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Data center
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Dutch defense to build sovereign military cloud computing to reduce U.S. tech dependence
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Dutch soldiers
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Dutch gov't hopes to avoid military conscription, but "can't rule it out"
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Colorful houses on the coast of Greenland in the capital city of Nuuk
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Survey: 54% of Dutch back diplomatic, NATO action if U.S. targets Greenland
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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MP's want to scrap Minister of right to force prosecution to prevent "cronyism in court"
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Hands painted in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, forming a heart
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Parliamentary majority in sight for ban on gay conversion therapy
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Young woman protecting herself with the help of pepperspray.
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Justice minister considers legalizing pepper spray for women following teen’s death
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Paramedics and a police officer at the scene of an incident
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Dutch MP's want to ban making, distributing videos and pics of accidents
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
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Opposition parties clash with VVD for dithering on fireworks ban
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Musicians play during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in The Hague; March 11, 2023..
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Dutch gov't wants to limit right to demonstrate, but unclear how
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024. Republican former president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House early November 6, 2024, just needing a handful of electoral votes to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Dutch PM Schoof, Wilders congratulate Trump on claimed U.S. election victory
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A Dutch soldier speaking to a man in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan with the help of an interpreter, June 2010
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"Death sentence", "broken promise": Opposition fierce about abandomnent of Afghan guards
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A fire triggered an explosion at a fireworks storage facility in a residential part of Enschede, killing 23 and injuring 947. 13 May 2000
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Members of Parliament want ban on storage of fireworks in residential areas
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The U.S. House of Representatives votes in favor of a $60.8 aid package for Ukraine. 21 April 2024
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Dutch PM says $61 billion U.S. support package for Ukraine is "very good news"
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during a contentious question time session in the Tweede Kamer about asylum policy and policing. 23 June 2023
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Wilders against outgoing Dutch Cabinet’s 10-year Ukraine security deal
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Franc Weerwind in The Hague on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Minister doesn't want to impose further limits on online gambling yet
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United Nations logo
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No debate in the Tweede Kamer on Gaza situation and Dutch abstention from UN vote
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Extinction Rebellion activists block the Utrechtsebaan of the A12 highway in The Hague to protest against fossil fuel subsidies, 26 November 2022
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MP majority in favor of potential phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies
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Two Dutch F-16 fighter jets
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Dutch PM: Good news U.S. will let Ukrainian pilots train on F-16 fighter jets
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Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
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PM’s own party against Cabinet’s new housing law, angering coalition partners
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Kajsa Ollongren at a cabinet formation press conference on 18 March 2021
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Defense Minister failed to share critical NATO report with parliament: report
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Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels
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Regional CDA members criticize Cabinet's nitrogen policy
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Farmers on tractors block A1 highway from the German border towards Hengelo, 29 June 2022
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Parliament experts get safety training amid violent protests; Debate set for Thursday
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Farming
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Polarized reactions to Cabinet's nitrogen plans in Tweede Kamer
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Meat
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Meat tax under consideration in the Netherlands