BRUSSEL (ANP) - De Europese Unie heeft Israël opnieuw opgeroepen af te zien van de uitbreiding van nederzettingen op de Westelijke Jordaanoever. Dat meldt de diplomatieke dienst van de EU (EEAS).

Eerder deze week keurde Israël een budget van omgerekend bijna 375 miljoen euro goed voor de oprichting van 34 nieuwe nederzettingen op de Westelijke Jordaanoever. De Verenigde Naties, Palestijnen en de meeste landen beschouwen de nederzettingen als illegaal.

De EU noemt het extra geld een zorgwekkende ontwikkeling. Dit leidt volgens haar onder meer tot "een toenemende fragmentatie en isolatie van Palestijnse gemeenschappen, waardoor zij een groter risico lopen op schendingen van mensenrechten."

De VN meldden vorige maand dat het geweld door Israëlische kolonisten op de Westoever dit jaar een recordniveau heeft bereikt. Er zijn dit jaar al meer dan duizend aanvallen geregistreerd.

Nog geen dag nadat hij gewond raakte bij een katapultsprong op de Zwarte Cross is stuntman Jim van Nes uit Heerjansdam weer terug op het festivalterrein in Lichtenvoorde. De freerunner liep een hersenschudding op na een verkeerde landing, maar heeft geen spijt van zijn stunt. "Als ik de kans had gekregen, had ik het zo nog een keer gedaan."

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The boy in the baby bath has unbelievably become the successor to Messi at Barcelona and now, maybe, on the world stage too

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Contemplate the scene, gaze upon the image of this World Cup, and you may be inclined to agree with Spain’s coach, to reach out and touch faith. How else to comprehend this? You will have seen the picture and will certainly see it again, and still it won’t make sense.

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Andy Burnham pledged to lead a united Labour government free of infighting and factional politics as he took over as leader, despite anxiety on the left of party about the prospect of Shabana Mahmood as chancellor.

Burnham, who will become prime minister on Monday, set out a distinctly leftwing vision for Britain. He promised to undo the Thatcherism of the 1980s, bring in more public ownership of utilities, find the money to fix social care and build a new generation of council homes.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: Apple has reportedly sent legal letters to dozens of former Apple employees now working at OpenAI, telling them to preserve potentially relevant documents and communications as it continues to pursue its trade secret lawsuit against the AI company. The Financial Times (paywalled) reports that Apple has targeted around 40 former employees with legal preservation letters, acting on its belief that the alleged misappropriation of confidential information may extend beyond the individuals named in its original complaint.

The development follows Apple's lawsuit filed last week against OpenAI, in which the company alleges a coordinated effort to obtain confidential information relating to its hardware engineering and product development. Apple claims OpenAI recruited key engineers, including former Apple executives Tang Tan and Chang Liu, and benefited from proprietary designs, manufacturing processes, and other trade secrets. Tan is OpenAI's Chief Hardware Officer and a 24-year Apple veteran who led product design, while Liu is on the hardware team at OpenAI after working as a senior system electrical engineer at Apple.

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