Daily News Briefing: VVD party congress, Erdogan sworn in, National Witch Monument campaign and more.

NOS News•today, 06:25

Good morning! Members of the VVD are meeting in Apeldoorn for a party congress, and supporters of the SP and CU are also meeting today. President Erdogan is sworn in again in Turkey.

The weather: today the sun is shining brightly throughout the country, with temperatures rising to 19 degrees in the northwest, 23 degrees in the center and 24 degrees in the south of the country.

Are you going on the road? Here you will find an overview of the activities. And view here the rail timetable.

What can you expect today?

The VVD is holding a party congress in Apeldoorn, which they now call a Liberal Open Day. A fierce asylum debate is expected. The SP and the ChristenUnie also hold party conferences in Apeldoorn. The ChristenUnie says goodbye to party leader Gert-Jan Segers.
This afternoon there is a campaign for a National Witch Monument. All over the country, white flowers are placed on places where ‘witches’ were once burned or where there is already a local monument.
President Erdogan is sworn in in Turkey. He will begin his third five-year term. NATO chief Stoltenberg is present at the swearing-in ceremony.
And in Eindhoven, the women’s final of the Champions League will be played between FC Barcelona and Wolfsburg from 4 p.m. The match will be broadcast on NPO1 and via a live stream on NOS.nl and in the NOS app.

What did you miss?

The death toll from the serious train accident in eastern India has risen to at least 230, the authorities report. Another 900 people were injured.

Emergency services are still searching for people and the death toll could rise further. The injured were taken to hospitals by buses and some 200 ambulances.

The priority is to find survivors and take them to hospitals, said the chief minister of Odisha. In the city of Soro, hundreds of young people stand outside a hospital to donate blood.

Other news from the night:

And then this:

It has been extinct in the Netherlands for years, but a trial in the Biesbosch should show whether it is feasible to reintroduce the iconic, meter-sized sturgeon. Yesterday the first 29 young fish were released:

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