Indonesia will get a new capital in about five years, President Joko Widodo announced on Monday. The new metropolis will be located on the east coast of Borneo in the province of East Kalimantan. The new city is to be built between the Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara regents. The Indonesian government is taking this step because the current capital …

A bus driver from the Arriva transport company had a woman with a nikab taken from a bus in Stein in Limburg on Monday. The driver in question called the police when the woman refused to leave, confirms Arriva on Tuesday with NU.nl after reporting by De Telegraaf. As far as we know, it is the first time that such …

In Hong Kong, more than 100,000 protesters gathered for a peaceful demonstration on Sunday. Unlike other demonstrations in recent weeks, this time there was no confrontation between protesters and the police. The organizers themselves report that more than 1.7 million people participate in the protest, says the independent news site Hong Kong Free Press. The police hold a number of …

Greenland is not for sale, the Foreign Minister said after reports that US President Donald Trump is considering buying the island. Greenland is, however, open to doing business with the Americans. It is they are for sale, indeed. Greenland, an autonomous area within the Kingdom of Denmark, has reportedly aroused Trump’s interest because it is rich in uranium and other …

The southern separatists in Yemen have committed a coup by taking over control of Aden. The internationally recognized government has its seat in the southern port city, which was previously also supported by the southern separatists. A number of days were fought. The separatists have now agreed to a ceasefire proposed by the international coalition led by Saudi Arabia. They …

US President Donald Trump has called on politicians to come up with a law for a more thorough background check on the purchase of weapons. He does so after shootings in Texas and Ohio, where 29 people were killed this weekend. Because of the two massacres, the discussion about readily available weapons flared up again. The perpetrators, men aged 21 …

The explosion in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, in which twenty people were killed late last night, was a deliberate attack with a car bomb. The car was full of explosives, says the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior. According to the ministry, the attack was prepared by Hasm, a terror group affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood banned under President Sisi. …

The Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took Monday the controversial decision to rid the state of Kashmir after seventy years of its autonomy. What exactly is going on there? The goal of India is to definitely attract the region. For this it was necessary to repeal article 370 of the constitution. Kashmir also has a Pakistani part, and …

In response to the announcement of higher US import tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese have devalued their currency to the lowest level in eleven years. Chinese government companies are also no longer allowed to import American agricultural products. The fear among investors for a further escalation is growing. With two countermeasures, China is telling US President Donald Trump not …

The Dutch Labor Party has received countless negative reactions because of a provocative photo that was posted on the party’s Twitter channel last night. In the photo, the Amsterdam PvdA councilor Hendrik Jan Biemond is posing in a yellow burqa. He did that during Pride Amsterdam yesterday, together with people from the LGBTI community. The colored burkas are intended as …