Extra police took to the streets in the Netherlands after the country was hit by a massive telecommunications outage.
Any providers connected to the carrier Royal KPN were affected, including emergency numbers, landlines and mobile phones.
The authorities were deployed as extra support, especially for anyone seeking medical assistance or emergency services.
The incident lasted four hours.
An investigation has been launched, with KPN saying it did not appear to be a hack.
Canada PM Carney strongly opposes US tariffs over Greenland
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that the country strongly opposed any tariffs being imposed by the US to further President Donald Trump's aim of acquiring Greenland.
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
US President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.
Israel orders Gaza families to move in first forced evacuation since ceasefire
Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October's ceasefire, as residents and Hamas said on Tuesday the military was expanding the area under its control.
Rescue workers clearing Karachi inferno ruins, 63 missing feared dead
Firefighters were clearing the charred ruins of a Karachi mall on Tuesday as they tried to locate 63 people still missing after a fire that burned for nearly two days and killed 21 people.
Blast kills seven at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital
The IS terror group has claimed responsibility for targetting a Chinese-run restaurant in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan's capital, killing seven and injuring several more.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted the invitation from the United States to join the Board of Peace, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.
His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved the employment of 1,000 Emirati men and women in government jobs across the emirate, targeting newly graduated degree holders.
The UAE has ranked 10th in the Global Soft Power Index for the fourth year in a row, announced His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
