The NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 brings people together with a mix of classic, new, and tribute songs, and this year saw a rise in Dutch music with 238 Dutch songs making the list. While women favored contemporary Dutch music, men mainly voted for British rock bands from the 70s.
3FM Serious Request will end differently than planned tonight due to disturbances. The festive stage program, featuring a performance by Chef'Special, has been scrapped following incidents yesterday.
Denmark invests 1.3 billion euros in military presence on Greenland amidst renewed interest from President Trump, following a recent report on escalating tensions in the Arctic region.
Prime Minister Schoof visits Dutch military personnel in Lithuania just before Christmas who are part of the NATO mission in the area. Commander of the Armed Forces Eichelsheim explains why the presence of Dutch troops in Lithuania is necessary and how NATO is preparing for possible threats from Russia.
Baby mammoth carcass 50,000 years old found in Northeast Siberia in nearly perfect condition, nicknamed Yana, with the other half still frozen and untouched in the permafrost, along with other recent discoveries in the region due to melting ice.
'Nearly 1700 livestock farmers have applied for the voluntary buy-out schemes to reduce nitrogen emissions, with the deadline for the last two schemes closing last Friday. The majority of applications are for the scheme for 'peak emitters', who could receive 120% of their business value, and there are more requests than available funding for the scheme for smaller sectors.'