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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
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Ankie Broekers-Knol
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Criticism rains on Boekers-Knol after "heartless" interview on Afghanistan
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Farming
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MPs annoyed by idea of revoking farming permits to slash nitrogen emissions
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Map with a pin in Kabul, Afghanistan
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CDA MP pleas for Afghan evacuees to be picked up from home
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Binnenhof in The Hague
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Dutch MP’s demand the same treatment for Afghan assistants as for interpreters