Taxi driver who drove into traffic controller sentenced to 120 hours community service: ‘This could have ended very badly’

De Jong to play third match on Court 14 at Roland Garros on Friday

Dutch tennis player Jesper de Jong is scheduled to play his third-round match at Roland Garros against Russia's Karen Khachanov on Friday. This marks the first time the athlete from Hoofddorp has reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament.

Water main leak in Buikslotermeer: hundreds of households in Amsterdam North without water

Low wind in Germany: Dutch hourly electricity price spikes to 60 cents per kWh tonight

Dynamic electricity prices in the Netherlands are set to spike to nearly 60 cents per kilowatt-hour this Thursday evening. The price surge is driven by a combination of low wind power generation in Germany and high local demand for air conditioning.

American claims record-fast climb of Mount Everest

American climber Tyler Andrews claims to have set a new record by reaching the summit of Mount Everest in 9 hours and 55 minutes. According to his team, the ascent of the 8,849-meter peak was completed in record-breaking time.

Newspaper: Staff pushed for $250 bill featuring Trump

Internal pressure within the US government was exerted to design a $250 bill featuring President Trump, according to a report by The Washington Post. A senior staffer who opposed the proposal was reportedly reassigned.