- 3d ago
TSMC profit jumps 77% to record $22bn, pledges $100bn more for Arizona plants
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 77% jump in second-quarter net profit to a record $22 billion and announced an additional $100 billion investment in US chipmaking in Arizona, raising its total US commitment to $265 billion.
- 5d ago
Trump slams New York’s first-in-nation data center moratorium as Hochul vows to protect ratepayers
President Donald Trump attacked New York’s one-year halt on large data center permits, warning it would cost jobs and cede AI ground to China, while Governor Kathy Hochul defended the pause as necessary to shield consumers from rising bills and resource strain.
- Jul 11
Moldova's Sandu picks financier Vasile Tofan as prime minister after political crisis
President Maia Sandu named 44-year-old private equity partner Vasile Tofan on Saturday, tasking him with steering Moldova's economy and EU accession after the previous premier resigned this month.
- 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 8
Netherlands to shift €66m in MBO funding from Randstad to shrinking regions to keep vocational schools open
Education minister Rianne Letschert has unveiled a plan to overhaul how vocational colleges are financed, moving money from urban centres to areas where student numbers are falling fast.
- 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 2
WHO declares hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship MV Hondius over after last contact clears quarantine
The last contact of a person exposed on the MV Hondius completed quarantine and tested negative, the WHO chief said Thursday. No cases have been reported since 25 May.
- Jun 30
Paraguay beats Germany on penalties; Netherlands and Morocco deadlocked in World Cup last 16
Paraguay eliminated Germany 5-2 on penalties in the World Cup round of 16 in Boston, while the Netherlands and Morocco remained scoreless into the second half in Monterrey.
- Jun 27
Record heatwave grips Netherlands: surgeries postponed, trains disrupted as code red eases to orange amid thunderstorm threats
The Netherlands on Friday experienced its hottest June day since records began, triggering code red warnings, hospital surgery cancellations, train cancellations, and thousands of stranded trucks. On Saturday, the heat persists with code orange and threats of severe thunderstorms.
- Jun 21
100,000 poems fall from the sky over Barcelona, transforming Civil War bombings into a mass reading
On Saturday evening, a helicopter dropped 100,000 bookmarks bearing freedom poems over Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, turning a symbol of past air raids into a collective act of reading and memory.
- Jun 21
Dutch PM Rob Jetten formally apologises to Moluccan community for historic mistreatment 75 years after forced arrival
Prime Minister Rob Jetten offered a formal apology at the unveiling of the Ulu Kora national monument in Rotterdam for the callous dismissal, poor housing, and decades of neglect of the first generation of Moluccans who were brought to the Netherlands in 1951.
- Jun 20
Global quarantine for MV Hondius hantavirus contacts ends as Spain closes outbreak management
The final crew and passengers from the MV Hondius completed their quarantine on 20 June, with all contacts testing negative and Spain officially closing its management of the outbreak that killed three people.
- Jun 19
Almost all Hondius cruise ship passengers and crew cleared from quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak
Nearly all passengers and crew of the MV Hondius, the cruise ship that suffered a hantavirus outbreak in April, have been cleared to return home from quarantine, the World Health Organization announced on Thursday, as the last isolation periods expire.
- Jun 16
Messi hat-trick equals World Cup record as Argentina open title defence with 3-0 win over Algeria
Lionel Messi marked his 200th international cap with all three goals in Argentina's 3-0 Group J victory over Algeria, drawing level with Miroslav Klose on 16 World Cup goals exactly 20 years after his first.
- Jun 15
Wim T. Schippers, Dutch absurdist artist and voice of Ernie, dies at 83
Dutch artist, television maker, and the voice of Ernie in Sesamstraat, Wim T. Schippers, died on 10 June 2026 at the age of 83, his foundation announced.
- Jun 4
Dutch police detain four in probe of men who drugged, abused women they knew and shared videos in private chat groups
Four men have been detained across the Netherlands after police, acting on tips from Germany and the UK, uncovered private online groups where members exchanged advice on drugging partners and shared videos of sexual abuse.
- May 30
Hondius cruise ship cleared to sail again after deadly hantavirus outbreak and Rotterdam quarantine
The MV Hondius has been authorized to resume service after Rotterdam health authorities confirmed the vessel was effectively cleaned and disinfected following a hantavirus outbreak that killed three passengers.
- May 30
Raheem Sterling arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after motorway crash; source cites 'immeasurable' psychological strain
Former England winger Raheem Sterling has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after crashing his Lamborghini into barriers on the M3 in Hampshire. A source close to the player says he has suffered 'immeasurable' psychological strain after being made to feel 'disposable'.
