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Vandals Damage Old Cambuur Stadium During New Arena Opening

On Saturday evening a large group caused damage to SC Cambuur’s former stadium in Leeuwarden, as the club celebrat...

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Elderly Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run in Schijndel

Late on Sunday night the 79-year-old woman killed in a hit-and-run on Landingsweg in Schijndel was identified as an elde...

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KLM Tries to Halt Schiphol Ground Staff Strike

KLM has taken the trade unions FNV and CNV to court in an attempt to stop their planned ground crew strike at Schiphol A...

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Netherlands Fails to Protect Women From Forced Marriages

The Netherlands fails to sufficiently protect women and girls against forced marriage, abandonment abroad and female gen...

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Russia Accused of 9,000 Chemical Attacks in Ukraine

Dutch intelligence services MIVD and AIVD have announced that Russia has launched 9,000 chemical weapon attacks on Ukrai...

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Skytanking Workers Face Unsafe Pressure at Eindhoven

There is a toxic working atmosphere at baggage handling company Skytanking in Eindhoven Airport, with staff safety and w...

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Tennessee Law Revokes Licenses of Teen Bullies

A new law in Tennessee now allows judges to suspend driving privileges for those teenagers convicted of bullying or cybe...

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Nico Zwinkels, TV Handyman, Dies at 80

Nico Zwinkels, best known for hosting the home decorating show Eigen Huis en Tuin, has passed away at the age of 80. He ...

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Iran Ends Nuclear Oversight After Airstrikes

Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been interrupted after the US and Israel c...

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Dutch Children Rescued from Neglect in Italy

Two Dutch children, ages 9 and 6, were discovered living in terrible conditions at a secluded farmhouse in Lauriano, a s...

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Dutch Father Defends Isolated Life After Child Neglect Case

The Dutch father of two children discovered in poor condition in a remote farmhouse high in the Italian Alps has defende...

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German Windsurfer Drowns in Lake Veere

A German windsurfer aged 60 years drowned Saturday afternoon in Lake Veere at Campensweg in Kamperland Zeeland. At about...

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Support for Dutch Asylum Laws Uncertain as PVV and CDA Hesitate

Following more than 15 hours of boiling debate, the Dutch parliament is still hopelessly divided on two crucial asylum l...

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No Further Probe into Leak in Arib Case

The release of confidential information in the matter of former Speaker of the House Khadija Arib will not be further in...

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Arnhem Webshop Sells Designer Drugs Ahead of Ban

A webshop in Arnhem in Gelderland has been inundated with designer drugs orders the past few days as the vendor has been...

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10-Year Sentence Demanded for Dutchman in Mallorca Rape Case

Dutchman faces 10 years’ jail after raping a woman in the laundry room of Mallorcan hotel in August 2023 Spanish p...

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Blackstone Buys Dutch Holiday Parks, Pledges Charity Continuity

US company Blackstone has bought up all 18-holiday parks belonging to the Dutch religious charity, the RCN Group, greatl...

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Dutch Govt Unveils Discrimination Test, Anti-Racism Manifesto

The Dutch government has installed a new "discrimination test" that can detect and prevent ethnic profiling in...

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Booking.com Faces Mass Lawsuit Over Consumer Manipulation

Amsterdam-based online travel platform Booking. Com is the subject of a mass claim against it lodged by the Dutch consum...

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Worldline Hid Fraud to Retain Profitable Clients, Report Finds

For years the French payment processor Worldline consciously let itself be paid by a collection of fraudulent web shops ...

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Dutch Housing Plan: Faster Builds, Lower Ceilings

" She announced a "Dutch version of the leases of Flemish socialist and social liberal housing ministers,...

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Netherlands Nears Historic Drought Levels Amid Heat

The Netherlands is experiencing one of its driest years in nearly a century, with a rainfall deficit hovering around the...

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Dutch Economy Grows 0.4% in Early 2025

Dutch economy grew 0.4% in Q1 2025: statistics agency CBS The Dutch economy grew 0.4% in the first three months of ...

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Train Disruptions Hit Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Schiphol

Rail services to and from Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Schiphol Airport will be shut down at least until 6 PM on Tuesday...

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Russian Drone Strike Kills One in Odessa

One person died and 14 others were hurt when the port city of Odessa was rocketed by a Russian drone airstrike at a trai...

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Citroën Recalls 33,000 Cars Over Airbag Defect

More than 33,000 Dutch drivers of a number of Citroën models have been told to stop driving their cars because thei...

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Benin Bronzes Returned from Netherlands to Nigeria

A group of Benin Bronzes that were in the possession of the Netherlands have since been returned to Nigeria. The bronze ...

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16 Billion Passwords Leaked in Largest Data Breach

A remarkable 16 billion goggle passwords associated with some of the biggest online services including Apple, Facebook a...

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Protests Erupt in Argentina as Kirchner Begins House Arrest

Tens of thousands of Argentinians took to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest after the former president was moved to...

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New Zealand Halts Funding to Cook Islands Over China Ties

New Zealand has frozen 18.2 million New Zealand dollars (about €9.6m) in aid to the Cook Island over fears that rec...

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NS Train Strike Halts Services in Noord-Holland and Eastern Netherlands

Train traffic in Noord-Holland, Flevoland, Gelderland, and large parts of Overijssel ground to a halt on Tuesday as NS (...

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MH17 Families Place 298 Chairs Outside Russian Embassy in Protest

Family members of the 298 people killed in the MH17 air disaster came together on Sunday outside the Russian embassy in ...

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Dutch Protesters Held at Egypt Checkpoints for Gaza March

About 35 Dutch citizens spent the night between Friday and Saturday in custody after trying to join a protest march for ...

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Dutch Embassy in Iran Closes Over Security Threats

Closing 'until further order' in the Dutch embassy in Tehran in connection with 'regional developments' ...

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Civilians Conduct Unauthorized Border Checks Near Germany, Police Intervene

About 30 civilians performed illegal checks on vehicles Sunday night near Sellingen in Groningen, near the German border...

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Amsterdam Protesters Oppose Trump on Global Protest Day

Hundreds of people protested outside the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam on Saturday as part of a global day of demonstratio...

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Families search for answers after Ahmedabad plane crash tragedy

Families in Ahmedabad were heartbroken and unsure of what had happened in the tragic plane crash. Just after taking off ...

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami killed in strike

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, Hossein Salami, was killed in Israeli airstrikes early ...

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Train Disruptions Spread Beyond Strike Zones in Netherlands

Trains are running with delays even in areas not affected by the strike. In the non-strike zone, the plan was not runnin...

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Donald Trump's Global Popularity Drops Sharply Across Countries

Not only is Donald Trump rapidly running out of fans in his own country, but he is being scorned in the vast majority of...

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Fire follows earlier explosion at Rotterdam construction company

Explosive in this construction company in RotterdamIn a construction company in Rotterdam, Netherlands, a fire has raged...

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Egypt Blocks Gaza Aid March by Dutch and Global Activists

Rescue Dozens of peace activists from the Netherlands and other countries were stopped from entering Egypt as they tried...

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Refugee numbers rise to 122 million as aid drops

The number of those who have fled war, violence, and persecution anywhere in the world has risen to over 122 million, ac...

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Air India crash kills dozens in Ahmedabad residential area

A sad news about a plane has come from Ahmedabad.AIR India plane crash in a residential area in Ahmedabad happened. The ...

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Barneveld school evacuated after false weapon threat report

High school De Meerwaarde in Barneveld was temporarily evacuated on Thursday following a tip that someone might be in po...

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Special education students begin state oral exams today

Today, some 180,000 pupils will hear they have passed their final school exams, but for vso (secondary special education...

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U.S. May Detain Illegal Dutch Migrants at Guantanamo Bay: Reports

The U.S. government is said to be planning on transferring thousands of illegal immigrants including Europeans from coun...

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Syria Report Highlights Ongoing Instability After Court Ruling

A confidential report written by the Dutch foreign ministry is now released on Thursday after a court decision, showing ...

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Essential Guide for Moving to the Netherlands in 2025

With a competitive housing market to navigate and trying to get to grips with the Dutch way of communicating, there&rsqu...

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Dutch police prevent vigilante border checks near Ter Apel

Dutch and German police were sent to the border region near Ter Apel for a second night on Sunday when a group of about ...

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NS Strike and Cabinet Talks Mark Busy Day

Reizen NS-train traffic disrupted across the country; First cabinet meeting since fall to discuss filling empty seats Th...

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NS Trains Halted Nationwide Due to Staff Strike

All train services across the Netherlands have been suspended today as NS staff in Central Netherlands walk off the job ...

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Russia Launches Major Airstrikes Across Ukraine, Hits Kyiv

Russia has unleashed a broad wave of airstrikes across Ukraine, bombarding cities across the country including the capit...

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Trump and Musk Clash in Public Over Budget Bill

Donald Trump's blossoming bromance with Elon Musk has turned into a bad breakup in the open. Trump was ldoing the sa...

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US Sanctions Four International Criminal Court Judges

The United States has targeted four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague with sanctions. The ju...

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NS Confirms Nationwide Train Halt This Friday Due to Strike

Train traffic across the Netherlands will come to a complete standstill on Friday due to a NS employees strike in the Mi...

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Rutte Invites Zelenskyy to NATO Summit in The Hague

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited by the NATO Secretary Mark Rutte to attend the next NATO S...

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Eight Injured in Colorado Molotov Attack at Pro-Israel Rally

At least eight people were wounded on Sunday in Boulder, Colo., after a man yelling "Free Palestine" attacked a pro-Isra...

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Dutch Man, 70, Faces Life Sentence in Laos for Heroin Trafficking

A 70-year-old Dutch man has been arrested at Wattay International Airport in Laos after authorities discovered 5.8 kilog...