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Residents of Kromme Mijdrechtstraat terrified after another shooting; suspected revenge for mild sentence in Eric Sekiza killing

Residents of the Kromme Mijdrechtstraat in Amsterdam are in fear following a shooting on Sunday, marking the third such incident at the same residence in four years. Some locals suggest the attack was...

Cuba on the brink of collapse as US cuts it off from the rest of the world

Cuba's economy is on the brink of collapse and faces a potential humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing United States blockade. The communist government in Havana is losing its grip as it can no longe...

Minister expands asylum policy for Eritrean conscripts

Dutch Minister of Asylum Bart van den Brink has expanded the asylum policy for Eritreans facing mandatory national service in the Netherlands. The new policy removes the requirement for those facing c...

Potentially heaviest Iranian missile attacks on Israel since February

Israeli media and the IDF reported that Iran launched its heaviest missile attacks against Israel on Wednesday since late February. These strikes represent a significant escalation in the ongoing conf...

Foreign ministers of 'Hormuz coalition' meet for the first time

Foreign ministers from a 35-nation coalition are holding their first video meeting to discuss strategies for ending the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Dutch Minister Tom Berendsen and his i...

Rapper Joey AK (29) remains in jail: conditional release revoked

Vice President Vance speaks with mediators about Iran

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has engaged in discussions with mediators concerning a potential ceasefire in the conflict involving Iran. Sources suggest that President Donald Trump is open to ending ho...

Stranded whale off German coast given up on

German authorities have ended rescue efforts for a humpback whale that has repeatedly run aground along the country's Baltic Sea coast. After several failed attempts to lead the animal back to deeper ...

Netherlands' largest pension fund exits tech firm doing business with ICE

The Netherlands' largest pension fund, ABP, has announced its decision to divest from the American technology firm Palantir. The move follows concerns regarding Palantir's contracts with the U.S. Immi...

Trump's remarks on ending the war have immediate impact: oil and gas prices fall, stocks surge

Donald Trump's prediction that the war against Iran could end within two to three weeks has triggered a significant reaction in global markets. Following his statements, international oil and gas pric...

One victim of Castricum fatbike accident back home, other in intensive care

One of the two boys injured in a fatbike accident in Castricum last Friday has returned home, while the other remains in the hospital receiving intensive care. Both victims are students at the Vonk Ca...

Police: No link between two dead ABN Amro employees

Possible fourth suspect involved in Amsterdam jewelry store robbery

Amsterdam police are searching for four suspects involved in an armed robbery of a jewelry store in the Osdorp neighborhood. The suspects fled on fatbikes after smashing display cases and stealing jew...

Dutch korfballers playing for Suriname unconcerned by ‘passportgate’: ‘There is so much money in football, it wouldn’t happen here’

Dutch professional athletes representing countries like Suriname risk losing their Dutch citizenship in a controversy known as 'passportgate.' While the issue has caused significant concern in the foo...

France, Germany and Poland stoic after Trump threat

European nations including France, Germany, and Poland have reacted calmly to President Trump's threat of the United States potentially leaving NATO. Trump's comments were prompted by his dissatisfact...

Psychiatric treatment demanded for man who stabbed 85-year-old with screwdriver

Prosecutors have demanded mandatory psychiatric treatment for a man who stabbed an 85-year-old victim multiple times with a screwdriver in Amsterdam. The attack occurred last July on Riekerweg, where ...

Bizarre twist in investigation into death of Karin (59): AD reporter finds stabbing weapon and alerts police

An AD reporter discovered a stabbing weapon in Nieuw-Vennep near the location where a 59-year-old woman was found dead on Monday. Following the discovery, police conducted a new investigation at the s...

Trump claims Iranian leader asked for ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that the Iranian president contacted the United States to request a ceasefire. Trump characterized the current Iranian leader as being more intellig...

Minister Berendsen: US has every reason to stay in NATO

Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen stated that the United States has every reason to remain in NATO despite President Donald Trump's threats to leave the alliance. Berendsen suggested that the threa...

Major rocket launch sends people around the Moon with a massive slingshot

A significant rocket launch scheduled for tonight aims to transport four astronauts further into space than ever before by sending them around the moon. The mission features a prominent role for Dutch...

Russian military claims capture of entire Luhansk region

The Russian army claims to have fully captured the Luhansk province in eastern Ukraine, a statement that Ukraine has not yet confirmed. While Russia asserts the region's liberation is complete, Ukrain...

Brussels proposes first relaxation of key climate measure

The European Commission has announced a proposal to relax the Emissions Trading System (ETS), which serves as the European Union's primary mechanism for regulating corporate CO2 emissions. This develo...

Trial over fatal train crash in Greece resumes

The trial of 36 individuals allegedly responsible for the deadly February 2023 train disaster in Greece resumed on Wednesday. This follows the suspension of the first session a week prior, which was h...

Mandatory psychiatric treatment recommended for Rotterdam murders suspect

Behavioral experts from the Pieter Baan Centrum have recommended mandatory psychiatric treatment (TBS) for 25-year-old Sendric S., a suspect in multiple murders in Rotterdam. The experts diagnosed S. ...

EU loan for Ukraine primarily intended for drone purchases

The European Commission has proposed a 45 billion euro disbursement to Ukraine, which represents half of a larger loan package currently being blocked by Hungary. Commission President Ursula von der L...

Russia expels Dutch journalist

Russia has announced the expulsion of a Dutch journalist by revoking their accreditation. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated the move is a retaliatory measure following the Netherland...

Relatives of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre want to speak with King Charles

Relatives of Virginia Giuffre, a victim of the late Jeffrey Epstein, have requested a meeting with King Charles during his upcoming state visit to the United States. The British monarch and Queen Cami...

Amsterdam turns orange for the new Queen of the Netherlands

On September 5, 1898, the city of Amsterdam celebrated the arrival of the 18-year-old future Queen Wilhelmina. The historic event, which saw the city decorated in orange, was captured in a painting by...

'Ministry was wrong, banning steel slag is allowed.' Health at 1 and Urgenda offer municipalities a helping hand

Environmental and health organizations Gezondheid op 1 and Urgenda have issued a guide to Dutch municipalities challenging the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management's stance on steel slag. T...

Lawyer for Koert H. pleads for acquittal in Arnhem fire case

The lawyer for 58-year-old Koert H. has requested an acquittal in the case concerning a major fire in downtown Arnhem that occurred last March. Defense counsel Rogier Stam argued that there is a lack ...