The European border agency Frontex reported a 40 percent decrease in illegal border crossings into the EU during the first four months of 2024. This significant decline is based on a comparison with the same period from the previous year.
Police have arrested two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, on suspicion of involvement in the death of 73-year-old Paul Wyber in Amsterdam. Wyber was found dead in his home in the Jordaan neighborhood on Monday evening, and both suspects are also local residents.
A driver was hospitalized after their car plunged into the water alongside the A9 motorway near Badhoevedorp. Emergency services, including police divers, attended the scene of the single-vehicle accident, which resulted in a temporary closure of the connecting road to the A4.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reports that no new suspected hantavirus cases have been identified on the cruise ship m/v Hondius. The vessel is currently en route to the Netherlands following a previous outbreak. This update follows direct communication between the WHO and the ship's captain.
