Netherlands

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Rotterdam: University Student Kills 3 in Twin Shootings

An Erasmus University student killed a 14-year-old girl and her mother in their home before opening fire at Erasmus Medical Center and killing a lecturer in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday....

Crime & Justice

Dutch Police Detain 2.9K Climate Activists

Dutch police detained an additional 500 climate activists on Sunday, a day after arresting nearly 2.4K out of an estimated 10K protesters blocking the A12 highway into The Hague. Some of those demonstrating were minors....

Environment & Energy

Dutch Art Detective Recovers Stolen Van Gogh

A 139-year-old Van Gogh painting stolen from the Singer Laren museum in the Dutch town of Laren has been returned following the work of Dutch art detective Arthur Brand....

Crime & Justice

One Killed as Ship Carrying 3K Cars Burns off Dutch Coast

One crew member died and another 16 have been taken to hospital on Wednesday after a fire blazed on a cargo ship carrying some 3K cars off the Dutch coast, 30 km (18 mi) north of the island of Ameland.

Netherlands

Netherlands: Rutte to Leave Politics After Elections Amid Govt Turmoil

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced on Monday that he will not run for a fifth term in office, adding that he will quit politics once the new cabinet is formed after the elections in November.

Politics

Dutch PM Rutte Meets King After Government Collapse

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on Saturday to discuss forming a caretaker administration, a day after he offered the resignation of his coalition government in writing amid a dispute over migration.

Politics

Dutch King Willem-Alexander Apologises for Country's Historic Role in Slavery

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands publicly apologized for the country's involvement in historical slavery on Saturday. The monarch spoke at a ceremony recognizing the 160th anniversary of slavery's abolition in the state.

Social issues

UK, Netherlands Agree on 'International Coalition' for Ukraine Fighter Jets

The leaders of Britain and the Netherlands, Rishi Sunak and Mark Rutte, have agreed to build an "international coalition" to help Ukraine acquire F-16 fighter jets, the British government announced late on Tuesday.

Ukraine

Macron Outlines Need for 'European Sovereignty'

On Tuesday, French Pres. Emmanuel Macron outlined his vision of greater 'European sovereignty' in a keynote speech at the Nexus Institute in The Hague during a visit to the Netherlands....

Taiwan

Israeli Police Again Clash with Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police again raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque late Wednesday night — the second such raid in 24 hours — after the first led to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip firing at least nine rockets into Israel. Israel responded with air strikes that hit what it said were weapon product...

Israel

Japan to Restrict Semiconductor Equipment Exports

On Friday, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's trade and industry minister, announced that export controls will be imposed on 23 types of chipmaking equipment divided into six categories, requiring Japanese companies to seek export permissions for all regions....

Netherlands

Biden and Zelenskyy Welcome Putin Arrest Warrant Issued by ICC

US and Ukrainian leaders Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy both welcomed a decision from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin on Friday. Putin, as well as Russia’s commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, are accus...

Ukraine

EU Countries Seek to Weaken Livestock Emission Limits

Member states of the European Union agreed on Thursday to attempt to curb the number of farms covered by proposed rules to slash pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, despite criticism from some countries....

Politics

Dutch Farmers Protest Party Wins Victory in Provincial Election

The upstart Farmer-citizen movement (BBB) is set to become the largest party in the upper house of parliament following Dutch provincial elections on Wednesday....

Politics

US Releases a Third of Electronics Detained under PRC Forced Labor Act

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed on Tuesday that it has released over one-third of electronic devices, including solar panels, it had detained since 2022 under the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA)...

Netherlands

Farmers’ Protest Brings Brussels’ EU Quarter to a Standstill

Thousands of Belgian farmers brought traffic in Brussels to a standstill on Friday as they protested the Flemish regional government's plans to limit nitrogen emissions from agriculture. Thousands of tractors and other agricultural vehicles blocked roads leading into the capital city, while prote...

Agriculture

Report: Japan, Netherlands Joining US Chip Restrictions on China

Japan and the Netherlands will join the US in restricting exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Politics

Shell to Pay $15.9M Settlement for Nigeria Oil Spills

Shell announced on Friday that it will pay 15M euros ($15.9M) to Nigerian communities that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta.

Social issues

Asia's Meth Kingpin Extradited to Australia

On Thursday, Australian police said that Tse Chi Lop — Asia's most-wanted meth kingpin — had arrived in Australia to face "conspiracy to traffic commercial quantities of controlled drugs" charges following a legal battle with Dutch authorities.

Australia

Netherlands Apologizes for Colonial Slavery

On Monday, the Netherlands formally apologized for its history of colonial slavery. Prime Minister Mark Rutte stated, "For centuries, the Dutch state and its representatives have enabled and stimulated slavery and have profited from it."

Social issues

Dutch Judge Delivers MH17 Airline Verdict

On Thursday, a Dutch court convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian national of murder in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 — the incident killed all 298 passengers and crew. All three men commanded pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Donbas region

World

China Accused of Illegal Police Stations in the Netherlands

On Wednesday, the Dutch foreign ministry announced that it has opened a probe into allegations that China has set up two illegal police stations in the Netherlands, vowing to take the claims — which Beijing has denied — "seriously."

World

EU Declares Nicaragua Envoy 'Persona Non Grata'

The EU on Monday declared the head of the Nicaraguan mission to the European Union, Zoila Yanira Müller Goff, "persona non grata" amid deteriorating political relations between Managua and Brussels.

World

Netherlands: Refugee Facilities Must Meet EU Standards, Court Rules

A Dutch court on Thursday ordered that asylum seekers in government-run centres in the Netherlands must immediately be given "indoor sleeping space, food, water and access to hygienic sanitation facilities," in accordance with EU standards.

World