David van Weel

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Riot police
CrimePolitics
Dutch gov't to give mayors more options to intervene in protests-turned-riots sooner
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Rainbow flags hanging from windows in Amsterdam
Politics
Majority in Dutch Senate supports ban on gay conversion therapy
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Harry L. arrested in Istanbul, Turkey, on 17 May 2026
Crime
Turkey extradites brother of wanted drug trafficker Bolle Jos to Netherlands
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The test message from the NL-Alert national warning system seen on 1 June 2026
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No need to panic: National NL Alert warning system tested at noon today
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Jos Leijdekkers
Crime
Dutch gov't will try cutting EU development aid to Sierra Leone over Bolle Jos
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Afghanistan flags wave over an anti-Taliban rally in Rotterdam. August 21, 2021
Politics
Netherlands to grant asylum to most Afghan women and girls under new policy
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A forest ranger.
Crime1-1-2Politics
Dutch Parliament wants to better arm forest rangers
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Antifa flag at an anti-facism rally in London
CrimePolitics
Gov´t won't label Antifa as terror organization due to lack of centralized structure
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An air raid siren in the Netherlands, 25 April 2026
Politics
Air raid siren to disappear in 2028 due to lack of funds for new system
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Gidi Markuszower during a debate 9 Feb 2023 about Dutch women who went to Syria to join sides during the civil war, and whether they should lose their citizenship
Politics
MP defends remarks on Palestinians, says tone was wrong amid political backlash
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Sex worker on a bed
PoliticsBusiness
Cabinet wants to tighten ban on pimps, and raise legal sex work age to 21
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
Crime
Video: Rioters start fire at Loosdrecht asylum shelter with 15 asylum seekers inside
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Kanye West during the Watch The Throne Tour, Gelredome Arnhem, Netherlands, June 15, 2012.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Dutch parliament urges government to block Ye from entering ahead of Arnhem concerts
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Hospital
Crime
Man set on fire in his wheelchair in Utrecht discharged from burn center after 3 weeks
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Police investigate a firebomb attack on the D66 party headquarters in The Hague, 7 May 2026
CrimePolitics
Politicians outraged by attack on D66 headquarters; Motive still unknown
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Firefighters at work on the Oirschotse Heide in Noord-Brabant, where a wildfire has broken out. The fire is burning near the Dutch Armed Forces' Major General De Ruyter van Steveninck Barracks, west of Eindhoven.
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All major wildfires extinguished after days of firefighting, weekend of thunderstorms
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Seagull standing at the Binnenhof in The Hague
Politics
Netherlands reaches deal with European cloud company to decrease U.S. tech reliance
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Interior of the synagogue in Groningen
CrimePolitics
Dutch government boosts security funding for Jewish institutions to €2 million in 2026
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Kanye West during the Watch The Throne Tour, Gelredome Arnhem, Netherlands, June 15, 2012.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Netherlands investigating whether to block Kanye West’s entry ahead of June concert
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A man using his laptop and mobile phone to perform cybercrime activities.
HealthCrimePolitics
Expect more big hacks, Justice Min. says as ChipSoft confirms leak of patient data
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Police officers
Crime
"Horrific," Utrecht mayor says about man in wheelchair set on fire; Not random target
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Emergency preparedness kit
Politics
Over half of Dutch still don't have an emergency kit at home
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A Dutch police badge lying on a desk with a police officer typing on a computer in the background
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Non-emergency police line sees sharp rise in wait times, call abandonment
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Synagogue on A.B.N. Davidsplein in Rotterdam
Crime
Two men arrested for Rotterdam synagogue blast; Teen detained over Heemstede plot