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Het plan van Agnes Joseph wekte verkeerde verwachtingen en kwam te laat. Maar dat de Kamer zo dicht bij aanname kwam, toont aan dat het politieke draagvlak voor het nieuwe pensioenstelsel broos is.

Nijmegenaar Morten Christensen dineert vanavond met Donald Trump. Inderdaad, de president van Amerika. En dat allemaal dankzij een crypto-gok. Hoe ging dat? „Het is een bizar verhaal om de president van de VS te kunnen ontmoeten via een memecoin.”

Russian troops attacked Novooleksandrivka in the Kherson region with artillery, a man was wounded.

Украинские власти предложили европейским странам-партнерам присоединиться к финансированию Вооруженных сил Украины с 2026 года. По словам министра финансов Украины Сергея Марченко, Европейский Союз уже ищет возможности укрепить свою оборону, а помощь ВСУ и интеграция с украинской армией может стать простым и эффективным решением.

Завтра, 23 мая, в Кривом Роге прогнозируют облака только в обед. Осадки не ожидаются.Об этом говорится на сайте Украинского гидрометеорологического центра.Ночью Подробнее

Dacă mergi prin piețele Turciei în aceste zile, ai șanse să fii oprit de inspectorii sanitari, cântărit și sfătuit să slăbești. Guvernul turc a demarat o campanie națională împotriva kilogramelelor în plus, iar măsurile au stârnit deja controverse, relatează Daily Mail.

Het kabinet zet vijf wegprojecten op pauze. Het gaat om trajecten op snelwegen die al stillagen vanwege capaciteitsgebrek en stikstofproblemen. De 1,5 miljard euro die voor de projecten was gereserveerd, wordt voor andere tekorten gebruikt.

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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