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AkzoNobel gaat twee fabrieken sluiten: die in Wapenveld en in het Belgische Machelen. Dat heeft de verfproducent donderdag bekendgemaakt.

Human Rights Watch strongly criticised Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday, warning that it risked “undermining fundamental freedoms” through measures including its ban on the former ruling party. The South Asian nation of around 170 million people has been in political turmoil since the student-led revolt that ousted then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, with parties protesting on the streets over a string of demands. The interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, has promised democratic reforms and vowed polls will be held by June 2026 at the latest. However, New York-based HRW said Yunus risked following the example of Hasina in clamping down on opponents. “Instead of pursuing its pledge to reform the criminal justice system and bring accountability for serious abuses, the government … is attempting to suppress the rights of supporters of the deposed leader,” the rights group said in a statement. HRW said the government had used “newly introduced powers under a draconian a...

Fifty-five men, including a priest, a paramedic, and a music teacher, were arrested in France this week as part of an operation to dismantle a suspected paedophile ring operating via the Telegram messaging app, authorities said on Thursday. The arrests took place in 42 departments over possession, distribution and regular viewing of pornography involving children “under the age of 10”, France’s OFMIN, which is tasked with preventing violence against minors, told AFP. OFMIN issued the warrant that led to the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in Paris in 2024, and he remains under formal investigation by French authorities over illegal content on the popular service. The arrests of the 55 men aged 25 to 75, which followed a 10-month investigation, took place from Monday to Thursday. The men exchanged messages on Telegram and were in contact with “extremely dangerous” child sex abusers who have been in prison since last summer, Quentin Bevan, head of OFMIN’s operational unit, told AFP. The large-scale opera...

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Experts say even high-speed alternative need massive overhaul; term bullet train 'virtually impossible'

NA resolution says any move by Delhi to suspend waters treaty will be considered 'act of war'

Spokesperson takes exception to ex-US NSA's statement

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Agency widens crackdown on passport, visa fraud

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Terms Marka-e-Haq 'briefest yet most effective war'

Pillar II private pension fund Metropolitan Life, which manages RON22 billion assets for 1.1 million Romanians, now owns 6.592% in Sphera Franchise Group (SFG.RO), the operator of the restaurant franchises KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in Romania.

On-chain activity shows the Coinbase hacker turning ETH into DAI after mocking blockchain analyst ZachXBT with a cigar-smoking meme.

5,4 miljard euro uit het Europese herstelfonds is voor Nederland bestemd. Tegenover elke betaling uit Brussel moeten hervormingen staan die bijdragen aan de economische groei.