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Het is (bijna) meivakantie. Acht miljoen mensen gaan op reis. Andere omgeving, andere cultuur, goed voor nieuwe prikkels en impulsen. Ook onze kinderen doen nieuwe indrukken op. Hopelijk is er deze vakantie ook nog tijd om te lummelen. Beter: om zich te vervelen.

Iedereen stapte deze week maar bij iedereen het podium op! Studenten bij Eva Jinek, een feestganger bij Gerard Joling en Justin Bieber bij Billie Eilish. Maar er gebeurde nog meer. Test je kennis in zeven vragen met onze wekelijkse showbizzquiz.

Een enorm onstabiel deel van een gletsjer zorgt voor problemen op de klimroute van de Mount Everest. Klimmers die vóór de start van het hoogseizoen de berg op gaan om de route te zekeren, kunnen hun weg naar de top niet voortzetten.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday congratulated the two Pakistani astronaut candidates selected for China’s manned space programme, expressing hope that the voyage will “usher in a new era of space research in Pakistan”. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said that he met the two candidates — Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud — at the Prime Minister’s House. The premier congratulated the two, stating that the space mission was a “matter of pride for the entire nation”. He further commended their “round-the-clock efforts” in achieving the milestone. PM Shehbaz hoped that the space mission would “add new dimensions to the brotherly relationship between Pakistan and China”. Also present at the meeting was Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong. The premier, in conversation with him, welcomed the development. The prime minister told the Chinese ambassador that Pakistan and China’s friendship was “ready to reach for the stars and touch the heights of the sky”. “Performing researc...

De smartphone bepaalt een groot deel van ons leven. Reuze handig, maar we zijn toe aan rigoureuze maatregelen om er goed mee om te gaan, schrijft onze hoofdredacteur Rennie Rijpma.

Een achttienjarige man heeft 294 dagen jeugddetentie gekregen voor poging tot doodslag en openlijke geweldpleging in Beverwijk. Het onvoorwaardelijke deel van de straf is even lang als zijn voorarrest, waardoor hij de cel niet in hoeft. Wel krijgt hij behandeling en begeleiding.

Прокуратура разоблачила схему хищения средств энергетической компании «Укрэнерго», действовавшей на протяжении 2022-2024 годов. Подозрения объявили 5 Подробнее

Un accident grav a avut loc joi seară pe DJ 106S, în localitatea Daia din județul Sibiu. Un băiat de 12 ani a ajuns la spital după ce a căzut dintr-o căruță aflată în mers și a fost lovit de un autoturism care circula în aceeași direcție.

Krantenartikelen, bordjes, posters, schilderijen, vlaggetjes. Wie in de garage van Athanasios Bachtsevanidis (81) om zich heen kijkt, ziet niets anders dan oranje. De Gouwenaar is groot fan van het koningshuis en verzamelde de afgelopen jaren naar schatting meer dan twaalfduizend foto’s. „De koninklijke familie zit in mijn hart.”

Goed dat het kabinet niet grijpt naar verlaging van de brandstofaccijns. Want verlaging stimuleert de vraag, terwijl het aanbod van olie er niet groter door wordt. 

More than 120 entities associated with the crypto and blockchain industry signed onto a letter urging US Senators to move forward with a crypto market structure bill. More than 120 entities affiliated with the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry are urging US lawmakers to stop stalling on the advancement of a digital asset market structure bill. In a Thursday letter to leaders in the US Senate Banking Committee, the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and Blockchain Association said that the body should “proceed towards a markup of the CLARITY Act to provide a comprehensive federal market structure framework for digital assets.” The legislation, expected to be one of the most significant laws to potentially impact the crypto industry, passed the House of Representatives in July 2025 but has been delayed due in part to government shutdowns and debates over stablecoin yield and other issues. Read more

WASHINGTON: Pakistan on Thursday urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take up the dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), warning that India’s continued unilateral suspension of the treaty carries “grave peace and security, and humanitarian consequences” for South Asia. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad handed over a letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to the Security Council president, Ambassador Jamal Fares Alrowaiei of Bahrain. A statement issued by Pakistan’s Mission said the letter drew the UNSC’s attention to the matter “one year after India’s illegal decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance” and highlighted the move’s “grave peace and security, and humanitarian consequences”. The Security Council was urged “to take cognisance of the alarming situation and call upon India to restore the full implementation of IWT, resume all Treaty-mandated cooperation and data-sharing without delay, desist from any fo...

Украина не пойдет на территориальные уступки или компромиссы, которые не соответствуют национальным интересам.

Ukraine is launching a new level of "small" air defense.

Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a US official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the Army’s top general. The Pentagon announced his departure in a brief statement, saying he was leaving the administration “effective immediately.” But it did not provide a reason or say whether it was his decision to go. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Phelan was dismissed in part because he was moving too slow to implement reforms to speed shipbuilding and because he had fallen out with key Pentagon leadership. One source cited bad relationships with Hegseth, Hegseth’s deputy, Steve Feinberg, as well as the Navy’s No 2 civilian, Hung Cao, who the Pentagon said will now take over as acting Navy secretary. The source also cited an ethics investigation into Phelan’s office. A billionaire seen as having close ties to President Donald Trump, Phelan is the first administrati...

Publicly traded Bitcoin services firm Fold is rolling out a program to let companies grant employees bonuses in crypto.

Microsoft en Meta kondigen beide een reorganisatie aan. Tegelijk geven beide bedrijven miljarden uit aan AI-infrastructuur.

FIGR stock retreated after a brief rally as shifting sentiment hits crypto-linked equities, even as analysts point to strong growth in the fintech's blockchain-based lending. It's been a volatile week for the shares of Figure Technology Solutions as crypto-linked stocks react to shifting investor sentiment and early signs of a broader market rebound. FIGR stock fell more than 9% in early Thursday trading, slipping back to the mid-$32 range after climbing near $37 earlier in the week. The earlier gains were driven by momentum in crypto-related equities and growing investor interest in companies tied to blockchain-based lending. Today's decline extended Figure's more than 20% year-to-date slide, reflecting ongoing uncertainty around both crypto markets and higher-growth technology stocks. The sharp swings highlight how sensitive the stock has become to changes in market sentiment.  Read more

Bayern München heeft donderdag een boete gekregen voor een opmerkelijk incident tijdens de kwartfinale van de Champions League tegen Real Madrid. Verschillende fotografen raakten gewond toen juichende fans het winnende doelpunt vierden met de spelers.

În plin context tensionat în Orientul Mijlociu, pe fondul confruntării dintre Statele Unite, Israel și Iran, cotidianul Haaretz readuce în prim-plan originile și mecanismele de finanțare ale programului nuclear israelian, sugerând implicarea discretă a Germaniei de Vest în anii ’60–’70.