New excavations in Pompeii have revealed a 2000-year-old dining room with well-preserved wall paintings, including scenes from the Trojan War. The walls were intentionally painted black to hide the smoke from oil lamps and create a flickering effect, giving the diners the illusion of movement in the paintings.
Three Dutch winter athletes were killed in an avalanche in Tyrol, while four others were buried but not injured. The group was part of an organized tour ski tour with mountain guides, but according to the Tyrolean avalanche warning service, the route was along steep and dangerous slopes.
American football player and actor O.J. Simpson, who became a household name in 1994 due to a high-profile murder trial, has passed away from cancer. Despite being acquitted, doubts remained surrounding his innocence, and in 2008 he was imprisoned for a separate violent crime before being released in 2017.
Another suspect has been arrested in Vlaardingen in connection with the repeated attacks on a plumber's house. The 14-year-old from Leidschendam was found with potential bomb-making materials and is currently under restricted contact.
Gay umbrella Zaam decided to keep all 23 secondary schools in Amsterdam and Zaandam closed today to celebrate the Sugar Festival, after listening to the wishes of Islamic students and parents and seeking advice from Islamic colleagues. In other schools, obtaining time off for Eid al-Fitr is still difficult and varies from school to school whether students and teachers have to make their own arrangements.
Switzerland to host international peace summit on Ukraine in June, hoping to pave the way for a resolution to the conflict and potentially involving President Biden, though chances of Russian participation are slim.