Police talk to residents as firefighters respond to an explosion and fire on Ombilinstraat in Amsterdam. 20 June 2026
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Video: Explosion damages Amsterdam-Oost apartment building; Two teens on fatbike sought
People swimming in Amsterdam. June 20, 2026.
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KNMI ends code orange overnight, warns of storms and 27–32°C heat Sunday and Monday
Oranje fans in Elburg celebrate after their side defeated Sweden 5-1 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, June 20, 2026.
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Royals congratulate Oranje as Netherlands strengthens World Cup position after 5-1 win
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Condolence candles and flowers
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Families ‘intensely saddened’ after fiery The Hague crash that killed three
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Undated stock photo of two Dutch F-35 Lightning II aircraft in flight
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F-35s scrambled to intercept unknown aircraft near Volkel Air Base
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Tweede Kamer
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Former ministers press VVD to join talks on D66–CDA minority cabinet
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Rescue work is being done on Tarwekamp, The Hague, following a major fire& explosion
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The Hague marks anniversary of deadly Tarwekamp explosion that killed six
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One in seven Gelderland Sinterklaas parties still use blackface makeup on Piet
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Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) crosses the finish line at the Yas Marina Circuit to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Sports
Max Verstappen victorious in Abu Dhabi, but Lando Norris secures the Championship
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Engineer holds a microchip.
BusinessTechScienceInnovation
Eindhoven start-up Euclyd unveils AI chip that uses 100 times less energy
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Formula 1 fans walk through Zandvoort to get to the entrance of Dutch Grand Prix on a rainy Saturday morning. 30 Aug. 2025
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Staffing agency, client hit with €832,500 fines for illegal workers at Dutch Grand Prix
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Leen Bakker store in Woerden.
Business
29 Belgian Leen Bakker stores to close after bankruptcy, cutting 250 jobs
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A Dutch police officer standing by a police car
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Multiple injured in early morning home robbery in Lopik; No arrests yet
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Court upholds juvenile detentions in Helmond gang rape of homeless woman
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De Roosdonck in Nuenen
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Nuenen accidentally leaks addresses of 1,000 asylum center opponents
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A man using his laptop and mobile phone to perform cybercrime activities.
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Hundreds defrauded in rental scams offering nonexistent homes
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Sinterklaas and a Piet
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Head Piet actor Niels van der Laan files police report over death threats
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Closed-off area in Ede where the hostage-taking took place, Dec. 10, 2024.
Crime
Vught prison hostage suspect identified as same man who held Ede café staff in 2024
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Windy weather by the coast
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Sunday could become warmest on record amid stormy coastal winds
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Construction of a new high-rise apartment building in Amsterdam-Oost.
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Amsterdam plans 5,500 homes at former industrial park in Zuidoost
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Two teenage girls vaping.
Health
Hospitalizations of Dutch teens due to vaping more than double
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Amsterdam municipal office in the Nieuw-West district
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More municipalities implementing policy against discrimination
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Prison cell bars
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State pays thousands to TBS patients forced to wait in prison cells as clinics overcrowd
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Close-up of a judge’s gavel
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Nine sentenced for gang shootings and explosions in Purmerend and Middenbeemster
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Official sign on the Dutch-German border
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German authorities stop dumping deported people in Dutch border towns
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Older people walking on a street.
Culture
Netherlands faces second aging wave as birth rates fall; Population could drop below 10M
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Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on the Google Playstore
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EU fines X €120M for misleading blue checkmarks, hidden ads; Musk says ‘bullshit’
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