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.
World Jun 06 Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ in opening statement at International Court Kyiv is bringing a case against Russia linked to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Politics May 02 WATCH: Garland announces results of operation targeting dark web opioid, fentanyl traffickers Authorities in the U.S. and Europe arrested nearly 300 people, confiscated over $53 million, and seized a dark web marketplace as part of an international crack down on drug trafficking that officials say was the largest operation of its kind.
World Mar 17 International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over Ukraine war crimes The International Criminal Court says it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.
World Feb 22 UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock in Azerbaijan The United Nations' highest court has ordered Azerbaijan to "take all steps at its disposal" to allow free movement of traffic along the only road between Armenia and the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan.
World Feb 08 ‘Strong indications’ Putin approved supplying missile that shot down MH17, investigators say An international team of investigators says it found "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 with a Russian missile.
World Jan 26 International Criminal Court judges reopen probe into Philippines ‘war on drugs’ International Criminal Court judges have cleared the way for the court's prosecution office to resume its investigation into the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines.
World Jan 17 WATCH: Biden hosts Netherlands prime minister for talks on semiconductors, Ukraine The U.S. administration is looking to persuade the Netherlands to further limit China's access to advanced semiconductors with export restrictions.