Dutch parliament debates tax plan as Golden Ball ceremony looms in London

The Tweede Kamer is holding a session with Minister Heinen to discuss the tax plan that outlines major fiscal adjustments for the following year, though he has not yet won a majority and disagreements remain over how to fund a wealth-tax amendment. At 21:00 Dutch time, the Golden Ball award ceremony will be held in London, where England's Harry Kane is seen as the leading contender alongside nominees Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.

In other news, American rapper Chris Brown will learn his punishment for a 2023 nightclub fight in London, where he repeatedly struck a man with a champagne bottle. A climate case filed by a group of youths has been opened in Vancouver, accusing the Canadian government of insufficient action on climate change. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela, receiving a warm welcome in Barquisimeto after a year abroad.