Thousands of Kurds have fled the capture of the Kurdish enclave of Tel Rifaat by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army. Hundreds of thousands of Kurds have fled and more than 500 have been killed since violence flared in different parts of Syria.
South Korean president declares martial law, causing chaos and protests in parliament while saying it is necessary to protect democracy from pro-North Korean elements and corruption.
French Prime Minister Barnier is facing a potential no-confidence vote as he invokes a constitutional article to push through budget proposals without parliament's approval. Both left and right-leaning factions of the opposition are fiercely opposing the proposed budget cuts, which the government argues are necessary to reduce the country's deficit and debt.
Man suspected of murdering neighbor and two others in Rotterdam states he was coerced by imaginary computer, request for additional investigation rejected by court to joy of relatives.
Coalition parties propose a new amendment to education budget, but details are still uncertain. Opposition leaders are skeptical and concerns arise after leaked documents reveal potential problems with budget cuts in education.
More and more companies in the childcare industry are looking for alternatives instead of self-employed workers, such as internal flex pools and hiring temporary and secondment agencies, now that the tax authorities will actively enforce false self-employment as of January 1. This creates tension and uncertainty, but under no circumstances does the industry want to fall back on self-employed workers to send the wrong message.