- yesterday
Bonoloto, Triplex and ONCE cupón results for 14 July 2026 announced; Euromillones draw awaited in Paris
The ONCE Triplex morning and evening sessions paid up to 150 euros, while the daily cupón awarded 35,000 euros. The pan-European Euromillones draw was set for 21:30 hours in Paris.
- 3d ago
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink found dead at 38 after World Cup removal over dropped sexual assault case
The body of Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink was discovered at his home in Borculo, weeks after FIFA excluded him from the 2026 World Cup VAR panel following a police investigation in London that was later dropped.
- 4d ago
Macron visits Fontainebleau as fire ravages 2,000 hectares; volunteer firefighter among suspects
The fire, which started Sunday, has consumed about 10% of the UNESCO-listed forest. Two 18-year-olds, including a volunteer firefighter, have been detained.
- Jul 10
France beats Morocco 2-0, police in Brussels and Dutch cities brace for unrest after quarterfinal
France advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 2-0 win over Morocco, but the quarterfinal triggered a heavy police response in Brussels and scattered clashes in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.
- Jul 9
Gulf conflict escalation pushes oil past $82 and gas to 3-month high, European stocks hold steady
Renewed US-Iran hostilities and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent European gas to 51.5 euros per megawatt hour and Brent crude above $82 a barrel on 13 July 2026, while European equities posted modest gains and Asian chipmakers tumbled.
- Jul 5
Racist abuse surges at 2026 World Cup: Swiss and Dutch players targeted, FIFA reports 11% of insulting posts are racist
FIFA says racist comments now make up 11% of abusive online posts during the tournament, a three-point rise from 2022. Switzerland's FA disabled comments after its opening draw, and Dutch players blocked their accounts following a penalty shootout loss.
- Jul 5
Spain's defensive wall stands firm: Unai Simón sets World Cup record ahead of Portugal clash
Spain reaches the World Cup quarter-finals without conceding a goal, with goalkeeper Unai Simón surpassing Walter Zenga's 34-year-old record for minutes without conceding.
- Jul 4
Morocco fans celebrate World Cup quarterfinal berth; police use water cannon in The Hague
Morocco's 3-0 victory over Canada in the World Cup round of 16 sent supporters into the streets across the Netherlands and Brussels, with festivities turning unruly in several cities and riot police deploying water cannon and making arrests.
- Jul 1
Franco-German tank maker KNDS shelves €15bn IPO, delaying Berlin’s stake plan
KNDS, the Franco-German maker of Leopard 2 tanks, has shelved its planned initial public offering citing market volatility in European defence stocks. The move postpones a deal that would have brought the German government onto its shareholder register alongside France.
- Jul 1
Grapperhaus emotional over curfew signature, Van Dissel takes blame for herd immunity controversy at Dutch corona inquiry
Former justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus broke down recalling his reluctant signature on the 2021 curfew, while ex-OMT chair Jaap van Dissel admitted fault for the herd immunity uproar and called the government's COVID rules a 'spaghetti mess'.
- Jul 1
Dublin hotels second in Europe for occupancy as new levy threatens supply; office leasing holds steady
A flurry of property market reports show Dublin hotels running at 84.1% occupancy, second only to Edinburgh, while a doubled development levy takes effect today and office leasing remains on track for a solid year.
- Jul 1
Euromillones and Bonoloto winning numbers for Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The winning numbers for Euromillones and Bonoloto draws on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, have been announced. Euromillones: 1, 8, 37, 44, 48 and stars 2, 6. Bonoloto: 6, 17, 33, 39, 43, 47, with reintegro 2 and complementario 29.
- Jun 29
Halsema questioned on 'disproportionate' curfew as Dutch corona inquiry turns to unrest
The parliamentary inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic hears Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema and former police chief Henk van Essen on Monday, focusing on the controversial curfew of early 2021 and the unrest it sparked.
- Jun 27
Wout Weghorst completes free transfer to boyhood club FC Twente until 2028
The 33-year-old Netherlands international, currently at the World Cup, returns to his Twente roots on a two-year deal after leaving Ajax.
- Jun 27
Two Eurostar trains evacuated in Belgian heatwave as catenary snaps, hundreds stranded
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from two Eurostar trains on Friday after technical failures and a catenary wire break left them stranded in scorching heat in Belgium.
- Jun 24
KNDS to float on Frankfurt and Paris exchanges as France and Germany cement equal 40% stakes
Tank maker KNDS, the producer of Leopard 2 and Leclerc battle tanks, announced a dual listing in Frankfurt and Paris on Wednesday, bringing in institutional investors and locking equal 40% stakes for the French and German governments.
- Jun 24
Dutch public transport shut down entirely as workers strike over social security cuts
Union-led work stoppage from 04:00 to 08:00 brought trains, trams, buses, and metros to a standstill across the Netherlands, leaving stations deserted as staff protested government plans to raise the retirement age and cut unemployment and disability benefits.
- Jun 24
Record-breaking European heatwave kills dozens, forces hospital alerts as heat dome advances east
A historic June heatwave has shattered temperature records across Western Europe, killing at least 55 people in France and overwhelming health services, with the heat dome now pushing east towards Germany, Poland and the Balkans.
- Jun 23
Mamdani-backed candidates notch wins in New York congressional primaries, Lander defeats Goldman
Former city comptroller Brad Lander unseated Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10, and Assemblymember Claire Valdez won the open Brooklyn-Queens seat, as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to expand democratic socialist power scored early victories.
- Jun 23
Heineken appoints JDE Peet's Rafael Oliveira as new CEO, breaking with tradition
The Dutch brewer has appointed Rafael Oliveira, currently CEO of JDE Peet's, to succeed Dolf van den Brink from October 1, marking the first time an outsider has taken the top job.
