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In Rambervillers, France, the naked body of a 5-year-old girl was found in a trash bag in an apartment on Tuesday afternoon. According to local media, police arrested a 15-year-old boy. He is known to the police and suffers from psychiatric disorders. The girl’s parents, according to the Romanian-born AFP news agency, reported their daughter’s disappearance to the police in …

The European Union and Japan oppose a proposal by the United States to the G7 countries to ban all exports to Russia. This brings the FinancialTimes based on conversations with anonymous sources. International media previously reported that a comprehensive ban on exports to Russia was on the table at the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima in May. According to the …

In the picturesque Italian coastal town of Portofino, people are no longer allowed to stand still or loiter in certain areas, according to new regulations. Critics say it’s a selfie ban, but that’s denied by Mayor Matteo Viacava. The village on the Italian Riviera, in the province of Genoa, attracts crowds of tourists every year. Under the new rules, anyone …

The first Dutch evacuees flew with a French evacuation flight.Image access point Minister Wopke Hoekstra previously announced that sixty Dutch people had now been evacuated from Sudan. They left the country with the Defense C130 Hercules transport plane and with other flights from international partners. Minister Kajsa Ollongren (Defence) announced on Twitter that the second evacuation flight with the Air …

The first Dutch evacuees flew with a French evacuation flight.Image access point On Monday morning, the first Dutch evacuation flight from Sudan landed in Jordan, with 32 evacuees on board. There were 15 Dutch people on this flight. The flight was not full, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “At the time of departure, there were no more people present …

A Defense C130 Hercules transport plane with Dutch nationals and evacuees from other countries on board left Sudan overnight from Sunday to Monday. The plane is en route to Jordan, the foreign ministry said. The evacuation to Sudan was carried out by Dutch marines. In recent days, the possibilities of evacuating the Dutch have been explored, according to the Ministry …

A South Korean Airbnb host has to pay a bill of 1,418 euros after two Chinese tourists left the taps open and the lights on for 25 days, local media report. The couple probably got ‘revenge’ because they weren’t allowed to cancel their booking four days in advance. A husband and wife had rented a villa on Airbnb for their …

International•22 April ’23 08:07Author: Mark Van Harreveld Europe must set its own course on China and not, as French President Macron said, blindly follow the United States. So says Han ten Broeke, former VVD deputy and director of political affairs at the Center for Strategic Studies in The Hague, in the BNR’s De Wereld. “We are wrong about the extent …

Tabernas, a desert area in Andalusia, southern Spain. Photo: Adobe Stock/PhotoGranary Partly due to climate change, drought is a recurring problem in southern European countries. Desertification is already underway in some areas. However, it is not just about increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. In this article, you will learn more about why deserts threaten to appear in southern Europe, …

Women at work in a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.ImageAFP Fires regularly break out in garment factories in countries like Bangladesh and India because fire safety is not in order. To improve this, the international unions and almost two hundred international clothing brands signed an agreement ten years ago, the old Bangladesh agreement, now …