Prince Charles made a private visit on Tuesday at the headquarters of the British spy service MI5 in London. This can be seen from the Court Circular, the agenda of the British royal house.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Crimea on Wednesday, the Ukrainian peninsula that was annexed by Russia in March 2014. Putin visited, among other things, the bridge that is being built between the Crimea and the Russian mainland. The president said he hopes the bridge will be ready next summer, rather than planned.
In order to solve the mafia-like murder of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak, the country must work closely with Europol. The country must also cooperate with investigations conducted by the European anti-fraud agency OLAF into possible abuse of EU subsidies.
The NATO countries are right behind London after the poisoning of a former double spy and his daughter in Salisbury. They are very concerned about the first nerve attack on NATO territory since the alliance began in 1949, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday in parliament. NATO member states call on Moscow to answer questions from the British government about the Russian chemical weapons program.
Exploding packages cause a lot of unrest in the American city of Austin (Texas). In recent days, packages exploded in three different places. As a result, two people were killed and one wounded.
For the first time in eight months, Syrian fighter planes have carried out air strikes in the southern province of Deraa. The attacks were just east of the provincial capital Deraa and other attacks about 60 kilometers and southwest of Damascus.
The BBC is going to call on the United Nations to force Iran to stop the intimidation of BBC Persian staff in London and their families in Iran. According to the British broadcaster, the country is putting more and more pressure on employees of Iranian origin, for example through intimidation and travel bans. Family members are also arrested.
Marine Le Pen was once again welcomed by its fellow party members for the first time since the 2017 election season. At the sixteenth party conference she gave the typical Front National sound, but now wants to call the party 'Rassemblement Populaire' to leave the past behind and to facilitate political cooperation.
The British supermarket chain Waitrose purchases Mother's Day. Mother's Day makes way for the gender neutral 'You-day'.
The images that surfaced hundreds of women in saunas, swimming pools, dressing rooms and other public places earlier this week may also include Belgian victims. On the images that the NOS investigated, a twitterer believes that the dressing room of the sports hall of Hogeschool Gent is recognizable. HoGent has now filed a complaint
It might just be that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, nevertheless becomes queen when her husband Charles ascends to the throne. The official website of Charles, Prince of Wales, has removed references that were just about Camilla never going to call herself Queen.
Now that Kim Jong-un has announced that he will stop his nuclear program and that Donald Trump has accepted the North Korean dictator's call for consultations, he is pleased and reticent in Asia.
The German police believe that a Polish nurse who is suspected of having killed a very elderly patient with insulin may have more hair follicles. After a nationwide call, the police discovered at least four cases of very old people who died while the Pool worked in the institution concerned.
The Belgian coast next Saturday is the setting for the first Grote Schelpenteldag. Scientists call everyone to come to the beach to help map the biodiversity of the coast.
From our editorial office abroad
Escortgirl Anastasia Vashukevich (who calls herself a vlogger Nastya Rybka) is not welcome in the US. The 21-year-old Belarussian has made himself useful as a 'sex coach' in Thailand, but is stuck because she did not have a work permit. The US Department of State finds its offer from a Thai cell to come up with evidence of Russian interference with the US elections 'bizarre.'
VVD and SP want to get rid of the controversial office of the European Commission that has the task of fighting fake news. The government must advocate the abolition of EUvsDisinfo in Brussels, according to government party VVD and opposition party SP. The two parties seem to have a view of a majority in the House.
The Flemish government is concerned about the restoration of the most important artwork of Flanders, the altarpiece Lam Gods of the brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck. In response to reports of a problem with the humidity in the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, Prime Minister Geert Bourgeois and Culture Minister Sven Gatz call together everyone who is involved in the restoration.
Antoinette Tuff managed to prevent a bloodbath in 2013 in a primary school in the American city of Atlanta. Her story, perhaps more relevant than ever, has been filmed and nominated for an Oscar.
Instagram users may also be able to call with the app later on. Files and icons for calling and video calling are already in the apps of Instagram and Instagram Direct. According to news site TechCrunch they can not be used yet, but the icons indicate that Instagram is working on something.
US President Trump and German Chancellor Merkel stressed in a telephone conversation that the recent Security Council resolution on a ceasefire in Syria must be implemented immediately. They accuse the Syrian government and the Russian and Iranian allies of the regime in Damascus.
The British writer Tilly Bagshawe has tips to get a free upgrade to business class seats on the plane.
A Czech court ordered Tuesday the release of former Syrian-Kurdish PYD leader Saleh Muslim, his lawyer said. This despite the call from Turkey to keep him in detention pending an extradition request.
Four Russians have been convicted of tampering in the construction of an important new space base. A businessman was sentenced to twelve years in prison, his son had to go to jail for 5.5 years and a regional politician was sentenced to six years in prison. Another businessman heard a sentence of seven years in Khabarovsk.
Less than two weeks after a former student from a high school in Florida shot seventeen people, American weapon fans seem even more eager. At an arms exchange in Tampa, the last weekend was pushed.
At the end of this week, European leaders started the first discussions on the new multi-annual budget of the EU. At the same time, there is already informal consultation about the future of Europe, with Germany and France taking the lead. These countries want more European cooperation, at the expense of the current powers that EU countries still have. This mainly concerns more Brussels in the financial-economic field and more money for the EU.
The German government wants a national regulation that allows cities to introduce a ban on the banning of polluting cars. That was reported by German media on Saturday. They call this remarkable because the government had so far rejected such driving bans in any form.
The European Union calls upon the warring parties around the Syrian region of East Ghouta to immediately observe a ceasefire and allow humanitarian aid. The 28 Member States call on the international community, including Russia, to support the UN's request for such a cease-fire.
Eating dog meat is the subject of a generation conflict in South Korea. The young people turn away en masse from the traditional use, which is still in vogue among the elderly. The South Korean authorities are very aware of the controversial side of the matter and have called on the catering industry to keep Pyeongchang far away from putting dog food on the menu during the Winter Games. This is reported by several local entrepreneurs.
Strippers at a funeral. It is so common in China that the government has started a new campaign to eradicate this phenomenon. Especially in the countryside, the spicy funerals are very popular.
