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Forum for Democracy’s Dutch leader stands down after members of youth wing reportedly shared messages praising Nazis.
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We round up the numbers to know from the week’s biggest news stories so you can impress yourself and your friends.
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Concerns about the mink spreading a mutated strain of COVID-19 to humans may hasten the end of fur...
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Dutch leader of Party for Freedom, Geert Wilders, shared an insulting cartoon of the Turkish...
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Gov’t says it is offering scheme to allow children of summarily executed men to claim 5,000 euros ($5,890) compensation.
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The Netherlands holds Russia responsible and has started legal proceedings at the European Court of Human Rights.
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By the age of five, many children will have had 1,500 photos of them shared online. But what happens when they grow up?
Stef Blok, the foreign minister of the Netherlands, discusses continuing global crises.
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Dutch initiative is latest attempt to hold Syrian gov’t accountable amid reports it is mistreating its own citizens.
Refugee journeys to Europe can end badly but these arrivals have built successful lives in Italy and the Netherlands.
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Charge relates to rally where Wilders asked crowds if they wanted ‘fewer or more Moroccans’ in the Netherlands.
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The two nations will pay special attention to prosecuting gender-based violence against Rohingya, including rape.
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Thieves once again steal 17th-century painting by Dutch master Frans Hals from museum near Utrecht.
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Russia protests the discovery of ‘spy equipment’ in the official car of the Russian military attache in the Netherlands.