On Friday evening, emergency centers in the central Netherlands, including Flevoland, Gooi en Vechtstreek, and Utrecht, received a high volume of storm damage reports. Local authorities issued an NL-Alert to notify residents of the severe weather situation across the region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has given Belarus one week to remove signal boosters near the border that he claims are used to assist Russian drone attacks. Zelensky warned that Ukraine will take action to remove the equipment itself if Belarus fails to comply.
A train driver was killed in a collision between two trains near Bedford, north of London, on Friday. The British transport union RMT confirmed the fatality following the incident involving the two colliding trains.
US President Donald Trump inspected a modified Boeing 747 at an airbase in Maryland that was gifted by Qatar. The aircraft is slated to become part of the presidential Air Force One fleet.
Dutch cultural historian Joris Oddens has discovered the first portrait of the States-General, which dates back to 1608. The artwork is significant as it commemorates the first recognition of the Netherlands as a sovereign nation.