Around a little after 9 p.m. on Thursday evening, a violent bang was heard at the D66 party office on Lange Houtstraat in The Hague. A fireworks bomb was thrown through the mailbox. This caused damage to the front door. At the time of the attack, about 30 Young Democrats were inside the building for an evening of speakers, but no one was injured.
President Donald Trump announced last week that he was raising import tariffs on cars and trucks made in the European Union from 15% to 25%. A firm announcement from Trump that has not yet gone into effect for now. Mediation and a good conversation with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen caused Trump to delay.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on social media that part of the French military fleet will head toward the Strait of Hormuz for a possible Franco-British defensive mission.
The far-right AfD is on track to become the largest party in a state election in eastern Germany in September. If it were to make it, it would mean Alternative für Deutschland would lead a regional government for the first time. This is according to a new poll conducted by polling firm Infratest Dimap.
Local elections will be held in Great Britain on Thursday. Reform UK, Nigel Farage's party, is expected to emerge as the big winner. The Greens may also hope for substantial seat gains.
Two drones entered Latvian airspace from Russia around 4 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, and then crashed in eastern Latvia. The drones were presumably launched by Ukraine and should have hit targets in Russia. So says Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds.
On Saturday, May 9, Russia celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with "Victory Day". If Ukraine disrupts the celebration, there will be "massive retaliatory attacks," the Russians warn.
The Trump administration is considering new rules that would allow oil companies to operate in northern Alaska, even at the cost of killing polar bears and walruses.
Ukraine's Oschadbank demanded the immediate return of cash and gold confiscated by Hungarian authorities in March. The case dragged on for a long time, but it finally came to a breakthrough this week.
According to two US officials and two other sources, the White House is close to an agreement to end the war with Iran, reports Axios.