[09:15 AM] Dutch King Willem-Alexander turns 58
King Willem-Alexander turned 58 years old on Sunday, but celebrated his birthday a day earlier as the royal family traditionally refrains from public activities on Sundays.
https://nltimes.nl/2025/04/27/dutch-king-willem-alexander-turns-58
#Willem_Alexander #58yearsold #Sunday #adayearlier #Sundays
Dutch King Willem-Alexander turns 58
King Willem-Alexander turned 58 years old on Sunday, but celebrated his birthday a day earlier as the royal family traditionally refrains from public activities on Sundays. It is the second time since Willem-Alexander ascended the throne that his birthday has fallen under these circumstances.King Willem-Alexander was born on April 27, 1967, in Utrecht as the first child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus. In 2002, he married Máxima, and he has served as king since 2013.
[03:20 PM] High winds prompt early bonfires and cancellations across the Netherlands
The annual bonfires on the beaches of Scheveningen and Duindorp in The Hague will be lit Monday night at 11 p.m., a day earlier than planned, due to high wind forecasts.
https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/30/high-winds-prompt-early-bonfires-cancellations-across-netherlands
#annual #Scheveningen #Duindorp #TheHague #Mondaynight #11p.m. #adayearlier
High winds prompt early bonfires and cancellations across the Netherlands
The annual bonfires on the beaches of Scheveningen and Duindorp in The Hague will be lit Monday night at 11 p.m., a day earlier than planned, due to high wind forecasts. The KNMI predicts wind speeds of force 6 or 7 along the coast on New Year’s Eve, conditions deemed unsafe, according to the municipality. A similar bonfire in The Hague’s Laak district will also take place Monday night.
[08:26] Suspect held over killing of top general in Moscow ‘was promised $100,000 and offered European residency’, Russia claims
Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a citizen of Uzbekistan who had confessed to planting a bomb which killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in Moscow a day earlier on the instructions of Ukraine's security service.
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/suspect-held-over-killing-of-top-general-in-moscow-was-promised-100000-and-offered-european-residency-russia-claims/a2026937739.html
#Russia #Wednesday #Uzbekistan #IgorKirillov #Moscow #adayearlier #Ukraine
Suspect held over killing of top general in Moscow ‘was promised $100,000 and offered European residency’, Rus
Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a citizen of Uzbekistan who had confessed to planting a bomb which killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in Moscow a day earlier on the instructions of Ukraine's security service.
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