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Dutch PM Rutte denies U.S. pressure over chip export policy

The Netherlands is not feeling pressured by Washington to adopt new U.S. rules further restricting semiconductor technology exports to China, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.

Reuters

Biden to host Netherlands' Rutte for White House talks

President Joe Biden will host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House for talks that are expected to center on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Biden will welcome Netherlands prime minister on Tuesday

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte will meet at the White House with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.

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Dutch Prime Minister Rutte to visit Washington, meet Biden -NOS

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra will travel to Washington D.C. next week to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported on Thursday.

Reuters

How reparation efforts in Barbados found an international spotlight

The online buzz over high profile Britons' ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade put attention on the ongoing reparations push in Barbados, and other Caribbean nations.

WEKU

Dutch leader apologizes for the Netherlands' role in slave trade

Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology comes as many nations' colonial histories have received scrutiny because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd in the U.S.

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Dutch prime minister apologies for role Netherlands played in slave trade

However, critics label the speech as ‘neo-colonial belch’, as lack of reparations raises complaints

The Independent UK

Dutch Prime Minister apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade

Mark Rutte spoke out on Monday as members of his cabinet gave speeches in seven former Caribbean colonies, where slaves were used on coffee and sugar plantations

Evening Standard

Netherlands PM Rutte Apologizes for Role of Dutch State in Slavery

Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologized on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day. "Today I apologize," Rutte said in a nationally televised speech at the Dutch National Archives. "For centuries the Dutch state…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mixed reactions as Dutch leader apologises for 250 years of slavery

Speaking on behalf of the Dutch government on Monday, Prime Minister Mark Rutte offered "apologies" for the Netherlands' involvement in the slave trade. But not everybody was willing to accept his words.

Radio France Internationale

Dutch PM apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade

Mark Rutte says Dutch state ‘enabled, encouraged and profited from slavery’ for centuries

The Guardian - UK

Dutch leader pledges 'meaningful' response to slavery report

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to deliver a speech in response to a report into the country’s historical role in the global slave trade, amid reports it could include a formal government apology

The Independent UK

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Netherlands PM Rutte apologises for role of Dutch state in slavery

Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologised on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day.

Al Jazeera

Netherlands set to formally apologise for 250 years of slavery

The apology is expected to redress how the Dutch exploited more than 600,000 people.

The Times of India

US President Biden and Dutch PM Rutte get into Twitter banter over 'Soccer or Football'

NEW DELHI: For purists it's always 'football' while for the Americans it's 'soccer' as they call it. And who would have thought that it would lead to a banter on the social media platform between the US President Joe Biden and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

The Guardian - UK

Dutch wrestle with national apology for 250 years of slavery

Advocates claim it will promote equality, detractors say it will be an empty gesture

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China's Xi invites Dutch PM for visit, says don't politicise trade

Chinese president Xi Jinping has invited Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to visit Beijing next year, following a bilateral meeting at the G20 conference in Bali in which Xi urged the Netherlands not to politicise trade.

France 24

Live: Explosion in Poland ‘likely’ caused by Ukrainian air defence missile, NATO's Stoltenberg says

The United States and its allies on Wednesday criticised Russia in the United Nations Security Council over missile attacks on Ukraine in a meeting a day after a missile that NATO said was a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences crashed inside Poland. Read our live blog to review the…

The Independent UK

Dutch PM meets lawmakers amid govt tensions over migration

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has met with lawmakers from his party to discuss their concerns about rising numbers of migrants seeking asylum in the Netherlands, amid tensions within his four-party coalition about how to tackle the issue

Reuters

COP 27: Dutch to boost climate funding to developing nations, PM says

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday said the Netherlands will increase its annual contribution to climate finance in developing countries to 1.8 billion euros, about 50% above 2021 levels, by 2025.

Reuters

Dutch government to apologise for role in colonial-era slavery

The Dutch government will apologise later this year for its role in slavery during the nation's colonial past, a member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Cabinet said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lapid: Israel Will Become Major Gas Supplier to Europe

Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the US-mediated agreement demarcating a disputed maritime border with Lebanon will be signed on Thursday and make Israel “a major gas supplier to Europe.” He described the agreement as “historic” because not only it was signed with Lebanon but also because the calm it…

The Guardian - UK

‘Groundbreaking milestone’: world reacts to Rishi Sunak as new British PM

World leaders laud significance of victory as first person of colour takes the reins at 10 Downing Street

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