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We have two choices: be paralysed by fear or just continue with what we are doing. I know what I choose

In the past, my response to any given large-scale world crisis has generally been to do nothing, which, as well as aligning with my personality, has the advantage of being exactly what the experts recommend.

During periods of intense market volatility, we are advised not to look at our investments, let alone touch them. If we are rushed at by a bear, we are supposed to stand stock still (unless it’s one of those bears you have to bang pots and pans at, but let’s leave them aside). The result of this is an avoidant philosophy hingeing on the motto “it’ll probably be fine”, that, this week, as Tehran mocked the US for pretending peace talks were under way, was accompanied by a cold, rival notion: what if this time it’s different?

Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist

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A group of American dancers face off against Hungarian gangsters, and a hammy Uma Thurman, in a cheap and cheerful Friday night adventure

Last year’s Ballerina, or as Lionsgate’s marketing team would prefer us to say From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, failed as both proof that the Keanu Reeves-led franchise could support expansion and that “ballet action thriller” could be a worthy new genre. The title, in whichever format audiences came across it, was both confusing and misleading, the film ultimately featuring very little in the way of actual dance moves.

For those who left the cinema enraged at Ana de Armas’s lack of arabesque kills, they can get their fill at home this week with Amazon’s fresh-from-SXSW actioner Pretty Lethal, a film all about ballet dancers actually using their skills to slaughter a string of eastern European bad guys. It’s a neat idea, positioning women who might be untrained fighters but who have grit and stamina learned from a gruelling form of dance many underestimate, and in an overcrowded field, it gives it a slight yet elegantly extended, leg up.

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Het is normaal dat aan het eind van de winter de hoeveelheid opgeslagen gas lager is: voorraden zijn immers bedoeld om in die periode te gebruiken. Wel maakt de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten onzeker hoe snel ze weer gevuld kunnen worden.

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 25-03-2026 19:16 CET

In één oogopslag:
• 6.7°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 4.1°C / Max 11.5°C | Kans op neerslag 80%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 4.1°C, Max 11.5°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 13.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 80%, 🧭 1008.0 hPa ↗️ +1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 40.3 km/u (11.2 m/s), richting: → 281°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 5.2°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 49%, 🧭 1006.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 327°
• 21:00: 5.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 53%, 🧭 1007.8 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 337°
• 22:00: 4.1°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 59%, 🧭 1008.4 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.7 km/u (1.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 344°
• 23:00: 6.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 66%, 🧭 1009.0 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°
• 00:00: 5.2°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 74%, 🧭 1009.6 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• 01:00: 5.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 76%, 🧭 1010.5 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 326°
• 02:00: 6.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 64%, 🧭 1011.0 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 336°
• 03:00: 5.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 45%, 🧭 1011.7 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• 04:00: 5.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 35%, 🧭 1012.2 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 332°
• 05:00: 5.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 44%, 🧭 1012.8 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 325°
• 06:00: 5.1°C (Helder) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 61%, 🧭 1013.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 317°
• 07:00: 4.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 75%, 🧭 1013.9 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• donderdag 26 maart: Min 3.4°C, Max 7.5°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 3.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 63%, 🧭 1016.4 hPa ↗️ +8.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.4 km/u (6.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• vrijdag 27 maart: Min 4.1°C, Max 10.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 18%, 🧭 1020.3 hPa ↗️ +3.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 214°
• zaterdag 28 maart: Min 5.6°C, Max 9.6°C (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 43%, 🧭 1019.6 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.9 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 307°
• zondag 29 maart: Min 4.7°C, Max 9.6°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 6.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 26%, 🧭 1023.9 hPa ↗️ +4.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 247°
• maandag 30 maart: Min 5.8°C, Max 9.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 36%, 🧭 1016.1 hPa ↘️ -7.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.6 km/u (6.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 308°
• dinsdag 31 maart: Min 6.2°C, Max 12.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ↗️ +6.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: → 285°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 6.7°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 0.5°C (-6.2°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 306°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 52.2 km/h (14.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 79%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1006.9 hPa ↗️ +1.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 14.6 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:32 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 19:03

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 41 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 4.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 11.1 μg/m³

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DEN HAAG (ANP) - Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma (Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, D66) gaat binnenkort op handelsmissie naar China. Dat laat hij weten na een gesprek met de Chinese minister Wang Wentao van Handel. Sjoerdsma staat in China op een sanctielijst, waardoor het onduidelijk was of hij welkom was in het land.

Het gesprek had plaats in de marge van de ministeriële conferentie van de WTO in Yaoundé in Kameroen.