Reuters ONS News•today, 08:47 US troops gain access to four other military bases in the Philippines, reports the US Department of Defense. This extends the EDCA defense pact (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) between the two countries. The expansion was announced during a visit to Manila by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. This strengthens the ties between the two countries. …

“I was 24 and looking for adventure. As a soldier I was stationed in Curacao for a year and then I really couldn’t get used to it in the Netherlands. My childhood was It was hectic and Amsterdam West was not a peaceful area to come back to. I felt locked up in the Netherlands and wanted to travel the …

Reuters Soccer OUR•today, 22:11 The Club World Cup in Morocco kicked off on Wednesday night with a match between Egypt’s Al Ahly and New Zealand’s Auckland City. Al Ahly won 3-0 to advance to the quarter-finals. Before the match, there was an opening show with lights, fireworks and acrobatics at the Ibn Batouta stadium in Tangier. Ronaldo, Messi and Bale …

Washington will impose sanctions on the Union Election Commission, mining companies, energy officials and current and former military officials, the statement said. The action will be coordinated with Great Britain, Canada and Australia. Canada and Australia imposed new sanctions on Tuesday. Myanmar’s top generals staged a coup in February 2021 after five years of tense power-sharing under a quasi-civilian political …

Ice hockey player Mike Verschuren (30) is indispensable to Eindhoven Kemphanen, who lost 2-5 to Tilburg Trappers-2 in the Premier League on Saturday. He only made one trip to New Zealand. “One of the best decisions of my life.” When the buzzer announces the first break of a home game, Kemphaan Mike Verschuren often skates off the hockey rink with …

At least two people died in the city due to the natural disaster. Two others are still missing. Elton John’s farewell concert in the city was also canceled at the last minute. In Auckland, with a population of around 1.6 million, making up a third of New Zealand’s total population, 249 millimeters of rain fell on Friday. This is the …

Mon, Jan 30, 5:17 PM General Boxtel national coach Jeroen Delmee and his assistant Eric Verboom managed to win a medal at the World Cup of Hockey in India. On Sunday afternoon, the men’s national team beat Australia 3-1. With that, the disappointment of Friday’s lost semi-final against Belgium was largely swept away. In advance, Delmee and Verboom have already …

Kim Lamer Today at 13:50 Does hockey still have a place in the Olympics? There has been a lot of criticism in recent years: it is said that hockey is too small a sport and it is even said in the halls that hockey could well disappear from the Olympic calendar after 2032. As a hockey fan, that shocks me …

Even officials in The Hague, trained in discretion, already openly complain about the drive to perform and the culture of accountability in political affairs. Two senior officials allowed themselves to be interviewed about it last week NRC, unique. “Everything must be done at a crisis pace”, one of them summed up the problem. Ministers must deliver and profile themselves in …

Since 2020, companies have been waiting for a legal framework to send the personal data of European citizens to the United States. However, European privacy rules are difficult to reconcile with US laws. The politicians are therefore finalizing an agreement which will most likely be destroyed again some time later. From spring, there will again be a legal framework for …