Vacancies filled: Camp and Knapen new ministers in demissionary cabinet
VVD coryfee Henk Kamp becomes demissionary Minister of Defense, CDA Ben Knapen goes to Foreign Affairs. Insiders report that. There was a vacancy on both ministries.
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Diplomat woman hitting motorcyclist dead agree to family
An American diplomatic woman who killed a motorcyclist in England in 2019 and then fled to the US has entered into an agreement with the family of …
Hotel manager from ‘Hotel Rwanda’ found guilty of terrorism
A Rwandan court has sentenced former hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for 25 years in prison for terrorism. The authorities blame the 67-year-old activist, who is known worldwide …
Putin Thanks Russians for Confidence in Elections, West Criticizes
President Putin thanked Russian citizens for the trust they have given by voting. He did that during a video call with the head of the electoral …
21 people from Dutch evacuation list on flight from Kabul to Doha
A group of 21 people on the Dutch evacuation list arrived in Doha tonight from the Afghan capital Kabul. That’s what the State Department reports. It…
Weekend in Goois forest must provide VVD, CDA and D66 way out of deep formation deadlock
Informer Remkes spent exactly 24 hours with his moving session to pull the cabinet formation out of the slop, far away from the turbulent Hague practice last …
Evacuation email address Kabul offline: ‘My dream is shaking’
Afghans left in Kabul after the withdrawal of foreign troops will not be able to ask for help after today via the email address that was …
France calls back ambassadors from US and Australia over defence pact
France is calling back its ambassadors from the United States and Australia to discuss the new defence pact between those two countries and the United Kingdom. …
Tom de Bruijn temporary successor to Kaag on Foreign Affairs
Tom de Bruijn becomes temporary Foreign Minister. For the time being, the D66 er succeeds his party mate Kaag, who stepped out as minister yesterday, after …
Why Ministers Kaag and Bijleveld call it quits
What happened?
What do these ministers have to do with Afghanistan?
Sigrid Kaag was the demissionary Secretary of State. The Foreign Minister deals with the relationship …
What the deputy of Minister Kaag means for the formation
The Parliamentary elections were March 17 th. That’s exactly six months ago today and there’s still no view of a new cabinet. The departure of …
After Kaag (D66), Minister Bijleveld (CDA) also resigns: I stand in the way of defence work
Demissionary Minister of Defence Bijleveld (CDA) resigns after the motion of censure against her. After Foreign Minister Kaag, she is the second executive to leave because …
France brings back ambassadors from US and Australia
France is calling back its ambassadors in the United States and Australia for consultation, after a deal between those two countries marked the end of an …
Tens of thousands of Afghans still stranded on U.S. Army bases
Tens of thousands of Afghans are still waiting for US army bases after the chaotic flight from their home country until they are accommodated somewhere. That …
Brussels surprises and unhappy with new US, UK and Australia military pact
The European Union was totally surprised by the announcement of a new defence pact from America, the United Kingdom and Australia. The three countries did not …
Kaag steps up as minister after censure Chamber, continues formation
Demissionary Minister Kaag of Foreign Affairs resigns. The Chamber took a motion of censure against her and expresses its disapproval for the evacuation operation in Afghanistan. …
Neighbouring countries: North Korea fired two missiles
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles, South Korean and Japanese authorities report. According to the Japan, the missiles were fired from the middle of North …
Wake-up service 15/9: Afghanistandebat • Von der Leyen holds State of the Union
Good morning! The House of Representatives debates the evacuation mission from Afghanistan and Ursula von der Leyen issues the annual policy note, the State of the …
Bickering ministries push Afghans selection procedure to UN
The selection of Afghans creates acidic proportions in the demissionary cabinet. The bickering representatives involved are therefore pushing that hot potato to the United Nations Refugee …
Japan vaccination rates rise to above 50 percent
More than 50% of the Japanese population has now been fully vaccinated, the government announced today. 60 percent of the population is expected to be vaccinated by the …
French Foreign Minister: Taliban lie
According to the French Foreign Minister, the Taliban is lying and France will not establish any relationship with the newly formed government. Jean-Yves Le Drian gave …
Seven Dutchmen flew from Afghanistan to Qatar
Seven Dutch people were able to leave Afghanistan today on a Qatari flight. The State Department says the departure was a “complicated operation”, led by Qatar.
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BioNTech wants corona vaccine for children over 5 years
The German BioNTech wants the coronavirus vaccine it markets with Pfizer by regulators to approve for children aged 5-11, including in Europe. Within weeks, the biotechnology …
13 Dutch people flew from Kabul to Qatar, first civilian flight since departure US
A group of 13 Dutch people left Afghanistan on an evacuation flight this afternoon, the Foreign Ministry reports. They have been transferred to the Qatari capital of …