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Thousands attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war

According to Oxfam, nearly 150,000 people in the Netherlands called for the government to do more against the war.

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Pro-Palestinian groups sue Dutch gov’t for failing to stop Gaza ‘genocide’

The NGOs want the Netherlands to ban the export and transit of weapons, weapon parts, and dual-use items to Israel.

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Protests over Israeli leader Herzog’s presence at Dutch Holocaust Museum

Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Amsterdam against Israel’s war on Gaza.

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ICJ rules Israel must prevent acts of genocide in Gaza: Key takeaways

International Court of Justice makes interim ruling in South Africa’s case against Israel over war in Gaza.

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Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Wilders set for gains, exit poll says

Knife-edge election set to shake up Dutch politics after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s record 13-year stint in power.

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UN court beefs up convictions of Milosevic aides in final Yugoslav case

U.N. judges on Wednesday sentenced two former Serbian spymasters who worked for Yugoslav ex-President Slobodan Milosevic to 15 years in jail as it beefed up their initial convictions in the last case before The Hague tribunal dating from the Balkan wars.

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ICC prosecutors say Malian rebel was 'enthusiastic' war crimes perpetrator

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday said a Malian Islamist rebel was a key figure in "blatant persecution" of the residents of Timbuktu and was an enthusiastic participant in war crimes.

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Dutch celebrate King's Day as confidence in monarchy diminishes

Millions of Dutch revellers took to the streets on Thursday to celebrate King's Day festivities, dressing in orange and enjoying open-air markets - even as trust in the man at the centre of the nationwide party sinks to a low ebb.

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War crimes charges fabricated, KLA member tells Kosovo tribunal

A former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member, accused of running a makeshift prison where people were abused and one man killed, told judges at the opening of his trial on Tuesday that the charges against him were fabricated.

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After 104 hours buried by Turkey earthquake, woman brought out alive

Rescuers pulled a woman alive out of the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Friday, prompting cheers from onlookers 104 hours after she was buried by the huge earthquake that wrought death and destruction across the region.

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U.S. military tanks at Dutch port en route to NATO frontier

A large number of U.S. army tanks and military vehicles began arriving at the Dutch port of Vlissingen on Wednesday, before heading to Poland and Lithuania as part of efforts to strengthen NATO's eastern flank.

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Old Nazi map sparks treasure hunt in the Netherlands

An old map believed to mark the spot where German soldiers hid treasure worth millions of euros during World War Two sparked the imagination of amateur treasure hunters in the Netherlands this week.

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On Europe's new frontlines, red tape, politics and potholes hamper defence

Europe is waking up to a new need to defend itself since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Dutch court confirms that MH 17 was shot down by Russian-made missile

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in 2014 by a Russian-made missile fired from a field in eastern Ukraine, the Dutch court handling the trial of four suspects in the downing of the plane said on Thursday.

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Can Netherlands exceed restrained expectations at World Cup 2022?

There is cautious optimism around this Dutch team after a string of impressive performances in the Nations League.

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Climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

(This Nov. 5 story has been corrected to fix paragraph 10 to show government has capped flights, not passengers, at 440,000)

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Probe under way after baby dies at asylum centre in Netherlands

The Dutch authorities are probing a three-month-old baby’s death as asylum seekers face an accommodation crisis.

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Dutch refugee council sues state over "inhumane" asylum centres

Teenager Munasar Muhidin says he fled Somalia in 2020 after Islamist militants killed most of his family and that his brother died trying to get to Europe. He hoped he had finally found a place of refuge in the Netherlands.

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Out of the frying pan, into the fire? Meal couriers sweat amid heatwave

As Europe braces for another heatwave, one group of workers has little choice but to sweat it out: the couriers shuttling around town getting lunches and dinners to customers.

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England seal ODI series in Netherlands but Eoin Morgan’s struggles continue

England defeated the Netherlands by six wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, as both openers scored over 70 but Eoin Morgan registered a duck

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Suspects go on trial for killing celebrity Dutch crime reporter

A trial of the suspected gunman and the getaway driver involved in last year's killing of celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. De Vries opened on Tuesday and the two men could face life imprisonment if convicted.

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Kosovo tribunal convicts veterans' leaders over witness intimidation

In its first ever judgment a special tribunal in The Hague jailed two leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) on Wednesday for revealing names of hundreds of protected witnesses involved in war crimes cases.

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Lawyers ask ICC not to convict accused Malian Islamist

Lawyers for a Malian Islamist rebel accused of being central to the persecution of residents in Timbuktu and the destruction of the city's holy sites told judges at his war crimes trial he was wrongly targeted.

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Dutch celebrate first King's Day holiday without COVID curbs since 2019

The city streets around the Netherlands streamed with festival-goers wearing orange on Wednesday in celebration of the national holiday King's Day in traditional fashion -- with music and open-air markets -- for the first time since 2019, without COVID-19 restrictions.

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