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Pride Utrecht, 4 June 2022
CrimeCultureLifestyle
Man severely beaten after Amersfoort Pride; Police probe anti-LGBTQ+ motive
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
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Video: Fights break out outside Ter Apel center on first night after aid groups pull out
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Dutch ambulance helicopter
Crime
Video: Two injured in Wassenaar shooting; Suspect arrested
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People swimming in Amsterdam. June 20, 2026.
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Netherlands braces for incoming heat wave as temperatures to reach 34°C
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Construction workers
Health1-1-2Business
Dutch workplaces not ready for rising heat, labor union warns
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CrimePolitics
Dutch spy agencies: Russia hacked cameras to spy on military routes
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A man using his laptop and mobile phone to perform cybercrime activities.
CrimeWeird
Romanian boy who met Dutch girl on Roblox guilty of forcing her to cut herself, kill pet
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A DJ playing in a club
BusinessCultureEntertainment
Dutch live event venues struggling; Half ended 2025 in the red, 14% drop in clubbers
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Apartments in Amsterdam
Business
Private sector rent hikes outpace inflation as landlord sell-off continues; Up 5% in Q2
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Morocco fans gathered on Stadhuisplein in Rotterdam to watch the Morocco-France quarter-final match in the FIFA World Cup, 9 July 2026
Sports
Fans take to the streets after Morocco's loss; Unrest in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague
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A woman walks by two homes for sale on the Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost in July 2023.
Business
Dutch home price increases leveling off; Up 2.4% year-on-year to record €506,000: NVM
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Sideview of a firetruck in Amsterdam, 29 May 2023
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Fire destroys multiple holiday homes on beach in Velsen-Noord; One hurt
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Walk of Pride in Amsterdam, unveiled on 8 July 2026
CultureLifestyle
WorldPride starts with unveiling of permanent Walk of Pride monument through Amsterdam
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Augmented reality, virtual reality, or artificial intelligence? Someone using a tablet to track a financial portfolio
Business
Amsterdam tech company Mews cuts 15 percent of jobs to drive AI
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Workers take a test
Business
People in their 30s, 40s most frustrated by work; Third consider their job meaningless
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The Belastingdienst logo on a window
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands won’t increase inheritance tax, Finance Min. says despite mounting estates
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RET trams in Rotterdam
Business
Free public transport for kids under 11 throughout the Netherlands from next year
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One of buildings of children's hospital Okhmatdyt in Kyiv after Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 8 July 2024
Politics
Dutch intelligence services did not see Russian invasion of Ukraine coming
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Sjoerd Sjoerdsma
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands tried to settle Nexperia, ASML disputes on trade visit to China
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Woman working on a laptop
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands to end zero-hour work contracts, limit flexible employment with Senate vote
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Researcher in a laboratory
PoliticsTechScience
Netherlands recruited 29 top scientist leaving U.S. under Trump
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Dutch Police Officer at the crime scene.
Crime
Police shoot armed man on Rotterdam street
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NS sprinter and intercity trains at Rotterdam Stadion Station, 24 June 2023
Business
Rotterdam train traffic back to normal after week-long outage
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For sale sign
Business
New-build home sales in Netherlands fall 19% as market cools