Local residents are taking the Dutch state to court in a summary judgment to challenge a billion-euro subsidy planned for the polluting steel company Tata Steel. The legal action aims to block the financial support, with critics suggesting the company's reliance on state funding is now at significant risk.
The organizers of the Haarlem Grachtenloop have shortened the 10-kilometer race to five kilometers due to expected extreme heat. Participants will now complete only one lap of the course instead of the original two, although the route itself remains unchanged.
The weekly market in Heemskerk will proceed as scheduled despite predicted high temperatures, according to market master Eric de Vrij. Organizers will monitor the weather and may close the market early if conditions become too extreme.
Ukraine and the German arms industry have signed an agreement to develop defense systems against high-speed Russian ballistic missiles. President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the urgency of the project, aiming for tangible results by the upcoming winter to counter ongoing threats.
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Peru in November, returning to the country where he lived and worked as a bishop for many years. Having spent most of his adult life there, he has held Peruvian nationality since 2015.