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Dozens of protesters forced their way into Suriname's parliament as hundreds more rampaged through the nation's capital Paramaribo on Friday, clashing with police as demonstrations against the government descended into chaos.

For years, fishermen in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, have been complaining about illegal coastal fishing. The culprits are wooden boats - called "tapouilles" - that come from Brazil, Suriname and Guyana to take advantage of the rich fish stocks in French waters. Although the problem has…

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.

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.