Op 24 juli komen lidstaten van het Internationaal Strafhof bijeen voor een speciale zitting over de positie van Khan. Volgens het bestuursorgaan heeft hij zich schuldig gemaakt aan ernstig wangedrag en schending van zijn plichten.

Verder dan de groepsfase kwam het nationale team van Curaçao niet op het WK voetbal, maar op het eiland zorgde de deelname voor een sterke onderlinge verbondenheid en geloof in eigen kracht. En hoop op een groei van de economie en het toerisme. „Er is een Curaçao voor het WK en een Curaçao na het WK.”

In augustus 2018 stortte in het Noord-Italiaanse Genua de Morandi-brug in. Er vielen 43 doden. Giovanni Castellucci, de oud-topman van de beheersmaatschappij Autostrade per l’Italia, kreeg donderdag twaalf jaar cel. Volgens de nabestaanden is „gerechtigheid geschied”.

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De zwangere vrouw Malak die in het asielzoekerscentrum te Zeist hardhandig werd weggetrokken door een agent die er klaar mee was (en niet wist dat ze zwanger was) heeft daarvan, twee maanden later, alsnog aangifte gedaan. Uiteraard met kneuzendobby & allround zeurpiet Willem Jebbink als advocaat, die de vrouw HEUS NIET zelf heeft opgezocht, maar er heeeel toevallig een verdienmodel van heeft gemaakt om Palestijnse asielzoekers en hun helper-UvA's aan een paar hersteldukaten te helpen door z'n telefoonnummer in allerlei kraakpanden op de muren te spelden. Omdat over haar vervelend agressieve vriendje Mesam Wekdad (een veroordeelde crimineel die voor drugshandel vier jaar in een Griekse cel zat en helemaal niet meer in Nederland had mogen zijn) het verhaal ging dat hij een mes bij zich had (bleek een 'aardappelschiller', hij wilde natuurlijk net piepers schrappen) waren de agenten nogal on edge. Aan Malak is 'meerdere keren gevraagd om weg te gaan in verband met haar veiligheid'. Dat deed ze natuurlijk niet en Wat Er Toen Gebeurde ziet u in het filmpje hierboven. Volgens haar aangifte kreeg ze daardoor 'vroegtijdige weeën en is ze getraumatiseerd'. Uit Mekdads Facebookposts zou later overigens blijken dat het kind gezond is geboren 'ondanks dat de politie het probeerde te doden'.

Christopher Nolan’s epic was given five stars by the Guardian, Independent and Telegraph, while the New York Times called it a ‘monumental adaptation’

Christopher Nolan’s $250m Imax blockbuster version of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey looks set to be among the director’s best-received of his career, and could be a frontrunner for next year’s best picture Oscar.

The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw was among the vast majority of critics who awarded it five stars, calling it a film “with thrilling ambition, boldness, seriousness, generosity and flair. There are some broad-brush moments in the dialogue, yes, but even these are applied with a muscular flourish.”

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The film-maker behind Selma and 13th will focus on the 14th amendment for a new film out later this year as Donald Trump targets those protected by it

Ava DuVernay announced on Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the civil war, and has come under legal attack from Donald Trump.

Netflix said on Thursday that it will release 14th later this year. The film will mark a return to nonfiction for DuVernay, the film-maker of Selma and Origin, and a follow-up to DuVernay’s 2016 film 13th, her examination of the legacy of the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery.

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Weer voor Rotterdam 🌤️ - 16-07-2026 19:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 25.7°C · Licht bewolkt 🌤️ | Min 20.3°C / Max 28.1°C | Kans op neerslag 3%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 20.3°C, Max 28.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 40°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 24.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 41°
• 21:00: 23.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1015.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 40°
• 22:00: 22.6°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 36°
• 23:00: 21.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 35°
• 00:00: 21.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 33°
• 01:00: 20.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 27°
• 02:00: 20.2°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1015.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 358°
• 03:00: 19.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 344°
• 04:00: 19.3°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1014.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 355°
• 05:00: 19.0°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1014.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 346°
• 06:00: 18.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1014.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 328°
• 07:00: 19.1°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1014.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 329°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• vrijdag 17 juli: Min 18.8°C, Max 26.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.7 hPa ↘️ -1.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 336°
• zaterdag 18 juli: Min 17.6°C, Max 21.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1016.4 hPa ↗️ +1.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 327°
• zondag 19 juli: Min 15.4°C, Max 19.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 13%, 🧭 1019.7 hPa ↗️ +3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 332°
• maandag 20 juli: Min 14.4°C, Max 20.0°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 13%, 🧭 1023.5 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.6 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 343°
• dinsdag 21 juli: Min 13.2°C, Max 21.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1025.9 hPa ↗️ +2.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 329°
• woensdag 22 juli: Min 15.8°C, Max 20.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 27%, 🧭 1021.9 hPa ↘️ -4.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.0 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 316°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 25.7°C (Licht bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 22.1°C (-3.6°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 44°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 39.6 km/h (11.0 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 38%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1015.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 38.7 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.5
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:42 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:54

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 40 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 6.9 μg/m³
• PM10: 10.8 μg/m³

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A Nishi-Arai, Adachi, ci sono locali che sembrano sul punto di cedere, poi basta guardare meglio: l’insegna è nuova, il menu è visibile, dentro si prepara ancora da mangiare. Yakiniku, oden, cibo caldo per chi entra, mangia e riparte. L’edificio sembra stanco, ma il posto lavora ancora. In questa parte di Tokyo, lontana dalle immagini più consumate della città, il contrasto è semplice: vecchio fuori, vivo dentro.

足立区西新井には、今にも崩れそうに見える店がある。でもよく見ると、看板は新しく、メニューも見えて、中ではまだ食べ物を出している。焼肉、おでん、入って、食べて、また出ていく人のための温かい食事。建物は疲れて見えるが、店はまだ働いている。よく知られた東京のイメージから少し離れた場所で、外は古く、中は生きている。


In Nishi-Arai, Adachi, there are places that look as if they are about to give in, then a closer look changes the reading: the sign is new, the menu is visible, food is still being prepared inside. Yakiniku, oden, warm food for people who come in, eat, and move on. The building looks tired, but the place is still working. In this part of Tokyo, far from the city’s more familiar images, the contrast is simple: old outside, alive inside.

New-to-me podcast that looks really interesting: Time Sensitive, “a podcast featuring candid, revealing long-form conversations with leading minds about their life and work through the lens of time”.

Spelled out in big colorful letters that even Google can understand, the EU is now requiring the Chocolate Factory to share search data with competitors while enhancing Android AI interoperability for bots other than Gemini. Needless to say, the company would like to find a way to disable this default. The European Commission (EC) announced a pair of specification decisions on Thursday. The first covers AI vendors' ability to integrate into Google's mobile OS, and the other forces Google to give search data to other search engines in order to “rebalance the playing field," as the EC put it. The specification proceeding, the Commission said, isn’t a noncompliance decision and doesn’t attempt to determine whether Google has been flouting its obligations as a Digital Markets Act gatekeeper (i.e., it’s big enough that it controls access to markets for smaller firms). It only wanted to make sure both parties were clear on what the EC actually wants Google to do to lessen its monopolistic hold on search and its control over the operating system on the majority of the world’s smartphones. Gemini gets pried loose from Android “Currently, on Android phones, competitors' AI assistants only have restricted access to key functionalities,” the EC said. “Today's decision will ensure that users can activate their preferred AI assistant.” Specifically, Google will be required to give third-party AI providers extensive access to Android-powered devices, including allowing them to be voice-activated in place of Gemini, and to take actions in apps on user’s behalf. Google cried foul, as it has when faced with practically any EU decision spanking it for unfair competition. “Today's decisions risk undermining vital privacy and security guardrails for millions of Europeans,” Google and Alphabet president of global affairs Kent Walker said in a statement. More specifically to the AI portion of the decision, Walker said the EC’s ruling is unnecessary, as AI assistants "already safely access Android’s capabilities” inasmuch as OEMs let them. “This Android ruling threatens device security by granting external apps sensitive and powerful device permissions without [OEM] safeguards,” Walker said. Never mind the fact that the Commission spelled out in its FAQ for the AI interoperability specifications that Google and OEMs still retain a good deal of control over their implementations. “In view of the sensitive nature of some of the features, Google may put in place objective and non-discriminatory eligibility conditions to limit access to third parties meeting certain privacy, security and integrity standards,” the EC said. An unreasonable search seizure? As for the search half of the specification decision, the EU was concerned Google’s prior attempts at offering to open up were “innefective so far.” With that in mind, the Commish wants other search engines to be able to access Google data in order to improve their own services and compete more effectively. “Subject to anonymisation, Google should share the same data that it collects to optimise its own search services,” the Commission said, noting that that includes giving AI chatbots access to that data to improve their services as well. “The aim of these measures is to allow companies to be able to offer European users a wider and more feature-rich range of options to choose from, both when it comes to their AI services on Android and to search services.” Google, again, is predictably unhappy. “Europeans’ private searches would be exposed to unfamiliar companies, without adequate anonymisation of the data and without user knowledge or consent,” Walker argued in his response. “This would weaken citizens' privacy, risk business trade secrets, and endanger national security.” The Chamber of Progress, which speaks as a voice for the tech industry and is funded in part by Google, similarly decried the risks of the decision to user safety. “The Commission is ignoring well documented privacy risks to impose a vision of the digital economy, rather than working with industry to find solutions that are safe and supported by consumer demand,” said the group's VP for Europe, Kay Jebelli. “The likely result is services will be pulled while legal challenges are mounted.” Neither Google nor the Chamber bothered to get specific in their responses, and likely with good reason: The Commission made it clear that Google has final say over what gets shared, and spells out various elements of how it will require search data to be anonymized in an FAQ for the search section of the decision. “The decision … allows Google to assess, before sharing any data, whether sharing such data with a specific third party poses serious cyber security and data protection risks,” the Commission explained. Per the FAQ, particular technical elements of the search data sharing anonymization include suppressing search records that contain rare items (e.g., usernames and passwords, addresses, bank account info, etc.), generalization of metadata and grouping users into bundles of at least 1,000 people with similar geographic and device data, and the removal of all direct and indirect identifiers. Additionally, search data shared by Google with other providers “will only be made available to eligible beneficiaries with verified investment plans to improve online search services,” and the use of that data is limited to improving search services. Recipients won’t be allowed to link the data to any other datasets, share it with any third party, and must undergo independent audits to verify safeguards and compliance with EU policy before ever getting access, followed by yearly audits afterward. “The measures will also be subject to biennial reviews to take into account practical experience and any new developments,” the Commission added. Cambridge Analytica redux? Google's complaints are nearly identical to those made when the EU first told it to open up search data in April. So we reached out to understand which points were particularly sticky for the search giant. Jebelli from the Chamber of Progress told us he's concerned that the Commission's decision is overly reliant on contractual restrictions to enforce search privacy – "the same kind … that led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal." Recall, that's when Facebook allowed a third-party firm to collect detailed data about users by offering them a "quiz," then attempted to use this data to influence the US presidential election with microtargeted advertising. When we asked Google for comment, Google pointed us to the statement above, and also provided us with additional background counterpoints. The company called attention to the fact that there's no explicit user consent in the EU's specifications, and also noted that the Commission is only asking for pseudonymization of search data instead of full anonymization. Google also expressed concern over handing search data to AI chatbots, saying that companies like OpenAI could slurp up search data en masse to train their models – an argument we note is somewhat rebuffed by the Commission's point that search data won't be freely available under its proposed schema. As for the AI interoperability concerns, Google told us third-party AI assistants are gaining distribution on Android all the time thanks to OEM agreements, calling the EU's decision a side-step on manufacturers' ability to safely vet AI. The company also told us that giving third-party AI the ability to screen-scrape with system-level access is a huge window for threat actors, dismissing the EU decision as a rushed checklist instead of actual law. The EU said that Google has a right of defense regarding the decisions, and independent judicial scrutiny of today’s announcements is still warranted too. If nothing manages to change the Commission’s mind, Google will be forced to comply with the search data sharing specifications beginning in January 2027, while the AI portion will go into effect in July 2027. In all likelihood it'll be tied up in litigation for far longer than that. ®