Taliban call for international recognition in statement | Abroad

Taliban call for international recognition in statement |  Abroad

“We call on countries inside and outside the region, especially Islamic countries, to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, lift all sanctions, stop freezing funds and support the further development of Afghanistan,” the statement from the clergy read. In the statement, they fail to respond to demands the international community has made of the Taliban, such as the reopening of …

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Same captaincy, different feeling for Marloes Keetels

Same captaincy, different feeling for Marloes Keetels

She was already captain of Orange as the previous World Cup approached. But six months before the start of the tournament, Marloes Keetels returned his group. The captaincy cost him too much energy. Four years later, it’s very different and Keetels (29) starts as one of the three captains of the tournament. It’s his last tour as a hockey superstar. …

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Less flow through the Netherlands to tax havens

Minder Doorstroom Via Nederland

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to low-tax countries in the Netherlands have fallen sharply over the past two years. According to DNB analysis, this may be the result of new national and international legislation. The Netherlands is the second largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the world after the United States. A significant portion of these investments – and …

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Henley: only a few Dutch people in action

Henley: only a few Dutch people in action

Photo: Henley Royal Regatta website Yesterday was ax day for Dutch boats in scenic Henley-on-Thames. Of the considerable number of Dutch teams that were still in the race, only Triton’s Temple8 remained. Plus a number of foreign service rowers and Wibout Rustenburg with his French brother-in-law Guillaume Turlan. This latter combination …

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Cabinet announces new education plans

Cabinet announces new education plans

The cabinet announces a set of measures to solve the shortage of teachers in the Netherlands. I think teachers feel they have been undervalued in recent years, says Wiersma, “and that is something The Hague can count on”. He wants to make teaching attractive, he told Op1. According to the minister, this means, among other things, doing something with teachers’ …

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Djokovic impressed with next opponent Van Rijthoven: ‘He doesn’t seem to be bothered by the tension’ | sport

Djokovic impressed with next opponent Van Rijthoven: 'He doesn't seem to be bothered by the tension' |  sport

Novak Djokovic convincingly qualified for the fourth round at Wimbledon, where he won the Dutch sensation Tim van Rijthoven affected. The 35-year-old Serb beat his compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic, thirteen years his junior: 6-0, 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic took just under two hours against his young compatriot. The first set ended after 25 minutes, after which it took him twice 45 minutes …

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Windows Defender Unnecessarily Slows Intel Processors, But There’s a Fix

Windows Defender Unnecessarily Slows Intel Processors, But There's a Fix

A bug in Windows Defender can reduce the performance of Intel processors by 6%. This is more than you would normally expect from security software. The performance loss occurs on 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th generation desktop and laptop processors on Windows 10 and 11, but not on AMD systems. The problem lies in the seven hardware performance counters of …

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Protesters storm the Libyan parliament building and set it on fire

Protesters storm the Libyan parliament building and set it on fire

ONS News†today, 00:36 Protesters broke into the Libyan parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk. A fire broke out in and around the building. The North African country is politically split in two. Protesters are furious at the political deadlock, corruption and poor living conditions. People also took to the streets in the capital Tripoli. An eyewitness told the …

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Iran and the United States are not close to a new nuclear agreement

Iran en VS komen nog niet dichter bij nieuw atoomakkoord

The Iranian-American negotiators did not speak to each other directly in the capital of Qatar, but through a mediator from the European Union. Negotiations have made little progress in recent months. Both parties accuse each other of not wanting to make concessions. According to the initial agreement, Iran would reduce its nuclear activities in exchange for the suspension of international …

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