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The leaders of VVD, CDA, D66 and GroenLinks are continuing 'informal' today with informant Herman Tjeenk Willink in the Catshuis.

The crisis at political party 50Plus is all the way up. The head of government may even be charged with libel and defamation today.

The palace garden in The Hague was closed on Saturday evening because a suspicious envelope was found. 'That envelope is in a place where it should not be. That's the reason for further research, 'said a spokesman for the Royal Marechaussee.

What the outcome of the British elections means for the brexit, 'we must review.' 'The Netherlands is ready for cooperation,' premier Mark Rutte tweets in a first reaction on Friday morning.

The body found in the Thames is indeed of 45-year-old Frenchman Xavier Thomas, reported The Guardian. He was formally identified on Wednesday evening. Thomas is the eighth victim of the London attack.

Minister Bert Koenders of Foreign Affairs condemns the two attacks in Iran's Iranian capital Tehran. 'His ministry is following the situation closely. At the onslaught in the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah Khomeini Wednesday, there were certainly twelve deaths. Terror Group IS has claimed the responsibility.

The cholera epidemic in Yemen is taking ever more serious forms. Since late April, more than 650 people have died of the disease and more than 80,000 people may be infected. Nearly 40 percent of those infected are under the age of fifteen, the emergency organization Save the Children reports Monday.

Among the victims of the terrorist attack in London are also foreigners. One of the seven dead was a Canadian citizen, said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Another came from France, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian.

On Twitter, King William Alexander and Queen Máxima report: 'Again, GB has been hit by a terrorist act. Our thoughts are among the victims in London and the people who got injured. With them and with their families, we feel connected on this sad day. ''

The United States does not accept China to place weapon systems on artificial islands in the South China Sea. US Secretary of State Jim Mattis (Defense) warned Saturday that Washington continues to resist the 'militarization' of the islands.

The next cabinet must quickly develop a new model ballot box, which is electronically countable. That advises the Electoral Council after evaluation of the Dutch parliamentary elections of 15 March.

Six Dutch ICT companies are working together on cyber security. The purpose of the association is to better protect vital Dutch infrastructure, such as ports, locks, hospitals and air traffic control.

The international police organization Europol has made use of images of child abuse online. The children can not be seen, but objects on the background of the pictures like a shampoo lesson, parts of wallpaper, parts of clothing and a plastic bag. The organization hopes that citizens based on these objects can help identify the location and rescue of victims.

Minister Ronald Plasterk of the Interior will not ban the 'voice app' of municipalities but help with its development. That is the result of an 'enlightening conversation' with the municipalities experimenting with such an app, which aims to involve more citizens in what the municipality does.

Germany, together with, among others, has planned a plan to hold a NATO Summit in Istanbul. This reported the newspaper Die Welt Wednesday. Turkish President Erdogan invited the Western Alliance to the summit in Warsaw last year to come to Turkey.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Versailles on Monday afternoon. Putin talks about his work visit with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron. Macron has announced 'a demanding dialogue' with Putin. The Kremlin expects Monday, 'an interesting and honest discussion' between the two leaders, reported French media.

During the summer weather, there were new files to the beaches on Saturday morning. The ANWB reports big crowds at Bergen op Zoom, by traffic that the A58 will travel towards Vlissingen. The beach traffic is also on the N59 to Zierikzee and the N57 on Voorne-Putten.

Over 2.8 million (old) players compete with the extra draw of the State Lottery on Saturday. The draw is part of the agreement that has been concluded with the Stichting Staatsloterijschade claim.

Geert Wilders does not attend the European Parliament. The Electoral Council appointed the PVV leader this week as a member of the EU Parliament, but he will thank for that, let a party spokesman know about it on Friday.

The budget for the reception of refugees in the region and emergency aid increases by a total of 80 million euros. That was announced by Minister Lilianne Ploumen (Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation) on Friday.

Rijkswaterstaat will provide the A4 with quieter asphalt. The work will take up to six weekends until October. The highway is therefore closed between Burgerveen and Leiden, in the direction of The Hague.

The work of securing the history of The Hague is expanding the Hague Municipal Archive. In the coming years, rough choices are made about what can and can not be preserved for future generations.

Motorists have to take into account delays and files on the roads on Thursday. Especially towards the coast can get busy, expect the ANWB.

The Dutch diplomatic network is in 'worrying state' and needs to be 'urgently' strengthened. For this reason, the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV), an important advisory body of government, calls on Wednesday. There should be 70 to 80 million euros annually. Especially in and around the European Union, posts need more manpower.

Politics The Hague has shocked responded to the attack in Manchester after the concert of the American teenage Ariana Grande. 'Stil again a terrible attack. My thoughts are with victims and relatives, 'said D66 leader Alexander Pechtold.

Dutch households bought more than 1 billion euros last year for products from foreign online stores in the European Union. According to preliminary figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (Statistics Netherlands), this represents an increase of more than a quarter compared with 2015.

Not unexpectedly, the large scale attack with the hostage software WannaCry is used for a new phishing attack. The attack was aimed at customers of British telecom provider BT. For that reason, the British internet watchdog warns Action Fraud.

Informant Edith Schippers does not see a combination of parties at this time to further talk about the creation of a new cabinet. According to her, for all variants that were on the table, there was insufficient support from one or more parties.

In several European countries, 27 people were arrested in connection with hacking of ATMs. Two arrests were made in the Netherlands, according to the European police organization Europol Thursday.

What everyone has known for a long time is finally confirmed by hard numbers: one in eight drivers says that they can chat behind the wheel. Among younger drivers it's even about a quarter that uses the smartphone while driving.