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April 6, 2024 at 6:28 am

Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The Hague VIEW

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among dozens of people who have been detained by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially...

Stricken cargo ship Fremantle Highway, that caught fire while transporting thousands of cars, including nearly 500 electric vehicles, from Germany to Singapore, is towed into the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands, on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. The ship that burned for almost a week close to busy North Sea shipping lanes and a world renowned migratory bird habitat will be salvaged at the northern Dutch port. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) PDJ107 PDJ107

August 3, 2023 at 4:07 am

A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging VIEW

A freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea has been towed to a Dutch port for salvage.

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At least one person died and some 30 passengers were injured in the early hours when a train partially derailed, in Voorschoten, near The Hague, Tuesday April 4, 2023, sending at least one carriage into a field next to the tracks. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) PDJ101 PDJ101

April 3, 2023 at 10:18 pm

Train derailment near The Hague kills 1, injures several VIEW

A passenger train slammed into a construction crane and derailed near The Hague, sending two carriages into a field next to the tracks.

August 6, 2022 at 7:50 am

Pride on the canal: Huge crowds at Amsterdam water parade VIEW

Hundreds of thousands of spectators are lining Amsterdam’s historic canals and bridges to celebrate Canal Parade.

July 4, 2022 at 1:03 am

Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses VIEW

Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions are using tractors and trucks to blockade supermarket distribution centers, the latest actions in a summer...

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June 7, 2022 at 1:34 am

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in reporter slaying VIEW

Prosecutors have demanded life sentences for two men charged in the brazen killing of a Dutch investigative reporter as his children paid tribute to a...

April 27, 2022 at 4:53 am

After 2 muted years, orange-clad folk mark Dutch King’s Day VIEW

After two years of celebrations muted by coronavirus lockdowns, the Netherlands is marking King Willem-Alexander’s 55th birthday with street parties, music festivals and a national...

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February 22, 2022 at 10:05 am

Standoff ends at Amsterdam Apple Store, hostage safe

An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam has ended with police in a car driving into the hostage taker as he ran...

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September 6, 2021 at 9:02 am

UN climate chief: No country is safe from global warming

The U.N.’s top climate official is urging governments to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and instead embrace rapid, widespread measures to curb and adapt...

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May 26, 2021 at 3:31 am

Judges, lawyers in MH17 trial visit wreckage of plane VIEW

GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges and lawyers in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the 2014 downing of Malaysia...