Netherlands
‘Horrible accident’: Person dies in plane engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
The investigation has not yet identified who the person was, a Dutch police spokesperson said.
- by Gianluca Lo Nostro
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‘He doesn’t believe you’: Nicki Minaj reportedly arrested for possessing drugs in Amsterdam
The rapper and pop star was travelling to England for the next stop of her world tour when police reportedly said they found drugs in her luggage.
- by Avi Selk
Dutch artist Joost Klein kicked out of Eurovision
Just hours before the final, the Dutch artist was expelled from Eurovision following a complaint by a female member of the production crew.
- by Michael Idato
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Anzac Day
Leon opened a drawer and found the lost history of his WWII veteran father
Proudly wearing Frans’ service medals at the King’s Park Anzac Day dawn service on Thursday morning Leon can retell his father’s WWII experience in extraordinary detail.
- by Hamish Hastie
World of photos, April 20, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
World Court orders Israel to ‘halt Gaza famine’
The International Court of Justice is considering a genocide case against Israel.
- by Stephanie van den Berg and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Lacking support, anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders to forgo PM job
Geert Wilders shocked Europe when his party came from nowhere to secure the most votes in the Netherlands’ most recent elections.
- by Claire Moses
Protests greet Holocaust museum opening in Amsterdam
The protest leaders emphasised they were against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s presence, not the museum and what it commemorates.
- by Molly Quell and Barbara Surk
‘Wars have rules’: ICC issues arrest warrants for two top Russian commanders
The ICC believes the two were responsible for missile strikes carried out against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure in 2022 and 2023.
- by Stephanie van den Berg
Former Dutch prime minister and wife die hand-in-hand in double euthanasia
The Rights Forum described him as “idiosyncratic” and said that Van Agt and his wife were very ill, but “couldn’t live without each other”.
- by James Jackson
Britain forced to import $5 billion of electricity from Europe
Electricity was brought in via the growing network of interconnector cables designed to boost the collective resilience and energy security of neighbouring countries.
- by Jonathan Leake