Amsterdam

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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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Video: Drunk wrong-way driver strikes taxi on A1 near Naarden
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Police seize loaded revolver, hard drugs from SpongeBob backpack in Almere. July 13, 2026.
Crime
Police seize drugs, loaded revolver from SpongeBob backpack in Almere; 2 women arrested
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Long Covid
Politics
Dutch long Covid expertise centers to stay open another year
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Fireworks show
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch municipalities block local fireworks shows as national ban begins
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Coenhaven harbor in Amsterdam. October 31, 2008.
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Crew member missing after push boat sinks in Amsterdam harbor
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Dutch police officers patrol the street
Health
Sharp rise in reports about people with disturbed behavior
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Police raid multiple locations in Amsterdam's Red Light District as part of a major operation against human trafficking, 14 July 2026
Crime
Amsterdam police urge exploited Romanian sex workers to come forward
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Handcuffs, radio Dutch Police Car
Crime
Video: Police chase ends apparent kidnapping in Amsterdam-Oost; 3 arrested
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The memorial for Peter R. de Vries at the Carre in Amsterdam. 21 July 2021
Crime
Amsterdam mayor honors murdered journalist De Vries: ‘We miss what he stood for’
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An explosive was detonated outside the Red Cross Hospital on Vondellaan in Beverwijk, Noord-Holland. 12 January 2025
Crime
More explosive attacks nearly everywhere in the Netherlands despite Randstad decrease
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The streets of the Red Light District in Amsterdam packed with tourists on a Thursday night in July 2017
Crime
Seven Romanians arrested in human trafficking bust in Amsterdam's Red Light District
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View through an open window of the facades of an interior patio in Amsterdam
HealthTechNature
Heat-related deaths in Amsterdam could double due to climate change, aging population
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Police raid multiple locations in Amsterdam's Red Light District as part of a major operation against human trafficking, 14 July 2026
Crime
Video: Amsterdam police raid Red Light District sites in human trafficking busts
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The OLVG hospital in Amsterdam-Oost. 22 Feb. 2022
Health
OLVG hospital in Amsterdam starts trial with late abortions
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Jacques Goudstikker, a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, in 1938
CultureArt
Nazi looted painting from Goudstikker collection found in Amsterdam street trash
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Mayor Femke Halsema on Amsterdam's boat in the Canal Parade during Pride Amsterdam 2024
Crime
Violence at Amersfoort Pride shows need for LGBTQIA+ safe spaces, advocates say
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A police officer at a crime scene in 2020
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Second explosion hits Amsterdam home within a week as police investigate possible link
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A KLM Boeing 737-800, with registration PH-BXU, on the ground at Copenhagen Airport in Kastrup, Denmark. The aircraft has the nickname, Albatross. 19 March 2026
BusinessTechNature
Danish court finds KLM guilty of greenwashing; Airline hit with €401,000 fine
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Islamic school in Amsterdam is being mismanaged: Education Inspectorate
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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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CT scan of man caught with 75 packages of drugs in his body in Cologne, February 2026
Crime
Prison for drug mule caught on Amsterdam train with 75 drug packets inside his body
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
Suspect in ABN Amro worker's fatal stabbing had two prior run-ins with Dutch police
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Football fans gather in Amsterdam-Oost to celebrate Morocco’s World Cup victory over Canada. 4 July 2026
Sports
Large Dutch cities preparing for France-Morocco match in World Cup quarterfinal
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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