Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu

Sisters Heather (29) and Silver (26) from Haarlem play at the World Cup for ecstatic fans: 'We had to get used to the noise'

Haarlem sisters Heather and Silver Siegers are competing in the Cricket World Cup in England, experiencing significantly larger and louder crowds than in the Dutch domestic league. The athletes noted they had to adjust to the intense noise from enthusiastic Indian fans during the tournament.

Saskya (59) returns to Amsterdam after 30 years in the US: 'I lived in a dictatorship there'

Amsterdam struggles to find drug consumption rooms despite urgent need

Zelensky: Belarus must remove drone signal boosters

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.

Driver killed in train crash north of London

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.