A South Korean container ship, the Panstar Acro, has successfully completed a round trip of fifty days via the Northern Sea Route to Europe and back, becoming the first South Korean vessel to do so, while avoiding dangerous ice areas. #NoordelijkeZeeroute #Containerschip #Klimaatverandering (translated)
John Witkamp responded critically to Bart van den Brink, who according to him had said that Ukraine as a free country could choose whether Volodymyr Zelensky remained after a suggestion from Donald Trump to replace him. Witkamp stated that the average Ukrainian would already want Zelensky gone and wrote that a former Ukrainian Minister of Defense was quickly removed after a plea for free elections. He also referred to Ukraine as a dictatorship managed and financed by the EU and accused the country of widespread corruption. He doubted how much Bart knew about this. #wnlopzondag #wnl #Oekraïne #corruptie #politiek (translated)
The Houthi rebels have attacked Saudi Arabia from northern Yemen, leading to a new escalation in the already complex conflict in the Middle East and raising concerns about the consequences for the region and aviation safety. #Houthi #SaoediArabië #MiddenOosten (translated)
The Houthi rebels from northern Yemen recently carried out a deadly attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, further escalating tensions in the already complex Middle Eastern conflict. #Houthirebellen #SaoediArabië #MiddenOosten (translated)
Wouter van Bernebeek wrote that he had photographed the colorful aurora from the previous evening, along with a thunderstorm on the horizon. According to him, lightning was visible on the right side of the storm cloud. The photo was taken with an exposure time of 10 seconds. https://t.co/20ieExIWLm #noorderlicht #natuur #fotografie (translated)
Aether320 wrote that the northern lights were visible from the cockpit of an easyJet airplane, just before the Dutch border near Doetinchem. The message was directed to RTL Nieuws, Weeronline, Weerplaza, De Telegraaf, and NOS. https://t.co/juduTvoA6w #noorderlicht #aurora #Doetinchem (translated)
Wouter van Bernebeek reported that shortly before, a pink-purple northern light was visible in the northern sky. According to him, the peak seemed to be over, but a faint glow was still visible. He said that the photo was taken with a phone exposure of four seconds. https://t.co/xuE9VmBY9U #noorderlicht #natuur #schoonheid (translated)
Saudi Arabia has launched a large-scale military operation against the Houthi fighters, with the aim of destroying the military capacity of the Houthis and carrying out bombings in northwestern Yemen. #ArabieSaoudite #Houthis #Yémen (translated)
The situation has now changed so much that the march can no longer take place. Minister Chris Bryant now concludes that further discussions are pointless. #NoordIerland #Oranjemars #politiek (translated)
"Strength and dignity have overcome provocation and intimidation," says the chairperson of the political party Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald. #NoordIerland #Oranjemars #politiek (translated)
The controversial Orange march in Northern Ireland is banned after 13 days of deadlock, as the British Minister for Northern Ireland fears that the situation will worsen and could lead to violence. #NoordIerland #Oranjemars #politiek (translated)
According to Bryant, the march would pose an "unacceptable risk of serious injury, disorder, and a broader escalating effect." #NoordIerland #Oranjemars #spanning (translated)
The British government has canceled the controversial Orange March in Northern Ireland due to the risk of serious injury and disorder, after local authorities had previously granted permission to march through a Catholic area. #NoordIerland #Oranjemars #spanning (translated)
Three men aged 28, 22, and 20 were seriously injured by gunfire in Antwerp North, where the police arrested three suspects who were later released. #TirsAnvers #ViolenceUrbain #JusticeBelgique (translated)
Brian Geertshuis wrote to CDS Defense and the Ministry of Defense that wars were declared against Russia while the "drama flag" was being unfurled in the meantime. He described the Netherlands as a dystopia by the North Sea and stated that it had reached an absolute low point this week. #Oorlog #Dystopia #Defensie (translated)
Recently, there has been some movement in the case: State Secretary Silvio Erkens (Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, VVD) is investing 1.3 million in research in which he aims to allow two Dutch boats to test pulse fishing in the North Sea and Wadden Sea, he announced in De Telegraaf. #pulsvisserij #EU #vissers (translated)
Photographer Kadir van Lohuizen explores in his project 'New Energy' the impressive and complex energy transition in the North Sea, where he captures the scale and challenges of sustainable energy supply in spectacular black and white photos and a film. #Energietransitie #DuurzameEnergie #Fotografie (translated)
The court has ruled that the Minister of Health can force Excellent Care Clinics in Velsen-Noord to stop a non-scientifically supported lidocaine treatment for long COVID, due to concerns about patient safety and conflicts of interest at the clinic. #postcovid #lidocaïne #gezondheidszorg (translated)
In a stabbing incident at a school in northern Poland, ten people were injured, including students and teachers, and a 19-year-old suspect has been arrested. #stekpartij #Polen #onderwijs (translated)
