Etiket: Abroad
Eleven Haitian migrants drown by capsize ship near Puerto Rico | NOW
At least 11 people have drowned after a ship carrying Haitian migrants capsized near Puerto Rico, the US Coast Guard said on Thursday. At 6 p.m. local time, 31 survivors…
Finnish president is for NATO membership, application expected on Saturday | NOW
Finland has come one step closer to NATO membership. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on Thursday approved his country’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Prime Minister Sanna Marin will…
Survivors and relatives of Miami flat drama settle for 1 billion dollars | NOW
The parties blamed for the collapse of an apartment building in Florida last year are paying at least $997 million (almost 950 million euros) to the survivors and next of…
Ukraine is prosecuting a Russian soldier for the first time since the invasion | NOW
A 21-year-old Russian sergeant is the first member of the Russian armed forces to be prosecuted for war crimes since the invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine’s attorney general announced on Wednesday.…
Cabinet allocates 7.5 million to prevent oil tanker disaster in Yemen | NOW
The Dutch government is allocating 7.5 million euros for the salvage of an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher announced…
Ecuador’s army arrests 200 prisoners a day after their outbreak | NOW
In Ecuador, two hundred prisoners were arrested by the army a day after their escape, Ecuadorian police reported. The men had broken out after rioting at a prison about 80…
Defense expert Colijn about the duel of the big guns in Eastern Ukraine | NOW
Defense expert Ko Colijn has been providing Dutch people with information on armed conflicts for over forty years. For NU.nl he follows the battle in Ukraine and answers our (and…
Minister Hoekstra in Ukraine today to visit President Zelensky | NOW
Minister Wopke Hoekstra (Foreign Affairs) is in Ukraine on Tuesday for an unannounced visit. He will speak there with, among others, his counterpart Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,…
Polar bears spotted in southern Canada for the first time | animals
<!–]† 66 comments 01 mei 2022 om 10:47Update: 30 minuten geleden<!–]† A polar bear was spotted south of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada’s Quebec region on Saturday. Conservationists and…
Polar bear spotted very south in Canada for the first time | animals
<!–]† 3 comments 01 mei 2022 om 10:47<!–]† A polar bear was spotted south of the Saint-Laurence River in Canada’s Quebec region on Saturday. Conservationists and the police have warned…