Explosion in the Netherlands injures at least four people and causes extensive damage
A large explosion and fire occurred in the central Dutch city of Utrecht on Thursday, with several buildings collapsing and at least four people injured, according to officials.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion or whether there were more casualties.
Officials urged the local population to stay away from the area, while emergency services rushed to the scene.
Human rights groups welcome release after seven years of prosecution of aid workers during Greece's refugee crisis
Twenty-four aid workers, who faced up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of smuggling migrants to Greece, have been acquitted by a court in Lesbos.
They were engaged in rescue work on the Aegean island at the height of the refugee crisis.
The European Parliament had described the prosecutions as “the largest case of criminalization of solidarity in Europe” and the proceedings were closely followed internationally.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hails strategic partnership with China in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed the Canada-China strategic partnership in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Both leaders described the resumption of dialogue as an important turning point, emphasizing that a stable Canada-China relationship is in the interest of both countries and global stability.
Mark Carney's four-day trip to China is the first by a Canadian leader in eight years to the country and comes after years of disagreements between the two countries.
White House says European troops in Greenland will not affect Trump's plans to invade the island
The White House stated that the deployment of European troops to Greenland does not affect US President Donald Trump's plans to take control of the island from Denmark, stressing that this development does not change his position.
Meanwhile, several European countries and NATO members, including France, Germany, Sweden and Norway, have begun sending military forces to Greenland for reconnaissance and training missions, with a focus on Arctic security against Russian and Chinese threats.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Estonia announced they would join the exercise, which Dutch Foreign Minister Ruben Brekelmans described as a signal that security issues in Greenland and the region are "of strategic importance to all NATO allies."
