Science Oct 03 WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in chemistry for research on quantum dots Quantum dots are particles a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.
Health Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work on mRNA led to COVID vaccine Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing vaccine development during what the panel that awarded the prize called “one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.”…
World Sep 06 U.S. lawmakers visiting The Hague say Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine The committee's chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, says Putin "tried to erase a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide."…
World Aug 25 Dutch Supreme Court confirms immunity of 2 former Israeli officers over a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike The highest Dutch court on Friday confirmed findings by judges in two lower courts that Benny Gantz and former air force commander Amir Eshel are protected from civil proceedings in the Netherlands because they have "functional immunity."…
World Aug 18 U.S. gives OK for Denmark, Netherlands to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine Officials have previously said that Ukrainian pilots will need six to eight months of training on the F-16s.
World Jul 18 International probe into Philippines 'war on drugs' resumes Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that an investigation into the Philippines deadly "war on drugs" can resume.
Politics Jul 10 Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era Rutte's four-party ruling coalition resigned Friday after failing to agree on a package of measures to rein in migration. No date has yet been set for the election.
World Jul 07 Dutch prime minister announces resignation after ruling coalition fails to agree on migration policy The decision by the Netherlands' longest-serving premier means that the country will face a general election later this year for the 150-seat lower house of Parliament.
World Jul 03 King of the Netherlands formally apologizes for country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition King Willem-Alexander said, “I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.” Slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean on July 1, 1863. Most enslaved laborers were…
Politics Jun 27 Russian forces shouldn't be underestimated, NATO chief says Jens Stoltenberg said the NATO said alliance has increased its readiness to confront Russia in recent days.