Michel Baljet

Journalist | Investigator | Dutch | Often at the right time in the wrong place | Always on the move to the next beautiful landfill of our society | [phone]

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

Mexico has lost another journalist. Luis Ángel López Valdez, a crime reporter for Vanguardia de Veracruz, was gunned down in Poza Rica.

https://t.co/xAx0ztghcF

[Caracas Chronicles @CaracasChron]

🫓 At least until last year the area was controlled by Tren de Aragua, perhaps one of the places where they were most formally active, serving as a “security” and control force in agreement with the government.

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

A Dutch national wanted by Dutch authorities for drug trafficking & money laundering has been arrested at a hotel in El Poblado, Medellín. He entered Colombia via Bogotá on June 3, two days before an Interpol Red Notice was issued on June 5. Accused of financing & coordinating a transnational criminal network operating in the Netherlands and Finland. (via @maibortpetit)

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

With 17.571.424 votes counted Fujimori and Sánchez are separated by just 350 votes. #Peru

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Neck and neck in Peru's elections

[ONPE @ONPE_oficial]

#ONPEinforma 🔉 [ACTUALIZACIÓN DE RESULTADOS] 📈

🗳️ Actas contabilizadas al 93.077 % para presidente y vicepresidentes a las 08:48:00 a. m. del 8 de junio.

📊 Consulta los resultados aquí ➡️ https://t.co/9R0IIoY6ZL

#SEP2026

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

With 17,546,843 (93.7%) votes counted, only 6,561 separate the two candidates. Too close to call in Peru

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

Neck and neck in Peru's elections

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

Update: A NATO fighter jet has shot down a drone in Latvian airspace, Latvia's Armed Forces have confirmed to Reuters.

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

Latvia's National Armed Forces (@Latvijas_armija) warns of a possible air threat over Ludza, Balvi and Alūksne districts. No action required yet — residents will be notified via cell broadcast if the situation escalates.

[NBS @Latvijas_armija]

❗️IESPĒJAMS APDRAUDĒJUMS GAISA TELPĀ LUDZAS, BALVU UN ALŪKSNES NOVADOS

ESI GATAVS! Informējam, ka ir iespējams apdraudējums Latvijas gaisa telpā.
Papildu rīcība šobrīd nav nepieciešama. Ja situācija mainīsies, saņemsi šūnu apraides paziņojumu par nepieciešamo rīcību.

The Nacional Armed Forces of Latvia inform of possible airthreats in Latvian airspace. No  further action ir required at thistime.  If situation escalates, you will be informed by a notification.

#dzeltenaisbrīdinājums

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party ‌won Kosovo's parliamentary election on Sunday, the Balkan country's third in just 18 months, but fell short of the majority needed to end the country's prolonged political crisis.
https://t.co/BLwlG737kX

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

- Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs
- Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time since ceasefire.
- Trump has been briefed on the situation
- Israeli officials say Israel will respond to missile launches from Iran

https://t.co/QRCkKeva53

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

IDF (telegram): "The IDF struck a Hezbollah terror infrastructure site in the area of the Dahieh" (Beirut)

https://t.co/pDj2JLqmBr

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

Last night at 11 p.m. ET, U.S. forces successfully intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting American forces based in Kuwait. These missiles were immediately defeated and no American personnel were harmed.

U.S. Central Command remains vigilant and will continue to protect our forces from Iranian aggression while supporting the ongoing ceasefire.

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

FTM: Omstreden techbedrijf Palantir kan bij geheime data van Defensie. https://t.co/HkP6MTNaMQ

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Israel's Netanyahu ordered military to attack targets in Beirut's southern suburbs https://t.co/A3H7aiYVNO

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Trump: Oman will behave like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that.

[Department of State @StateDept]

PRESIDENT TRUMP: The Strait is going to be open to everybody. It’s international waters. We’ll watch over it, but nobody’s going to control it.

Oman will behave like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that.

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

Tensions flared today between China and the Netherlands after a confrontation between a Dutch frigate and the Chinese navy off the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. https://t.co/WvqXUDaGEb

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

Over de arrestatie van Glenn Sherman De F..

[Politie Landelijke Opsporing en Interventies @Pol_Ops_Int]

We hebben wederom een Nederlander in Colombia aangehouden op verdenking van internationale drugshandel. Lees meer: https://t.co/M8j9J8IHl7

[The Associated Press @AP]

Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said, but two others are missing. https://t.co/xEUe3sPHpn

[Michel Baljet @MichelBaljet]

Dutch Defense Minister Yesilgöz is in Riga with 40 Dutch companies at a drone summit — announcing that the Netherlands will conduct drone training exercises in Latvia to prepare for the wars of the future. The goal: equip the armed forces with special units and drones, fast. "It's also a message to Putin that we mean business."

[Alexander Bakker @alexanderbakker]

Defensie gaat met drones oefenen in Letland: ’Boodschap aan Poetin dat we het serieus nemen’ https://t.co/vU77gr6ZDW

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

📈 Confirmed: Live metrics show a partial restoration to internet connectivity in #Iran on day 88, after 2093 hours of near-total isolation from international networks, the longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history. It is unclear if the restoration will be sustained.