Water cannon also used at rally addressed by Özgür Özel who has been dismissed from office despite being elected

Riot police in Turkey have fired teargas and water cannon to break up a rally called by ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel, days after a court dismissed him from office.

The protest in Izmir on Tuesday came two days after riot police battered their way into the main opposition CHP’s headquarters in the capital, Ankara, firing teargas and beating party members before throwing them out, Özel told AFP on Sunday.

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After his death aged 95, we look back at a remarkable catalogue of work that stretches from vivacious mid-50s sets to his evocative performance after 9/11

• News: Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95

A 30-year-old Sonny Rollins had already made his unique mark with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk by the time this 1956 session was cut, just a year after bebop sax revolutionary Charlie Parker’s death – but hooking up with his contemporary and admirer John Coltrane happened by chance on the two-tenor blues chase of this album’s title. In a vivacious set with the Miles Davis rhythm section of the time (Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Philly Joe Jones on drums), the leader’s already unquenchable inventiveness is in full flow on Paul’s Pal, and The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.

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Tehran condemns ‘definitive violation’ but announces no specific reprisals as negotiations near decisive stage

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A proposed peace agreement between Iran and the US seemed to still be on the table on Tuesday despite US bombings of Iranian targets – the first military action by Washington since the 8 April ceasefire.

The Iranian foreign ministry denounced the US attack – aimed at missile launchers and efforts to lay fresh mines in the strait of Hormuz – as “an act of bad faith” and “a definitive violation of the ceasefire” and said it would not leave aggression unanswered. But it conspicuously did not pull out of the talks that were continuing under the joint mediation of Pakistan and Qatar.

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Former F1 team boss and technical chief Ross Brawn has made a motorsport comeback by joining the Board of Directors at MotoGP outfit Pramac Racing.

A community claiming to represent the interests of MySQL users and developers has launched the OurSQL Foundation, with the aim of presenting a united front to Oracle, which owns the intellectual property behind the popular open source database. The new nonprofit says it will help the MySQL community access knowledge and provide feedback on future development in a transparent and consistent way. The community organization also claims it will support the growth and use of MySQL as an open source database and collaborate with all players in the market, including Oracle, to see it succeed with the next generation of developers and applications. In February, the group behind the launch invited Oracle to take part in plans to create an independent foundation to guide development of MySQL. The move was prompted by concerns about MySQL's declining popularity and market share relative to PostgreSQL Under Oracle's management, MySQL's development lacks transparency and largely takes place behind closed doors through private code drops, "with limited visibility into the roadmap or decision-making," the group said in an open letter. In March, Oracle – which acquired the open source RDBMS with the Sun Microsystems buyout in 2009 – put forward a new approach to engaging developers and promised features supporting vector search. Big Red published a blog post that aimed to assure the community that "MySQL is fundamental to our data strategy." Peter Zaitsev, co-founder of open source consultancy Percona, one of the organizations behind the OurSQL Foundation, said Oracle had been signaling it was more open to having a conversation about the future of the database. "We know that many members of this foundation are having discussions with Oracle, contributing code, and so on," he said. "Also, this is not an anti-Oracle effort. On the contrary, we have invited Oracle to participate as a member, and I think that [if it joins] it would be a signal that they do really care about the MySQL community." The Register has asked Oracle whether it plans to take part in the foundation. "This foundation will provide a platform to promote and support MySQL as a database, fostering collaboration across everyone looking to contribute to the broad MySQL ecosystem," said Vadim Tkachenko, also a Percona co-founder who is president of the foundation. "It will pool resources and provide guidance around where MySQL fits into the technology landscape today, something that has been missing over the past few years. By bringing the community together under the banner of an independent Foundation, we can demonstrate that MySQL has a valid and vibrant future ahead of it. The OurSQL Foundation will be a neutral organization that will support MySQL as a technology, helping the community as a whole to grow and succeed in parallel with Oracle's renewed focus on MySQL community development." Other companies represented on the board include PlanetScale, PingCAP, VillageSQL, and Alibaba. Jean-François Gagné, a MySQL expert and independent consultant, is also on the founding board. ®

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Blue Origin have revealed what went wrong on the third flight of New Glenn and it looks like a cryogenic leak is our culprit. According to Blue Origin: "Prior to our second GS2 burn, we experienced an off-nominal thermal condition, and, as a result, one of the BE-3U engines didn't achieve full thrust to reach our target orbit." The FAA's explanation was a little more detailed: "The final mishap report identified the direct cause of the mishap as a cryogenic leak that froze a hydraulic line and led to a thrust anomaly during the second stage engine burn." The April 19 launch of the NG-3 mission started well. The first stage firing went well, and the booster made a successful landing on Blue Origin's floating landing platform, Jacklyn. However, during the second burn of the second stage (dubbed GS2), things went awry. One of the two BE-3U engines failed to achieve full thrust, leaving the payload, AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite, in a lower-than-planned orbit. AST SpaceMobile later said the spacecraft would be deorbited. All told, nine corrective actions were identified to prevent a repeat of the problem, and Blue Origin says all have been implemented ahead of the next New Glenn launch. The FAA said it will verify those changes before the rocket flies again. It is, however, not immediately clear what payload the company will be launching. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp showed off a video of the next vehicle being lifted onto the Transporter Erector, but gave no further details. Like SpaceX, which will be launching the next batch of AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites, Blue Origin has several targets to hit. It is expected to launch an uncrewed lunar lander this year and deliver NASA's off-again-on-again VIPER mission to the lunar surface in late 2027. NASA boss Jared Isaacman said in recent weeks that SpaceX and Blue Origin had told the agency both would have vehicles "to meet our needs" for a late 2027 rendezvous, docking, and capability test tied to Artemis III. Approval from the FAA removes one distraction for the company. However, time is running out for Blue Origin to accomplish its goals before the end of next year. ®

Nu de onderhandelingen in Rotterdam over een nieuwe coalitie zijn mislukt, is de vraag: hoe nu verder? D66 speelt een sleutelrol en heeft de macht in handen, en niet verkiezingswinnaar PRO.

Nu de onderhandelingen in Rotterdam over een nieuwe coalitie zijn mislukt, is de vraag: hoe nu verder? D66 speelt een sleutelrol en heeft de macht in handen, en niet verkiezingswinnaar PRO.

Clint Mansell

Clint Mansell

Clint Mansell

Great title for a book: Fascist Yoga. “Ever since, the world of yoga has been full of grifters, occultists and white supremacists, all out to exploit and recruit via the medium of exercise.”

Weer voor Rotterdam ☀️ - 26-05-2026 19:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 28.8°C · Zonnig ☀️ | Min 20.4°C / Max 31.8°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 20.4°C, Max 31.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.9 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 4°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 27.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1024.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 336°
• 21:00: 25.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1024.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↓ 351°
• 22:00: 24.0°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1025.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 337°
• 23:00: 23.5°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1025.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 354°
• 00:00: 21.6°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1025.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↓ 1°
• 01:00: 21.7°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1025.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 37°
• 02:00: 20.4°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1025.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 40°
• 03:00: 19.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1025.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 40°
• 04:00: 18.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 41°
• 05:00: 18.0°C (Helder) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1025.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• 06:00: 17.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 13%, 🧭 1025.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 51°
• 07:00: 18.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 28%, 🧭 1026.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 52°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• woensdag 27 mei: Min 17.7°C, Max 25.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1026.1 hPa ↗️ +1.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 50°
• donderdag 28 mei: Min 14.1°C, Max 27.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.4 hPa ↘️ -1.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ← 100°
• vrijdag 29 mei: Min 19.0°C, Max 25.9°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1021.5 hPa ↘️ -2.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.4 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↗ 231°
• zaterdag 30 mei: Min 17.4°C, Max 27.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 11%, 🧭 1019.2 hPa ↘️ -2.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.0 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ← 110°
• zondag 31 mei: Min 16.8°C, Max 22.5°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 3.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 20%, 🧭 1014.1 hPa ↘️ -5.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 298°
• maandag 01 juni: Min 16.0°C, Max 21.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ↗️ +3.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.1 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 233°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 28.8°C (Zonnig)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 25.9°C (-2.9°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 30.6 km/h (8.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 33%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1024.4 hPa ↗️ +0.8 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 42.5 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.4
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:34 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:44

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 94 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 13.2 μg/m³
• PM10: 23.3 μg/m³

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Groningen vangt nog zeker één extra nacht asielzoekers op, om te voorkomen dat ze buiten moeten slapen. Als er zicht komt op een oplossing voor de langere termijn, wil de gemeente de opvang nog een week verlengen.

New research, drawing on an extraordinary data set from Argentina's Dirty War in the 1970s and '80s, suggests ... that the kinds of career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — the desire to revive a stalled career or obtain a minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality. The people who make those decisions, the research suggests, are neither extremists nor victims. They are often just middling workers looking for a way to get ahead.

A review of "Making a Career in Dictatorship," by political scientists, Adam Scharpf and Christian Glassel.

Home to some of London’s most iconic landmarks, the City of Westminster sees around 25 million of tourists every year. Add that number to residents and professionals who transit through central London daily, and we’re talking lots of people using the Underground, a.k.a. the Tube. Fortunately for travelers, eight stations are getting restroom upgrades with a big assist from Hugh Broughton Architects.

When the Victorians established the first underground train network in the mid-to-late 1800s, they incorporated arched details and tile work that is preserved today, often augmented with contemporary nods to the city’s history and culture. Opened in 1863 along the Metropolitan Line, Baker Street is one of the oldest stations. In a design convention seen throughout the Underground, decorated tiles added later feature a silhouette of Sherlock Holmes—a tribute to the character’s fictional address on the station’s titular street.

Tile designs are richly embedded throughout the system. An architect named Leslie Green is known for a slew of deep red tile facades on more than a dozen central stations. Some interiors are covered practically top to bottom with the material, with the location names and “Way Out” signs made entirely from ceramic. Bethnal Green station features fantastic relief tiles of London icons, and a few years ago, a design student named Jeffrey Miller even repurposed the Tube’s own waste into Art Nouveau-style tiles modeled on historic versions.

Hugh Broughton Architects’ redesign continues this tradition, but it also serves the practical purpose of making these spaces safer, more inclusive, and more accessible. “There is a clear demand for public toilets across London, and many councils struggle with the costs surrounding maintenance and issues around antisocial behaviour,” says a statement. “To address this issue, the council is creating a series of inclusive facilities that demonstrate high-quality design and enshrine as much civic pride as the Victorians displayed when they first started looking at a proper sanitation system for the general public in the 19th century.”

The facilities at Victoria Embankment, Parliament Street, Piccadilly Circus, Green Park, Carnaby Street, Westminster Pier, Covent Garden, and Leicester Square are all getting vibrant makeovers. The tiles incorporate designs by artist and illustrator James Lambert, who interprets the distinctive character of each location through historical motifs and iconography. Among numerous playful references, you’ll find patterns consisting of the King’s Guards in their iconically tall, black, furry helmets and a tribute to George John Vulliamy’s giant sphinxes that guard Cleopatra’s Needle on the Embankment.

The restrooms are being refurbished in succession. Victoria Street opened in February 2025, followed by Parliament Street, and now Piccadilly Circus and Green Park. The next will be Carnaby Street and Westminster Bridge. Follow updates on the firm’s Instagram.

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