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Netherlands ashamed it couldn't protect Srebrenica: Foreign Min. at 30th anniversary
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
“We feel ashamed. We, the international community, have failed to protect them,” caretaker Minister Caspar Veldkamp of Foreign Affairs said in Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, where thousands gathered to commemorate the 1995...
Dutch Court Sentences Russian to 3 Years for Sharing Microchip Technology
The Moscow Times
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July 11, 2025
A court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Russian national to three years in prison for violating EU sanctions by transferring sensitive semiconductor technology to Russian intelligence. German Aksenov, 43, had worked as an engineer in the Dutch...
Dutch launch €50 million fund to attract top researchers
DutchNews
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July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025 The university's main entrance. Photo: Galaufs via Wikimedia CommonsThe Dutch government will open a new €50 million fund this summer to bring leading international researchers to Dutch universities and research institutes. In March...
Dutch cabinet proposes speed limit trials on cycle paths
DutchNews
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July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025 Photo: Dutch NewsLocal councils will be allowed to trial speed limits on cycle paths from next year under a new government plan to reduce the number of cycling accidents. The proposal is part of a multi-year bicycle safety strategy...
European rights court says Russia broke international law in Ukraine
The Chronicle News Online
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July 10, 2025
Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that Russia violated international law in Ukraine, marking the first time an international court has found Moscow responsible for human rights abuses since the full-scale invasion in 2022. Judges at the...
International media react to Horner sacking by Red Bull
Grand Prix 247
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July 11, 2025
International (non-English) media also responded with shock these past few days to Christian Horner’s dismissal as Red Bull Racing team principal after 20 years, reporting it as a seismic moment not only for the team but for Formula 1 too. Italian...
Amsterdam woman arrested for pulling toy gun during argument on Nieuwe Meer
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
An argument between the passengers of two boats on the Nieuwe Meer lake near Amsterdam escalated to the point that the police responded to the scene with a helicopter and multiple units. A 58-year-old woman from Amsterdam pulled a gun on the other...
Netherlands to cut on asylum, development aid to achieve NATO defense spending norm
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
The Dutch government is considering cuts to development cooperation and asylum to increase spending on defense gradually to meet the new NATO standard, caretaker Finance Minister Eelco Heinen (VVD) told BNR. At the NATO summit in The Hague, the...
Dutch gov't planning four new neighborhoods with at least 3,500 homes each
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
The Dutch government is planning four new, large-scale residential neighborhoods in the areas around Alkmaar, Hengelo/Enschede, Apeldoorn, and Helmond in the coming years. Each location will have at least 3,500 homes, and the national government...
Netherlands buys eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems from Shield AI
Naval Today
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July 11, 2025
Deep-tech company Shield AI has revealed that the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has procured eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems. Credit: Shield AI As disclosed, the aim is to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
Dutch inflation holds at 3.1% in June, driven by...
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Consumer prices in the Netherlands were 3.1 per cent higher in June 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to flash estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). On a month-over-month (MoM) basis, prices remained largely unchanged from...
Dutch state gas firm NAM paid €3 Billion to Shell, ExxonMobil amid Groningen shutdown
NL Times
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July 11, 2025
The Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) has paid out a total of 3 billion euros to its owners Shell and the American company ExxonMobil, according to the 2024 annual report. This is the first payout to the two shareholders since 2017. Each...
President Convinces NATO Nations to Pay More
American Free Press
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July 10, 2025
By Mark Anderson At the recent NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, President Donald Trump set the tone for the event, dominating the entire gathering. In so doing, he maintained to the sitting defense ministers from NATO’s 32 member states...
European court finds Russian responsible for international law violations. Here’s the key...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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They include the murder, torture, rape, and destruction of civilian infrastructure and kidnapping of Ukrainian children. Key decisions It’s the first time an international court has concluded there have been widespread human rights abuses by...
Minister president focuses on ongoing struggle for greater autonomy in Flanders Day speech
Belga News Agency
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July 10, 2025
Although Flemish nationalist party N-VA now leads both the federal and Flemish governments, minister president Matthias Diependaele focused on the struggle for greater autonomy in his speech to mark the Day of the Flemish Community, 11 July. The...
Europe human rights court finds Russia committed grave international law violations in Ukraine
JURIST
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July 9, 2025
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday found that Russia committed grave violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) in Ukraine. Judges at the ECHR rendered a series of decisions related to consolidated complaints brought...
Netherlands Provides Support to Damen Naval as German Frigates are Delayed
The Maritime Executive
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Reports in the Dutch media and by Bloomberg indicate that the Netherlands government has decided to provide support to help Damen Naval as it works to address challenges in its building program for a new generation of German frigates. The...
European court finds Russia responsible for international law violations. Here’s the key takeaways
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments on Wednesday against Russia, finding Moscow responsible for widespread violations of international law in Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines...
Dutch, French unite for symbolic launch of the clean-up campaign
The Daily Herald
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Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs (left) and Collectivité Vice President Bernadette Davis (right) shake hands at the border following the campaign launch. (Robert Luckock phot . BELLE PLAINE--In a follow-up to a series of meetings on the subject,...
Amsterdam woman arrested, 3x legal limit with 6 children in the car, State Police say
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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Amsterdam, NY (WRGB) — State Police arrested 38-year-old Cassie Waldynski of Amsterdam, New York, on July 2, 2025, for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child under Leandra’s Law, six counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and...