EDE, Netherlands—Dutch police detained a man Saturday after he left a nightclub where four people had been held hostage for hours, bringing a peaceful end to a tense standoff. “We are exceptionally happy that it ended this way. That the victims came out safely and that we were able to arrest this suspect without using […]
AMSTERDAM—Dutch police on Monday said more than 200 people had been arrested on New Year’s Eve during riots throughout the country, in which dozens of police officers were injured. Police in several cities were attacked with fireworks and stones, in what a spokesman told broadcaster NOS was a night of serious incidents and “unacceptable” violence. […]
Globally, since the election of President Donald Trump in the United States in 2016, some of the most powerful democratic nations have seen major conservative shifts, specifically in the West. Noteworthy is Giorgia Meloni in Italy, promising personal sovereignty. She’s been serving as the prime minister since October 2022 and was elected at a time […]
Seven suspects were arrested in Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands in an alleged plot targeting Jewish institutions across Europe, authorities in the three countries announced on Thursday. Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s office announced on Thursday that German authorities had arrested two Lebanese nationals and an Egyptian national and had alerted Dutch authorities who had carried out […]
In addition to New Zealand, right-leaning politicians have scored recent victories in the Netherlands and Argentina. Is this a worldwide trend? NTD spoke with Daniel Lacalle, chief economist at Tressis, to find out more.
The truce between Israel and Hamas will begin Friday morning, and the first batch of 13 Israeli hostages will be released that afternoon. Israel says the families have been notified. Israel’s Defense Minister told troops on Nov. 23 to expect many more weeks of fighting after the truce expires. The right-leaning Freedom Party has won the general […]
Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders secured the most seats in parliamentary elections on Wednesday in a landslide, putting him far ahead enough that he is expected to become the Netherlands’ next leader. With nearly all votes counted, Mr. Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) was forecast to win 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house of parliament, […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing three people, including a 14-year-old girl, police said. The shooting sent patients and medics fleeing the Erasmus Medical Center in downtown Rotterdam, including some who were wheeled out […]
TILBURG, The Netherlands—Thousands of people gathered in the Netherlands this weekend to celebrate their red hair at the annual Redhead Days Festival in the southern town of Tilburg. Scottish Liam Hunter, 30, told Reuters attending the three-day festival made him feel better about himself. Like many redheads Hunter said he has experienced bullying over his […]
An electric car has been suspected of causing a blaze aboard a cargo ship carrying almost 3,000 vehicles off of the Netherlands. The ship’s owners told Dutch media that they suspect an EV battery explosion for being the cause of the deadly fire. The Dutch Coast Guard said that the 18,500-tonne burning car carrier, Fremantle […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Salvage crews were preparing Saturday to tow a car-carrying cargo ship that has been burning for days to an anchor point in the North Sea after flames and smoke on board subsided, the Dutch government said. Fire erupted in the Fremantle Highway late Tuesday night near a chain of islands in the northern […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A cargo ship packed with cars burned close to a world-renowned bird habitat off the Dutch coast Thursday as firefighters and salvage crews waited for the flames from a fire that started more than a day earlier to subside before attempting to board the vessel. The Fremantle Highway was sailing from the German […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars was burning out of control Wednesday in the North Sea, killing one crew member and injuring others, the Dutch coast guard said. The agency said it was working to save the vessel from sinking close to an important habitat for migratory birds. Boats […]
Over in the Netherlands, the country’s beauty pageant has just crowned a winner and for the first time, it’s going to a transgender person. Though it’s not a first in the history of beauty pageants, this change does seem to be trending more in recent years. A former pageant winner, Miss Mundo Colombia 2001 Catalina […]
Lawmakers are taking another step toward safeguarding technology in Amsterdam. Some of them pushed for a new plan to screen international students before they can access doctoral degree programs at Dutch universities. The country’s Education Minister said on Monday that international students funded by foreign state-run agencies like the Chinese Scholarship Council would be investigated. […]
Certain Western nations are withdrawing from China. Over the last two years, at least eight Dutch cities and two provinces have split from their Chinese sister cities. The term ‘sister cities’ defines a long-term partnership between two cities in two different countries mainly focused on trade and culture exchange. The Netherlands isn’t the only nation […]
The Netherlands has said it will broaden its euthanasia regulations to allow doctors the ability to end the lives of terminally ill children between one and 12 years old. The rule change involves the government adjusting an existing protocol, and does not require parliamentary approval. The decision comes after years of requests from some Dutch […]
WASHINGTON—Tulip lovers have a new variety to choose from and it’s named for Jill Biden. The first lady accepted her “Jill Biden” tulip from André Haspels, ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States, during a ceremony at his official residence on Wednesday. The flower is reddish orange with fringed petals. Biden […]
