Nine-year-old Ryan is one of nearly 1,200 children in Amsterdam who do not attend school, a record high that reflects systemic failures in providing tailored education. Many of these students drop out because schools are unable to accommodate their specific behavioral or learning needs, leading to increased isolation and mental health challenges.
The Amsterdamse Bostheater is hosting a musical about Baruch Spinoza, the influential 17th-century philosopher born in Amsterdam known for his radical Enlightenment ideas. The play explores Spinoza's commitment to freedom of thought and equality while drawing connections between his experience as a refugee and contemporary issues facing asylum seekers.
A draft agreement between Iran and the United States reportedly includes a provision for Iran to dilute its highly enriched uranium, rendering it unsuitable for nuclear weapons. While details of the plan were shared by an Iranian official, the Iranian news agency Fars reports that the deal has not yet received final approval.
Jet de Nijs reflects on the profound loss of her late husband, singer Rob de Nijs, ahead of a planned tribute concert. She expressed mixed emotions regarding the event, titled 'Ahoy zingt De Nijs,' which honors his musical legacy.
A major power outage affected over 19,000 connections in parts of Rotterdam on Sunday, primarily in areas south of the Maas river. Grid operator Stedin reported that the disruption was caused by a malfunction in a transformer station.
Willem Polak, a prominent folk music pioneer and community figure from Haarlem, has passed away at the age of 81. He is famously known as the inspiration for the character in the 1968 hit song 'Prikkebeen' by Boudewijn de Groot and Lennaert Nijgh.