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News Articles: Netherlands

Armed Dutch patriots round up fellow townspeople accused of collaborating with the Nazis in Nijmegen in October 1944.

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  • Europe

A list of half a million names shines new light on Dutch collaboration with Nazis

The names of some 425,000 suspected Dutch collaborators went online 80 years after the Holocaust ended, making them accessible to historians and descendants as the country grapples with its past.

January 07, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
In an image taken from video, police are seen escorting Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team supporters to the metro station, leading them to the Ajax stadium, after pro-Palestinian supporters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, Thursday.

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  • World

Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam

Soccer fans from Israel were attacked in Amsterdam in what the Dutch prime minister called "antisemitic attacks on Israeli citizens."

November 08, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx and
  • Teri Schultz
From left to right, King Willem-Alexander, King's daughter Bernice King and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, pose for a photograph after placing a wreath at the tombs of Martin Luther King Jr., and Coretta Scott King, during a visit to the King Center, Monday, June 10, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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  • News

King and queen of the Netherlands pay tribute to MLK during visit to Atlanta

The king and queen of the Netherlands have begun a four-day tour of the U.S. in Atlanta. 

June 11, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom, celebrates in his party office after his party's victory in Wednesday's general election, on Nov. 23, 2023 in The Hague, Netherlands.

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  • Europe

Party of far-right populist set for stunning victory in Dutch election

Geert Wilders, who has made a name for himself through his anti-Islam and anti-European Union rhetoric, appears to be in the lead in the Netherlands' election with the most parliamentary seats.

November 23, 2023
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
A man rides a VanMoof brand e-bike in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Aug. 17.

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  • World

Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded

The sophisticated bicycle has attracted fans in Europe and the U.S., but repairs under warranty have bled the company of money.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
Cultural artifacts are handed back to Indonesia during a ceremony in Leiden, Netherlands, Monday, July 10, 2023. The Netherlands and Indonesia on Monday have hailed the return of hundreds of cultural artifacts taken, sometimes by force, during colonial times as a major step forward in restitution efforts worldwide.

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  • World

The Dutch are returning looted artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Does it matter?

Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

July 11, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sits in a car as he leaves Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, July 8, 2023 after he informed King Willem-Alexander that his coalition government has resigned.

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  • Europe

The Dutch prime minister says he will leave politics after the next election

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after a general election sparked by his government's resignation.

July 10, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Dutch King Willem-Alexander lays a wreath at the slavery monument Saturday after apologizing for the royal house's role in slavery in a speech greeted by cheers and whoop.

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  • Europe

Dutch king apologizes for the monarchy's role in global slave trade

"I make this apology myself. And I feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul," King Willem-Alexander said at a ceremony marking 160 years since the end of slavery in the Netherlands.

July 01, 2023
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  • Willem Marx
Two badger cubs are seen in the Szeged Game Park in Szeged, south of Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2006. Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have halted trains in the Netherlands, forcing lengthy cancellations on at least two lines.

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  • Europe

Burrowing badgers have halted some train service in the Netherlands

Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have forced lengthy cancellations on at least two lines. Rail operators have to get permission to move the protected animals before repairs can begin.

March 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
People walk through Amsterdam's red-light district shortly after it reopened in 2020, during the pandemic. The neighborhood attracts millions of tourists each year.

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  • World

Amsterdam will ban cannabis outdoors in its red-light district

The measure, which is set to go into effect in May, is an attempt to appease residents in the neighborhood, which attracts millions of tourists each year.

February 10, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
King Willem-Alexander puts a stone in an act of remembrance when unveiling a new monument in the heart of Amsterdam's historic Jewish Quarter on Sept. 19, 2021, honoring the 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust.

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  • History

Survey shows a lack of Holocaust awareness in the country that was home to Anne Frank

The survey commissioned by a U.S.-based group found that the number of Dutch respondents who believe the Holocaust is a myth was higher than in any of the other five nations previously surveyed.

January 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte talks to invited guests after apologizing on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade at the National Archives in The Hague, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

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  • World

Dutch leader apologizes for the Netherlands' role in slave trade

Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology comes as many nations' colonial histories have received scrutiny because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd in the U.S.

December 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands on December 09, 2022.

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  • Sports

Argentina beats the Netherlands in penalty kicks at the World Cup quarterfinals

Lionel Messi led Argentina to a quarterfinal victory over the Netherlands in a penalty kick shootout. Messi had a goal, an assist and scored in the shootout. Argentina will take on Croatia next.

December 09, 2022
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  • Russell Lewis
USA defender Walker Zimmerman (#3) fights for the ball with Netherlands' forward Memphis Depay during the 2022 World Cup round of 16 match at Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Saturday.

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  • Sports

The U.S.'s 2022 World Cup run is over after falling to the Netherlands, 3-1

The Dutch were favored and higher-ranked but the U.S. had found ways to keep moving on during the World Cup. But the Netherlands' high-powered offense was too much for the Americans.

December 03, 2022
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By:
  • Russell Lewis and
  • Tom Goldman
Fiona ten Have and Patrick Phiri pose for a wedding portrait in front of the same hedge where NPR photographed them during his first visit to the Netherlands (see photo, below).

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  • Family

Whatever happened to ... the pandemic-delayed wedding dreams of Patrick and Fiona?

They finally came true! He's Malawian. She's Dutch. They fell in love and hoped to wed but the pandemic got in the way. Here's the story of the happy day — and the latest challenge in their lives.

August 28, 2022
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  • Nick Schonfeld
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