Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in Houston, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two goals to help his team bounce back from an opening-round loss. The victory also saw Ronaldo reclaim a World Cup record from Lionel Messi.
Utrecht University has awarded scholarships to seven students from Gaza, allowing them to pursue their studies at the institution. The university confirmed on its website that all seven students have already arrived in Utrecht.
A doctor who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been confirmed as the first Ebola case in France since the latest outbreak. The health ministry reported that the physician had been working in the DRC before traveling back to French territory.
A code orange weather warning for extreme heat went into effect across a large part of the Netherlands at midday on Tuesday. The alert, which was previously announced on Monday, is expected to remain in place until Friday morning.
A passenger car caught fire on the N205 near Hoofddorp on Wednesday morning, leading to a temporary closure of the road. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Shallow groundwater in the Netherlands is contaminated with pollutants such as pesticides, medicines, and PFAS in significantly more locations than previously estimated. These findings, reported by the water company Vitens, resulted from a five-year study using a new monitoring network in groundwater protection zones.