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Latest world headlines from Dutch news, translated into English.
Belgian prosecution demands five years in prison in Funcaps appeal
The Belgian Public Prosecutor's Office has demanded five-year prison sentences on appeal for the owners of the website Funcaps for trafficking illegal medicines. This follows a previous ruling in Mech...
Netherlands sends single male asylum seekers back to Belgium
Dutch Asylum Minister Bart van den Brink announced that the Netherlands will resume returning single male asylum seekers to Belgium, effective immediately. This decision reverses a previous ban by the...
Russia condemns ‘unacceptable attack’ near Iran nuclear plant
Russia has condemned a missile attack near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, labeling the incident irresponsible and unacceptable. A spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry called on Isra...
Syria returnee arrested at Schiphol
A 31-year-old woman who traveled to Syria in 2014 was arrested at Schiphol Airport immediately upon her return to the Netherlands. The Public Prosecution Service suspects her of participation in a ter...
Mystery surrounding artist Banksy possibly solved after years of investigation
Journalists from the news agency Reuters claim to have potentially uncovered the true identity of the anonymous graffiti artist Banksy after years of investigation. The report aims to solve one of the...
Ski gondola detaches in Swiss resort and rolls down mountain
A ski gondola detached from its lift and rolled down a mountain in the Engelberg ski area in Switzerland. While it is currently unclear if the cabin was occupied, local media reports indicate at least...
Media: Huge gas field in Iran attacked
Iran has accused the United States and Israel of carrying out an attack on targets near a massive gas field in the southern Gulf region. State media reported that firefighting teams were dispatched to...
New EU Inc. legal form to help startups cross European borders
The European Commission has introduced a new legal entity form called 'EU Inc.' to help startups expand more easily across borders within the European Union. This initiative aims to reduce administrat...
Sweden reports execution of Swedish citizen in Iran
A Swedish national who had been sentenced to death in Iran was executed on Wednesday, according to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard expressed shock fol...
Dozens of protesters at King Willem-Alexander's visit to Aruba
King Willem-Alexander began his official visit to Aruba on Wednesday, meeting with the Council of Ministers and faction leaders at Fort Zoutman in Oranjestad. During the meetings, approximately fifty ...
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Israel claims to have killed another Iranian official
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced that Israel killed Iran's Intelligence Minister, Esmail Khatib. Iran has not yet confirmed the death of the high-ranking official.
Third-division DIOS wingback also flies for Sint Maarten: 'With my club I never go abroad for matches'
Tyrel Gumbs, a 25-year-old wingback for the Dutch club DIOS, has been called up to represent the Sint Maarten national football team. He will travel to the Dominican Republic to compete in matches aga...
Over seven years in prison demanded for son of Norwegian Crown Princess in major criminal case
Norwegian prosecutors have requested a prison sentence of seven years and seven months for Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit. He appeared in an Oslo court facing several charge...
Kremlin denies report it is providing technical assistance to Iran
The Kremlin has denied a report from the Wall Street Journal claiming that Russia provides high-level technical assistance to Iran. A spokesperson refuted allegations regarding the sharing of satellit...
Supermarkets won't be sky-high tomorrow due to Iran war, nor the day after
Despite rising oil prices affecting transportation and packaging costs, supermarkets are not expected to introduce an immediate 'Iran surcharge' on food products. Consumers will likely not see a sudde...
UN agency puts Kabul clinic death toll at over 140
A United Nations organization has announced that 143 people were killed in a recent bombing of an addiction treatment clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan. The report provides a confirmed death toll for the a...
Belgian government bans WhatsApp, introduces Beam
The Belgian government has banned civil servants and military personnel from using messaging apps like WhatsApp and Messenger for official purposes. In their place, approximately 750,000 government em...
Petrol is already expensive, but new climate rules threaten further price explosion
New European climate regulations are expected to cause a sharp increase in fuel and energy prices for consumers. Petrol prices could rise by 24% and diesel by 16%, impacting both motorists and househo...
Israel acknowledges shelling UNIFIL position in Lebanon
The Israeli military has acknowledged that one of its tanks shelled a UNIFIL position in Lebanon earlier this month. The incident resulted in injuries to peacekeepers from Ghana serving with the Unite...
US government warns of airport closures due to shutdown
U.S. authorities have warned that the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could lead to the closure of airports due to staffing shortages. TSA official Adam Stahl stated that small...
Iranian Minister: Larijani's death not a fatal blow to the regime
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the death of influential figure Ali Larijani does not represent a fatal blow to the country's regime. He told Al Jazeera that Iran's political syste...
King Willem-Alexander in Antilles for Aruba anniversary
King Willem-Alexander arrived in Aruba on Wednesday to celebrate the island's 40th anniversary of autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the 50th anniversary of its national symbols. The K...
Deaths in Israeli strikes in central Beirut
At least six people were killed and 24 others injured following two Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut on Wednesday morning. Lebanese authorities provided these figures as part of a preliminary asse...
US uses bunker busters against locations near Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military deployed 2,300kg bunker bombs to target fortified Iranian rocket bases along the coast near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM reported that the operation was successful and involved the ...
Israel reports deaths from Iranian attacks near Tel Aviv
Two people were killed near Tel Aviv during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday following Iranian attacks. Israeli authorities reported that debris from projectiles fell in the area, leading to th...
Morocco wins Africa Cup two months after final as Senegal penalized
Morocco has been awarded the Africa Cup title two months after the final following a ruling by the CAF against Senegal. The decision penalizes Senegal for their players walking off the pitch during th...
Revolutionary Guard confirms death of Basij leader Soleimani
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has confirmed that Gholamreza Soleimani, the leader of the paramilitary Basij movement, was killed during US-Israeli attacks. Soleimani's organization is notably respon...
US instructs embassies worldwide to review security
The U.S. State Department has ordered American embassies worldwide to immediately review their security measures in response to the conflict in Iran. This directive follows similar instructions previo...
Zelensky: More than 200 Ukrainian drone experts in Middle East
President Zelensky announced that over 200 Ukrainian drone experts have been deployed to the Middle East to help defend against Iranian Shahed drones. These drones are also used extensively by Russia ...