Alicante airport shut down for two hours due to drone

Date Published: 28/10/2025 Alicante-Elche Airport was thrown into complete chaos on Monday October 27 when a drone was spotted flying above the terminal shortly before 9pm. Because of the safety risk this posed, airport authorities had no choice...

Carmakers fear chip crunch as Dutch sanctions hit Nexperia

Major car, van, truck and bus manufacturers are warning that the Dutch government placing semiconductor biz Nexperia under special administrative measures could result in a shortage of automotive chips. The European Automobile Manufacturers'...

An Earth scientist solved a Mars mystery about what dug these weird ditches

Strange, narrow channels threading through some of Mars' sand dunes have intrigued scientists for years. These Martian features don't look like anything on Earth. Early theories proposed that flowing water created these gullies, perhaps when the...

B-Logic debuts at Kingpins Amsterdam

In a bold move toward redefining denim, five trailblazing companies — Circulose, iTextiles, Labor Made Inc., Neela, and The LYCRA Company — joined forces to launch B-Logic: The Logical Future of Denim at Kingpins Amsterdam, October 15 – 16. Sugar...

Hyosung Heavy Industries Opens European R&D Center in Netherlands

Hyosung Heavy Industries has established its first global research base to enhance its competitiveness in future power technology. The company announced on Oct. 17 that it held an opening ceremony for its European Research and Development (R&D)...

JKR Sarawak’s SSLR2 project wins Bentley’s 2025 Going Digital Award in Amsterdam

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Cassidy (third left) receives the Bentley’s 2025 Going Digital Award in Amsterdam on Oct 16, 2025. KUCHING (Oct 17): JKR Sarawak and the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road Phase 2 (SSLR2) have received...

Leveling up as a developer: The soft skills that define global engineering leadership

Every developer begins the same way, solving problems one pull request at a time. The early years of a software career are shaped by syntax, frameworks, and clean architecture. But over time, as the problems grow larger and the systems more...

Visualization technology using Cesium reality modeling can accelerate railway construction in the Philippines

THE Philippines is undertaking its most ambitious railway expansion in decades. Once completed in the 2030s, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects railway lines to increase by 356 percent, from 270 to 1,233 kilometers. Nearly every major...

Science The Cool Down Researchers make stunning discovery about insects found on remote oil rig: 'Beneficial'

Scientists have determined that marmalade hoverflies can transport pollen hundreds of kilometers away after studying them on a remote oil rig. Pollinators play a vital role in our ecosystems, and understanding their abilities and patterns is...

Industrial cleaning technology show shines in Stuttgart

The 21st parts2clean trade show concluded at the Stuttgart exhibition grounds on 9 October, 2025, with organisers reporting 165 exhibitors from all areas of industrial cleaning technology in attendance. Additionally, the bilingual p2c.EXPERTFORUM,...

How violent Amsterdam football riot unfolded – and why police have banned Israeli fans from Aston Villa

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

The $38 Trillion Question: An Interview with Stanford Professor Hanno Lustig

Hanno Lustig is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Working at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance,...

The rise of global boycotts against Israel’s genocide in Gaza 

Protests to end Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians are getting louder and larger. Seeing the livestreamed genocide Israel perpetrated in Gaza has had an effect globally, with the call to boycott Israel at an all-time high. list of 3 items end...

Russia's missiles and drones run on Western tech. Here's how it keeps getting the parts.

Over three and a half years into the war, Ukraine is still finding thousands of foreign-made parts in the Russian missiles and drones raining down on its cities. The findings highlight how Moscow continues to evade sanctions and export controls...

Vietnam strengthening EU relations after 35 ‘remarkable’ years, says foreign minister

In an exclusive interview with Euractiv, His Excellency Lê Hoài Trung, Foreign Minister of Vietnam, reflects on the country’s diplomatic achievements, its comprehensive partnership with the European Union, and its growing role within ASEAN and...

Charleston leaders head to Europe for ideas, inspiration for Union Pier redevelopment

CHARLESTON — City leaders will travel to Europe next week for a whirlwind, week-long, three-city tour meant to inspire the redevelopment of about 70 acres of waterfront property in historic downtown. Mayor William Cogswell, City Councilman Mike...

Netherlands vs Finland Prediction and Betting Tips | October 12th 2025

The action continues in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as the Netherlands and Finland square off in a crunch Group G fixture at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Sunday. Ronald Koeman’s men head into the weekend on a five-game winning streak against...

A confident far-right and a stagnant parliamentary left in the Netherlands


A growing far-right In The Hague, fascists trooped through the streets intimidating people of color and pelted the office of the social-liberal D66 party with stones. Nazi salutes were combined with the orange-white-blue flags associated with the...

GM, Ford Stocks Slip As China-Dutch Chip Dispute Over Nexperia Sparks Fresh Supply Chain Fears

Shares of General Motors and Ford fell on Thursday as major automakers warned that a deepening semiconductor disruption tied to a dispute between China and the Dutch government could soon hit U.S. and European vehicle production. General Motors’...

Dutch zero-emission zones spark rapid uptake of electric vans and trucks

The Netherlands’ zero-emission zones for freight (ZEZ-F) are accelerating the transition to electric delivery fleets and reshaping city logistics, according to a new Clean Cities Campaign briefing. Introduced in January 2025, and now including 18...