AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Onlinebank bunq heeft een boete gekregen van de Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), omdat het bedrijf niet op tijd heeft gereageerd op een aantal klanten die de dupe werden van fraudeurs. Bunq moet hierom 170.000 euro betalen.

Bunq heeft bij zeven klanten te laat, dat wil zeggen niet binnen vijftien werkdagen, inhoudelijk gereageerd, nadat zij door onlinefraudeurs waren verleid om persoonlijke gegevens te delen. Het gaat in alle zeven gevallen om mensen die in 2023 en 2024 doelwit werden van fraude en van wie soms wel tienduizenden euro's is gestolen.

Zij meldden zich vervolgens bij bunq, schrijft de AFM op de website. "Dat contact verliep moeizaam en klanten voelden zich genoodzaakt een klacht in te dienen bij bunq. Vervolgens moesten zij ook na het indienen van een klacht weken wachten op een reactie."

'Grof nalatig'

"Een adequate en tijdige behandeling van klachten is essentieel voor het vertrouwen in de financiële sector. Klanten moeten erop kunnen rekenen dat hun zorgen serieus worden genomen, zeker wanneer zij slachtoffer zijn geworden van fraude", licht AFM-bestuurder Jos Heuvelman toe.

Bunq was bezig om "heel zorgvuldig" te onderzoeken hoe het bestaande coulancebeleid verruimd kon worden en reageerde daarom te laat, legt een woordvoerder van het bedrijf uit. Volgens de bank waren de klanten "grof nalatig" geweest en hadden zij geen recht op compensatie.

De boete was oorspronkelijk 500.000 euro, maar werd verlaagd omdat het bedrijf de klanten in kwestie uiteindelijk compenseerde zonder dat het daartoe verplicht was. Bunq heeft de slachtoffers naar eigen zeggen tussen de 80 en 100 procent van het gestolen geld teruggegeven.

JERUZALEM (ANP/AFP) - Israël zal in Libanon blijven strijden tegen Hezbollah, zegt het land bij monde van minister van Defensie Israel Katz. Hij voegde eraan toe dat bij aanvallen van Hezbollah op het noorden van Israël zal worden teruggeslagen met een aanval op het zuiden van Beiroet, waar de militante groepering zich ophoudt.

Daarmee gaat Katz in tegen eerdere dreigementen van Iran, dat zwoer te zullen vergelden als Israël militair blijft optreden in het zuiden van Libanon. Eerder op maandag werd daar nog een auto aangevallen door Israël, volgens staatspersbureau NNA nabij een vestiging van het Rode Kruis. Iran zei "zwaardere en vernietigendere maatregelen" te zullen nemen als Israël niet inbindt.

Omgekeerd vuurde het door Iran gesteunde Hezbollah raketten af op Israëlische militairen in het zuiden van Libanon. Die projectielen werden door luchtafweer neergehaald, zo zagen verslaggevers van persbureau AFP.

NEW YORK (ANP/AFP) - Er zijn strenge veiligheidsmaatregelen genomen in New York, waar de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump maandag de derde wedstrijd in de finale van de NBA bezoekt. Het is de eerste NBA-finale voor de basketballers van de New York Knicks sinds 1999 en dit brengt heel wat teweeg in de miljoenenstad.

In tegenstelling tot de eerdere wedstrijden vinden er geen kijkfeesten plaats voor supporters buiten Madison Square Garden. Hier waren eerder duizenden mensen bij aanwezig. Ook wordt er een uitgebreide veiligheidszone ingesteld. Fans met een kaartje worden opgeroepen zeker twee uur voor aanvang om 00.30 uur Nederlandse tijd aanwezig te zijn voor een strenge veiligheidscontrole.

Honderden agenten worden ingezet in de buurt van de arena. In het gebied raakten zondagavond zes mensen gewond bij een steekpartij. Volgens de politiechef van de stad heeft het incident geen invloed op de politie-inzet.

De vierde finale wordt op woensdag gespeeld.

WASHINGTON (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - Europese NAVO-landen moeten Chinese bedrijven als Huawei uitkopen en voortaan weren van hun netwerken, vinden de Verenigde Staten. Ze zouden daarvoor de extra miljarden euro's mogen gebruiken die ze hebben afgesproken aan hun verdediging te besteden, hebben de VS volgens bronnen van persbureau Bloomberg gezegd.

De VS manen bondgenoten al jaren om niet langer Chinese leveranciers in de arm te nemen om telecomnetwerken en andere infrastructuur aan te leggen. Maar landen als Duitsland en Spanje willen dat niet zomaar doen en zijn ook beducht voor wraak van China.

Europese landen mogen de kosten die ze maken om Huawei en co in te ruilen voor andere leveranciers meetellen voor de nieuwe zogenoemde NAVO-norm, heeft de China-man van het Amerikaanse buitenlandministerie volgens ingewijden gezegd. De NAVO-landen spraken vorig jaar af om tegen 2035 3,5 procent van hun bruto binnenlands product in defensie te steken. Nog eens 1,5 procent moet naar ondersteunende zaken gaan.

Nederland gaat strengere beperkingen opleggen aan buitenlandse bedrijven die via een overname of fusie gevoelige (chip-)techniek weg kunnen sluizen. De restricties gelden voortaan ook voor AI en biotechnologie.

Toen sterrenkundige Alan Hale op zijn twaalfde zijn eerste komeet zag, was hij verknocht. Hij zag er 774, waarvan de bekendste en helderste zijn naam draagt.

Amazon is set to miss its deadline to deploy half of its Leo satellite constellation by July 30, as required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The agency has, however, granted it a waiver of sorts – at the cost of priority status in spectrum licensing. The Bezos-founded behemoth got the go-ahead from the FCC for what was then known as Project Kuiper back in 2020. This was on the proviso that it had 50 percent of its planned constellation of 3,236 broadband satellites in orbit by July 30, 2026. Amazon rebranded its satellite broadband biz from Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo in November last year. However, the company filed an application on January 30 this year seeking an extension of the deployment deadline by 24 months, or alternatively a complete waiver of this milestone requirement. At the time of filing the application, Amazon Leo reported that it had launched just 180 satellites and estimated that it will have deployed approximately 700 by the July 30 deadline. On June 5, the FCC granted Amazon a limited waiver of its 50 percent deployment requirement. However, the company is still expected to meet its final deployment deadline of July 30, 2029, for the entire constellation. Under normal circumstances, if a licensee failed to meet the set interim milestone, its total number of authorized satellites would be capped at the number of satellites that were in orbit and operating on the date of the missed milestone. This will still apply if Amazon fails to have completed its deployment by the final deadline. The FCC says in its order [PDF] that it may waive any rule for good cause shown, though this only tends to happen if such a move is judged to serve the public interest. Amazon blamed delays from rocket launch providers and shortages of launch availability for causing significant backlogs and stretching out its planned deployment timelines. It also claimed that many of its planned launches were further delayed due to "a variety of factors that were outside of its control," including weather, technical problems, and prioritization of government launches. The company is understood to have given the FCC assurances of its ability to meet an extended 50 percent milestone, as well as the final milestone in 2029, providing detailed schedules of future launches along with information on its financial and operational investments in the constellation and its mitigation efforts so far. As a condition of the waiver, Amazon Leo is temporarily losing its priority status for any satellites that are not deployed and operational as of July 30, 2026, as initially authorized in the 2020 Ku/Ka-band Processing Round and in the 2021 V-band Processing Round, the FCC says, and will be reassigned to a later priority status. "Priority status" governs a company's legal right to transmit in a specific orbital slot or frequency block. This ruling means that Amazon Leo satellites deployed after July 30, 2026 will lose their priority access to the Ka/Ku spectrum until either 20 months have passed from that date (to March 30, 2028), or the date Amazon Leo manages to deploy and operate 50 percent of its constellation, whichever comes first. We also understand that Amazon will forfeit the surety bond it agreed to post as a condition of its authorization for satellite launches. The amount involved was not disclosed. The FCC notes that "a number of parties" filed comments in response to Amazon Leo's application, many of which support granting either the requested extension or waiver. However, Elon Musk's SpaceX filed comments opposing the granting of a waiver. This is hardly surprising as Amazon Leo is a direct rival for SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service. Back in March, Amazon also tried to get the FCC to reject a SpaceX application for permission to launch a fleet of orbital datacenter satellites. ®

As Dave Krugman traverses the streets of New York City, camera in hand, he seeks patterns. Throughout his wide-ranging practice spanning portraits, automobiles, tourism, and more, he studies “humanity’s intersection with cities and how people are influenced by their immediate environment,” says a statement. Whether in the countryside or the middle of an urban hub, rhythms and typologies emerge.

The Brooklyn-based photographer began documenting windows throughout New York City several years ago, and his aptly named series compiles a cross-section of his captures over the past half decade. Taken at night, these virtually infinite portals into individual lives are illuminated from within. Krugman focuses only on the light, shadow, and things placed just inside, such as cat beds, curtains, and holiday decorations that anyone can see as they pass by on the street. Each window on its own is a curiosity; arranged in a grid, they comprise a medley and a kind of portrait of the city.

“New York, despite being so densely populated, can often be a lonely place,” Krugman says. “By documenting the individuality and variation of these windows, and then sequencing them into randomized grids, we’re able to recreate the sense of belonging and sonder that one feels while wandering the storied streets of this beautiful metropolis.”

Leaning into the concept of “sonder,” which is an awareness of the immense complexity of others’ lives in addition to our own, the artist nudges our recognition of the unique experiences of the people behind these windows. “To me, WINDOWS is a reflection about how our similarities to each other overpower our differences, and how our isolation is ultimately overwhelmed by our sense of community and togetherness,” he says.

The search for patterns continues to inspire Krugman on wanderings throughout New York City. He likens the experience to foraging or collecting seashells on the coast. “That excitement and surprise of the variance and ‘success’ of finding a ‘good one’ is rooted in our deepest evolutionary instincts,” he says. “Layering that tendency over the built world, which often feels more foreign and unnatural, helps to remind me that we are still an extension of that natural world—still a part of it—even if this particular forest is one of steel, stone, and glass.”

Krugman is currently organizing a project to be released in two phases, including a digital art sale with Transient Labs and a physical print sale. Updates will be released via his newsletter. Krugman is also the founder of ALLSHIPS, which he describes as “a culture company” for artists. See more on his Instagram.

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Sunday Sport’s ‘Countdown to 16’ used revealing photoshoots with young girls to trail topless pictures published after their 16th birthdays

In 1987, the tabloid press in Britain was at the peak of its powers. The Sun newspaper, with its brash celebrity scoops and strident support for Margaret Thatcher – who won her third general election that year – was selling almost 4m copies a day.

Competition for stories and readers was relentless, resulting in ever more salacious and lurid editorial devices to win a slice of the readership from rivals on the newsstand. The Sun stood atop the tabloid market, its topless Page 3 girls credited with a share of its popularity. It was against this backdrop that the Sunday Sport, a red-top publication occupying the seediest corner of Fleet Street, launched a feature that even by its own standards appeared to plumb the depths of journalistic ethics.

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Established squad stays true to Ralf Rangnick’s methods with Konrad Laimer and bright new talent Paul Wanner lending some star quality

This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.

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Trial suggests monoclonal antibody can help retain lean body mass when losing weight with GLP-1 medicines

A drug that promotes muscle growth could significantly reduce the loss of lean body mass when using slimming jabs, research suggests.

While GLP-1 based jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro have proved highly effective at helping people who are overweight or obese, experts have warned it is not only fat that is lost. Studies suggest 25-40% of total weight loss is down to a reduction in lean body mass – non-fat components of the body, including muscle.

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Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds with little scrutiny

Projectiles that release powder designed to burn the eyes and throat. Flashbang grenades. Teargas. Launchers that resemble semi-automatic rifles.

In Victoria, police have refused to publicly provide the make and model of their rubber bullets and other weapons even to the state’s parliamentarians due to “operational and community safety considerations”.

Contracts worth millions for these weapons are often with third-party distributors rather than the manufacturers, obscuring what police have access to.

During coronial inquests, after baton rounds and other weapons may have contributed to deaths, Victoria police have sought suppression orders that bar media from describing any details of weaponry.

In some states, details about Tasers have been suppressed during inquests, including the training materials given to officers.

Guardian Australia approached each force in the country for a list of the manufacturer and model of their less lethal weapons but all declined to provide one, with most citing operational safety.

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From high-altitude training to made to measure kits, teams have resorted to all manner of things to adapt to conditions at the tournament

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The heat and the altitude worried everybody. The 1970 World Cup in Mexico would not be a normal one. So the Bulgarian authorities sent their squad south of Sofia to get used to playing several thousand feet above sea level. Which seemed a great idea until somebody noticed that the temperature in the Pirin Mountains was not in the mid-20s celsius as it is in Mexico but somewhere near freezing. How then could they replicate the effect of playing in intense heat? By restricting water intake so that the players got used to performing while dehydrated.

The plan was not a great success. Bulgaria lost their first two World Cup games in 1970 and had already been eliminated by the time they drew with Morocco. It’s safe to assume that preparations for this World Cup will be rather more sophisticated than they were 56 years ago. Most countries back then seemed to take the view that training at altitude was the logical way to prepare for games in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Israel went to Ethiopia and Colorado. Uruguay played in Quito and Bogotá. Mexico themselves held a five-month training camp that featured 13 friendly internationals in four months before a pair of games against the Scottish side Dundee United.

This is an extract from Soccer Desk: World Cup edition, a newsletter from the Guardian US that will run regularly during the tournament. Subscribe for free here.

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Volop wegwerkzaamheden in de avonden en nachten deze week. De toltunnel van de A24 tussen Vlaardingen en Rozenburg, de A27 en de A29 hebben deze week meerdere afsluitingen vanwege onderhoud.

Russia’s Embassy in Tel-Aviv said Russians currently in Israel should exercise caution and follow instructions from local authorities.

Altijd leuk: een conceptnotitie van de gemeente Amsterdam die uitlekt. In dit geval een notitie van Femke Halsema over de 'scheiding van kerk en staat' naar aanleiding van politie-iftars een aan de burgemeester gerichte brandbrief van Amsterdamse kerken over een 'gebrek aan ruimte' in de stad. Het bekende recept; niet de kerken maar de moskeeën zijn kind van de rekening en wel vanwege "de stigmatisering van een religieuze gemeenschap van overheidswege". Daarna maakt Halsema nog ff van de gelegenheid gebruik om in de Jodenjacht-vlek te wrijven. Ze neemt in de notitie dapper AFSTAND van uitspraken van het kabinet-Schoof over de jacht op Maccabi-supporters in 2024. "Zij schrijft dat bewindslieden moslims verantwoordelijk hielden zonder dat daarvoor aanwijzingen bestonden." Terecht natuurlijk. Die jongens op scooters waren vooral Hindoes en Mormonen!

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Yeah, I’ll read the hell out of a Wesley Morris profile of Steven Spielberg. “Spielberg has always known that his movies are attempts to understand his boyhood and his parents, to try to heal them through fiction and illuminate parts of himself.”

For Isack Hadjar the Monaco GP was a weekend of extremes. It began in the worst possible way when the Red Bull driver had a heavy crash in FP1, costing him valuable track time and denting his confidence.