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10/30/2025

The Netherlands voted on Wednesday in a parliamentary resulting in a too close to call result with rightwing frontman Geert Wilders of the Party for Freedom (PPV) and rising progressive leader Rob Jetten of the D66, both...

10/29/2025

Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute ove...

9/20/2025

An anti-immigration protest in The Hague turned violent on Saturday, just over a month before the Netherlands holds a general election.

8/29/2025

The snap elections were called for 29 October after the PVV left the coalition government in June over a disagreement about migration policy.

6/15/2025

Tens of thousands of demonstrators in the Netherlands donned red clothing and marched Sunday to protest the Dutch government’s policy toward Israel, exceeding the turnout for a similar event in May.

6/3/2025

A shaky coalition in the Netherlands has collapsed after far-right leader Geert Wilders withdrew amid a migration row. It comes just weeks before the Netherlands will host a major NATO summit.

5/8/2025

In its annual report released late last month, MIVD highlighted the deepening geopolitical, economic and military ties between Russia and China — and the growing risks they pose for Europe.

3/28/2025

Police in Amsterdam said the motive of the attack near the city's central Dam Square remains unknown. They appealed to the public for any footage of the stabbing.

3/22/2025

The protest was peaceful and police did not arrest anyone, according to an official spokesperson.

11/13/2024

Police have detained pro-Palestinian protesters rallying in central Amsterdam in defiance of a ban imposed after violence stemming from a football match between Ajax and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

11/11/2024

Violence in Amsterdam around a Europa League football match between the local team Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv sparked horror around the world, against a backdrop of soaring antisemitic and Islamophobic abuse and...

11/8/2024

Attackers assaulted Israeli fans overnight after a soccer match in Amsterdam, leaving five people hospitalized, Dutch authorities said Friday. Dozens were arrested.

7/2/2024

The Netherlands has a different prime minister for the first time in 14 years as Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in the country’s new government Tuesday, more than seven months after elections dominated by a far-right,...

5/17/2024

The coalition led by anti-Islam Geert Wilders' party wants to "opt out" of EU migration rules, expand offshore natural gas production and up defense spending.

5/10/2024

Pro-Palestine students and activists clashed with riot police during a demonstration in Amsterdam on Thursday evening (9 May). According to a police statement, riot police units were deployed “to prevent escalation” afte...

4/1/2024

Police in the Netherlands' capital Amsterdam said on Sunday that they had cleared the area around the central Rokin metro station and that explosives experts were on the scene investigating. At About 8.30 p.m. local time...

3/30/2024

Dutch police detained a man Saturday after he left a nightclub where four people had been held hostage for hours, bringing a peaceful end to a tense standoff.

2/12/2024

The Dutch government must halt all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel due to concerns over the military offensive in Gaza, an appeals court ruled on Monday.

2/2/2024

Farmers parked their tractors across key road crossings on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday in their latest protest against excessive red tape and competition from cheap imports.

12/14/2023

The Dutch counterterrorism agency on Tuesday lifted the country’s threat alert to its second-highest level, saying the possibility of an attack in the country is now “substantial.”

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