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De moderne slavernij bij het Italiaanse schoenmerk Tod’s is niet uniek in Europa. Ook in Nederland zijn we niet scherp genoeg op schrijnende gevallen, stelt de Nationaal Rapporteur Mensenhandel Conny Rijken. „Van slachtoffers wordt schaamteloos misbruik gemaakt, puur voor eigen gewin.’’

De moderne slavernij bij het Italiaanse schoenmerk Tod’s is niet uniek in Europa. Ook in Nederland zijn we niet scherp genoeg op schrijnende gevallen, stelt de Nationaal Rapporteur Mensenhandel Conny Rijken. „Van slachtoffers wordt schaamteloos misbruik gemaakt, puur voor eigen gewin.’’

Korte updates van de sterren op sociale media: wij smullen ervan. In de rubriek Showbytes struint de showredactie het web voor je af voor de gekste, mooiste en opvallendste posts van bekende Nederlanders en celebrity’s. Dit artikel wordt gedurende de dag vernieuwd.

Deze week werd een tankstation in Maarheeze ontruimd omdat er twee cobra's - vuurwerkbommen, niet de slangen - waren gevonden. Het vuurwerk was natgemaakt. Dat is nou juist gevaarlijk, waarschuwde de politie. Hoe maak je vuurwerk wél op een veilige manier onklaar?

Een Brit met een metaaldetector is straks in één klap miljonair. Café-eigenaar Charlie Clarke uit Birmingham vond een vijhonderd jaar oude hanger, gemaakt voor het huwelijk van de dochter van koning Hendrik VIII. De waarde van het gouden medaillon wordt geschat op 4 miljoen euro.

Ethan Hayter heeft dinsdagavond zijn favorietenrol waargemaakt door in Den Haag de proloog van de Tour of Holland te winnen. Het is de eerste editie van de Nederlandse rittenkoers.

Qatar heeft dinsdag voor het eerst op eigen kracht het WK voetbal bereikt. De oliestaat rekende af met de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten in een beslissend duel om een WK-ticket: 2-1. Ook Saoedi-Arabië verzekerde zich van WK-kwalificatie.

Fighting flared up again on Tuesday night between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported state media. “Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij opened unprovoked fire in Kurram. Pakistani Army responded with full force and intensity,” reported state broadcaster PTV News, quoting security sources on X. Fitna-al-Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. It added that Taliban regime posts suffered heavy damage and a tank caught fire after being hit, with Taliban fighters fleeing from their posts. In a subsequent post, PTV said: “Another post and tank position of the Afghan Taliban destroyed in Kurram sector.’’ PTV added that a fourth tank position at Shamsadar post was destroyed. “There are reports of the killing of an important commander of Fitna al-Khawarij in this important operation of the Pakistan Army.’’ Earlier today, the Foreign Office (FO) said that Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch gave...

Tether’s $299.5 million Celsius settlement could ignite a debate over stablecoin accountability and the legal risks facing issuers in future crypto bankruptcies. Stablecoin issuer Tether has agreed to pay $299.5 million to the Celsius Network bankruptcy estate, resolving claims tied to the crypto lender’s 2022 collapse and potentially opening a new chapter in the debate over stablecoin liability. The Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium (BRIC) — a joint venture between asset manager VanEck and GXD Labs, an affiliate of Atlas Grove Partners — announced the settlement on Tuesday. The recovery concludes a years-long dispute over Bitcoin (BTC) collateral transfers and liquidations that preceded Celsius’s high-profile bankruptcy in July 2022. BRIC was formed in early 2023 to help maximize creditor recoveries from bankrupt digital-asset platforms. It was appointed asset recovery manager and litigation administrator by the Celsius Debtors and the Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in January 2024, after the company...

Kenya is one step closer to regulating crypto in the country as parliament enacted the Virtual Asset Services Providers Bill.

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said on Tuesday that the government has decided to take a firm stand against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), and that action against the protesters will be taken in a manner similar to that of May 9. Speaking to Geo News show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, the state minister said that since the formation of the current administration under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, TLP has attempted to march on Islamabad twice. “In every march, the government signed agreements with them; many of the terms of were not favourable for the state,” he said. However, he added, the state has taken a decisive stance. “We have to move forward and learn from past mistakes. We will not be blackmailed anymore. Those who bring extremism and violence into politics, whether it’s May 9, November 26, or the TLP dharnas, will not be tolerated. Action against them will be similar to what was taken after May 9,” he said, referring to the 2023 protests f...

A consortium established by the companies announced the recovery of Celsius funds tied to claims against Tether.

Ethan Hayter is de eerste drager van de oranje leiderstrui in de Ronde van Nederland. De Britse tijdritspecialist won in een herfstachtig Den Haag de 4 kilometer lange avondproloog. Hij voorkwam daarmee een stunt van de 20-jarige Cameron Rogers. De jonge Australiër was slechts 33 honderdsten van een seconde langzamer.

Pakistan has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026-2028 term, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday. The United Nations General Assembly also announced 13 other countries for the term beginning on January 1, 2026, namely: Angola, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, India, Iraq, Italy, Mauritius, Slovenia, South Africa, United Kingdom and Viet Nam. “My profound gratitude to all UN Member States for their support!” FM Dar said on X. “Pakistan’s election is a recognition of its strong credentials and contributions in strengthening the global human rights framework.” Dar reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to work with the international community on the basis of “TRUCE”, i.e., tolerance, respect, universality, consensus-building, and engagement. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed delight at the development, saying it reflected Pakistan’s effective and active role at the United Nations. “We reaffirm Pakistan’s strong commitment to play an active r...

Președintele american Donald Trump a transmis marți, 14 octombrie, un mesaj ferm către gruparea palestiniană Hamas, după ce autoritățile israeliene au semnalat că militanții islamiști au restituit doar câteva dintre cadavrele celor 28 de ostatici decedați în Gaza.

За прошлую неделю, с 6 по 12 октября, подразделения ГСЧС Днепропетровской области 395 раз выезжали на чрезвычайные происшествия и спасли 60 человек.Об этом сообщает Подробнее

U.S. officials Tuesday announced a program to locate small nuclear power generation reactors on U.S. Army bases around the world.

Primarul orașului Craiova și vicepreședinte al PSD, Lia Olguța Vasilescu, a avertizat, marți, că actuala coaliţie de guvernare se va rupe dacă va exista un candidat comun USR-PNL la Primăria Capitalei.