene of the single-vehicle acci...

Two boys (15 and 17) arrested for possible involvement in death of man (73) in Jordaan home

Car in water on A9 towards Badhoevedorp, road closed

A motorist was seriously injured and transported to the hospital after their vehicle went off the road into the water on the A9 near Badhoevedorp on Friday afternoon. Emergency services, including a t...

WHO: no new suspected cases on Hondius after hantavirus outbreak

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reports that no new suspected hantavirus cases have been identified on the cruise ship m/v Hondius. The vessel is currently en route to the Netherlands ...

Paul Vugts and Wouter Laumans on wave of ATM bombings: ‘It is a Dutch criminal export product’

Frontex sees drop in illegal border crossings into EU

The European border agency Frontex reported a 40 percent decrease in illegal border crossings into the EU during the first four months of 2024. This significant decline is based on a comparison with t...

US and UK removed highly enriched uranium from Venezuela

The United States and the United Kingdom successfully removed highly enriched uranium from Venezuela and transported it to the American state of South Carolina in early May. The material was prepared ...

Four arrests after demonstration in Apeldoorn on Ascension Day

Police arrested four individuals during a demonstration against asylum seeker housing in Apeldoorn on Thursday evening. Two suspects were detained for insulting police officers, while the other two we...