Duitsland en Nederland foeteren op EU-begroting: ‘Volledig het contact met de werkelijkheid kwijt’

Duitsland en Nederland vonden de voorgestelde begroting voor de EU al veel te hoog. Een voorstel voor nieuwe EU-belastingen leidt tot irritaties bij de netto-betalers. „Natuurlijk ergeren we ons aan het feit dat nieuwe eigen inkomstenbronnen worden gepresenteerd als een wondermiddel.”

Ongekende mediaboycot raakt Trump waar het pijn doet: in zijn zichtbaarheid en hoorbaarheid op tv

Vier grote Amerikaanse tv-zenders leverden geen cameraploegen aan de roulerende tv-pool, die dagelijks verslag doet van de president. Het is uit protest tegen zijn besluit om drie media uit het Witte Huis te weren. Een juridische strijd over dat besluit ontbrandt.

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Activists and leaders reflect on Standing Rock a decade on: ‘I would do it again’

Tribal leaders and organizers return to reservation 10 years after demonstrations against Dakota Access pipeline

Ten years after major demonstrations against the Dakota Access pipeline, tribal leaders and Native American organizers returned to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation this week to honor the movement and its lasting impacts.

In the rural reservation area of Fort Yates, a four-day encampment that centered on the phrase “mní wičóni” – “water is life” – brought together about 150 tribal members and allies for meals, drum circles, sacred ceremonies and memorials.

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Republican calls for Senate investigation of Trump Jr wedding paid for by Russian oligarch

Putin ally helped cover cost of renting private island in the Bahamas for wedding of Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson

A Republican senator has accused Donald Trump Jr of corruption and demanded a Senate investigation into revelations that a Russian oligarch bankrolled part of his recent wedding in the Bahamas.

John Curtis, of Utah, wrote to the leaders of the US Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday, urging them to subpoena Trump Jr over his business dealings, his relationships with foreign individuals, gifts he has received – and any occasions where his connection to his father, Donald Trump, “was invoked or understood to provide value”.

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Football Daily | Klopp, Xavi, Zidane, Mancini: big nations ready to unleash bigger dogs

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While Thomas Tuchel continues to gaslight his employers at the FA into believing he was in no way responsible for England’s comically shambolic semi-final exit at the hands of Argentina, not every head coach who underperformed at the Geopolitics World Cup is still in their job. A total of 17 different managers who took teams to North America have since left their roles, with safety-first’s Steve Clarke, failing-up’s Roberto Martínez and tyranny’s Marcelo Bielsa among them. In Europe, teams such as Portugal (Jorge Jesus), Croatia (Slaven Bilic), Scotland (Sébastien Pocognoli), Czechia (Santi Denia) and Belgium (Mark van Bommel) will go into the Nations League under new management, but it is towards the bigger dogs of the football pack where Football Daily wishes to turn today’s beady gaze.

Prize o’ the day to Barry Glendenning, surely, for mentioning Johnny Crumplin (football genius) in Monday’s Football Daily. As an Ipswich fan marooned in Sussex, I spent much of my teenage years at the Goldstone which, despite being a dump (I stood on the crumbling South Stand), held a certain magic for me. It still does, actually. Haven’t been to the Amex yet – hopeless nostalgia is undoubtedly a factor. The team weren’t much better than the ground for most of that time, but the 1987-88 promotion season was memorable. Garry Nelson was a bit special, Doug Rougvie had played under Fergie at Aberdeen and Gerry Armstrong had legendary status after *that* goal, but the rest of the team probably (and unfairly ) fall into the journeyman category. I loved them all. Keith Dublin dribbling his way into and then out of trouble, sleeves-up Kevin Bremner who grafted and worked the Albion into the promotion places, Deano (one of the Wilkins brothers) classy and, of course, Barry Lloyd, who never brought a sub on until the last four or five minutes, frustrating us beyond belief. And into this pantheon came teenage Johnny C who, to start with, was utterly hapless, hence the nickname football genius. Somehow, despite this, we took to him from the off and it was lovely to see how he grew into becoming an Albion legend in what were fallow years. Blimey, not sure where that all came from – you can probably tell I’m stuck out in the middle of the Fens on a slow-moving train. But thank you for bringing it all back to me!” – Jonathan Foulkes.

I know the powers that be have listened to Football Daily’s ‘Stop Football’ pleas and given us very little to do for the next three weeks but, as we are just five games in to the Premier League season, can everyone stop going on about the race for the Golden Boot and which team are going to bloody champions” – Nigel Sanders.

Judging by the photo of him sitting behind their ‘Life’s Good’ logo in yesterday’s Quote of the Day, LG could do a lot worse than appoint José Mourinho as a brand ambassador for their campaign. As football watchers have long known, he exudes the spirit of that exclamation from every single pore” – Andrew Parker.

So, Jonathan Wilson has a new book, about football in Eastern Europe, Behind the Curtain, while his take on Zidane as the new France manager will reveal the ‘wizard behind the curtain’. Brilliant effort from the subeditor and marketing team working in harmony” – Paul Vickers.

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Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan over ‘incorrect assumption’

Brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, says ‘accuracy is important’ as he responds to broadcaster’s threat to sue over claims made in memoir

Earl Spencer has apologised to Piers Morgan for incorrectly claiming in his new book about Diana, Princess of Wales, that the former tabloid editor was behind the publication of intrusive photos of the late royal in the mid-1990s.

Morgan had earlier threatened to sue Spencer over “fabricated inaccuracies” and “examples of brazen falsity” in the book, which was published today.

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Diverse and Dramatic Behaviors Top the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year Contest

Diverse and Dramatic Behaviors Top the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year Contest

It’s all things avian at Bird Photographer of the Year, the world’s largest contest dedicated to images of feathered creatures planet-wide. This year, the program welcomed more than 24,000 entries from photographers around the globe, capturing diving penguins, urban denizens, mating rituals, dramatic flights, and more.

Highlighting birds of all kinds, the competition emphasizes the diverse appearances and behaviors of the animals and also raises awareness of the challenges they face due human-triggered habitat loss, poaching, pollution, and other factors. Categories include Best Portrait, Bird Behavior, Conservation, Urban Birds, and others, plus three youth categories for budding photographers aged 17 years and younger.

a northern gannet dives underwater like a torpedo
Henley Spiers, “Sunball Rocket.” Northern gannet, Shetland, Scotland, U.K. Overall Winner and Gold, Birds in the Environment

Top prize in this year’s edition went to Henley Spiers’ underwater image of a diving northern gannet captured off the Shetland Islands, about 110 miles north of mainland Scotland. These large seabirds, which nest on steep cliffs and rocks, are a common sight around the northern nation, which is home to around 40 percent of the world’s population. Unfortunately, some of the massive colonies suffered severe losses due to bird flu, an outbreak that may take 15 years to recover from.

Spiers captures the gannet from beneath the water’s surface as it aims for a meal. He says, “When fish are spotted, the gannets fly into the wind and stretch out their wings as brakes, precisely adjusting their position in relation to their quarry. Moments later, with wings tucked in tightly, the gannet shape-shifts into a pointed torpedo, diving into the water at speeds of up to 86km/h.” That’s more than 50 miles per hour.

See all of the winners on the Bird Photographer of the Year website, and follow updates on Instagram.

numerous penguins dive underwater
Romain Barats, “Back to Fishing.” Gentoo penguin, Charcot Bay, Antarctica. Bronze, Birds in the Environment
a beautiful, puffed-up bird illuminated by the sun from behind
Thomas Deliberto, “Radiant.” Greater sage-grouse, Utah, U.S. Gold, Best Portrait
a bird shields its two young beneath its wing in the rain
Donald Chin, “I’m Keeping Everyone Dry.” Tawny frogmouth, Perth, Australia. Gold, Bird Behavior
a short-eared owl in flight, low over a meadow, looks directly at the viewer
Ivan Sjögren, “Eye-to-Eye with a Short-Eared Owl.” Short-eared owl, British Colombia, Canada. Gold, Birds in Flight
a black-and-white photo of a dramatic landscape with an ostrich silhouetted by sun rays
Rahul Sachdev, “An Ostrich Horizon.” Ostrich, Amboseli, Kenya. Gold, Black and White
waterfowl leaps up above some water to capture an insect
Paula Czaeczine, “Acrobat of the Skies.” Red-necked phalarope, Rost, Lofoten, Norway. Gold, 12-14 Years
a photo of a heron with a fishing line and bobber wrapped around its beak so it cannot eat
Kent Stuart, “Not a Good Fishing Day.” Great blue heron, Washington, New Jersey, U.S. Gold, Conservation (Single Image)
a seagull spreads its wings above a wall with a small painting of a seagull flying, carrying a stolen wallet
Gianluca Damiani, “Alter Ego.” Yellow-legged gull, Rome, Italy. Gold, Urban Birds
a puffin stands in the foreground a blurred sunset
Volker Widmann, “Sunset Puffin.” Atlantic puffin, Skomer Island, U.K. Silver, Best Portrait
an eagle perches on a fallen limb and spreads its wings
Mark Carwardine, “Spread Eagle.” Bald eagle, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada. Silver, Bird Behavior

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Bij de toerit naar de A20 bij het Schieplein in Rotterdam-Noord is dinsdagmiddag een auto in botsing gekomen met een fietser. De fietser is gewond geraakt en naar het ziekenhuis gebracht.

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New DNA Analysis May Solve the Centuries-Old Medici Mystery

Did This Duke Poison His Brother? A New DNA Analysis May Solve the Centuries-Old Medici Mystery. Researchers found evidence of malaria in Francesco I de' Medici's bones, leading them to argue "with scientific certainty" that it was disease, not arsenic, that led to his death in 1587.

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Berlin's LUTHER: the proggy post-hardcore of Five Of Cups; the Korn-ish nu metal of Giving The People What They Want; and their debut, Next time send a killer.

Please hold on to your butt, and don't stick it or anything else out the window, thank you. Enjoy. Blue Medusa - Crocodile, Alissa White-Gluz's post-Arch Enemy band, in their first full-band performance video. Never Obey Again - Play Pretend, Italian electro-metalcore with a grudge. Defiance - Choice, two minutes of Stuttgart hardcore about bodily autonomy. Blood Command - The Plague On Both Your Houses, Norwegian death pop. STMLT - SiLENT KiLLER, death growls and rap. NEMOPHILA - Anatadare, a nine-and-a-half minute '80s slasher movie. Slow Pulse - Comatose ft. False Reality, Austin metallic hardcore fronted by Brooke Hampton, teaming up with UK hardcore band False Reality. Her blood - cut/here (with Stirling), dark, witch-house-y electronics. The Rat Utopia Experiment - Lobotomize Me, circus rock from Tacoma. Electrify - Fake, grungy alt rock from Querétaro, Mexico. Saint Agnes - Good Boy, London industrial goth. Valentyne - In Your Head, Manchester alt rock. Sally - IMPLICATION, instrumental shred from the Lipstick/mellows guitarist, played live with a Japanese supergroup: AYUMI (BRIDEAR), Azu (Cyntia) and MARI (Mary's Blood). Temperance - The Tower: Lean Into Fear, Italian symphonic power metal. Anna Fiori - Dejar Ir, cinematic Aztec metal. Sangham - Reclaim, eco-feminist prog/djent from Marseille. Perrish 9 - Red Thread, cinematic modern metal from Atlanta. Speed of Light - Inch by Inch, fuzzy garage rock from the Santa Monica sibling trio. MADAM - BULLSHIT, a garage rock trio from Toulouse calling out a fake friend. Na na na na na. Softcult - I Held You Like Glass, dreamy shoegaze. Parallyx - Gimme A Fkn Break, Paris metalcore in English, Arabic and Darija. LOVEBITES - Reaper's Lullaby, not a lullaby Fervence - Ascension, a short, fast fever dream of prog metalcore. And the pièce de résistance, Tina Guo - Red Cathedral, electric cello, EDM and industrial metal.