Arts Aug 28 Van Gogh Museum may close if Dutch government doesn’t help fund repairs, director says By Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Jun 03 Far-right leader Geert Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil by pulling party from ruling coalition Populist far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders has plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on migration. By Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Dec 24 Dutch court sentences 5 men invovled in violence around Israeli soccer match in Amsterdam The court on Tuesday sentenced one man to 6 months in prison, another to 2 1/2 months, two to 1 month and one to 100 hours of community service. By Molly Quell, Raf Casert, Associated Press
World Dec 07 Explosion in a residential area of The Hague kills at least 3 people and injures others An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people and destroying several apartments, according to authorities. The cause of the disaster was unclear. By Molly Quell, Associated Press
World Nov 18 Watch 6:21 Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Europe heightens tensions and antisemitism fears Jewish community leaders in the Netherlands are urging their Muslim counterparts to start discussing ways of reducing tensions caused by the conflict in Gaza. Divisions have deepened in the Netherlands and France following two recent soccer matches involving Israeli teams. By Malcolm Brabant, Sonia Kopelev
Nov 08 Watch 2:49 Police investigating what led to violence involving Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Dutch authorities are investigating what led to a wave of attacks last night on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. It followed days of tension leading up to the game. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Jun 06 Dutch exit poll suggests tight race between far right and center left in EU election By Mike Corder, Raf Cassert, Associated Press In a possible harbinger of strong electoral gains for the hard right in the 27-nation bloc, the exit poll Thursday indicated that Wilders' Party for Freedom had made the biggest gains by winning seven seats, up from just one in… Continue reading
May 25 Nicki Minaj concert in England postponed after Dutch police detain her over pot found in bag By Associated Press Rapper Nicki Minaj's concert in Manchester scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after authorities in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country. Continue reading
May 11 Dutch contestant Joost Klein booted from Eurovision hours before tension-plagued final By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from competition hours before Saturday’s final of the pan-continental pop competition, which has been rattled by protests over the participation of Israel. Continue reading
Apr 09 6 northern European nations agree to protect North Sea infrastructure from hostile actors By Associated Press The Danish Ministry for Climate, Energy and Utilities on Tuesday called the North Sea a hub for critical infrastructure that connects Europe and said there was "an increased risk of sabotage and unwanted attention from hostile actors.”… Continue reading