The Press Junction.
The Press Junction.
26 May 2026
Dutch boy (14) missing for weeks finally found

Dutch boy (14) missing for weeks finally found

A reassuring message reaches us from Poland: The 14-year-old Dutch boy who had been missing for three weeks has been found in Poland. He is healthy and well and was sleeping under a blanket at a bus stop.

Fourteen policemen die in meticulously prepared attack in Pakistan

Fourteen policemen die in meticulously prepared attack in Pakistan

A suicide bombing took place on Saturday night in the city of Bannu, in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan.

Dutch cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak arrived in port on Tenerife

Dutch cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak arrived in port on Tenerife

The Dutch ship has since docked in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, after which authorities are holding a controlled evacuation and repatriation of passengers on Sunday and Monday.

37-year-old man with no residence or domicile suspected of attack on D66 office

37-year-old man with no residence or domicile suspected of attack on D66 office

It is now known that the suspect is a 37-year-old man with no residence or domicile. The police reported this in a press release.

"We in democratic Holland never allow ourselves to be silenced by violence"

"We in democratic Holland never allow ourselves to be silenced by violence"

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.

Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) scores sky-high in new polls

Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) scores sky-high in new polls

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.

German police looking for owner who left damaged Porsche behind

German police looking for owner who left damaged Porsche behind

Who on earth leaves a sports car worth at least 220,000 euros by the side of the road? This glaring question has kept Germany on its toes for a week.

Double murder in McDonald's Zwolle: milder sentence for perpetrator

Double murder in McDonald's Zwolle: milder sentence for perpetrator

Veysel Ü had an appointment with brothers Ali (57) and Hüseyin (62) Torunlar at a branch of McDonald's in Zwolle in March 2022. The fast food restaurant was packed at the time as it was lunchtime. However, the conversation between the three men suddenly escalated. Ü pulled out a revolver and fired as many as eleven shots at the brothers. In the process, both men were killed.

Television pioneer Ted Turner (87) dies

Television pioneer Ted Turner (87) dies

One of the most important innovators in television has died: Ted Turner, among other things, was the founder of news channel CNN and died at the age of 87.

600 agents raid far-right criminal groups in Germany

600 agents raid far-right criminal groups in Germany

German police raided addresses in 12 of Germany's 16 federal states en masse on Wednesday morning. The searches are taking place as part of an investigation into far-right criminal groups.