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Fatou Bensouda, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, during a conference about international crimes in West Africa, which took place at Dakar (Senegal) in October 2021
CrimePolitics
ICC prosecutor says Dutch gov't did nothing when Israel intimidated her in The Hague
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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026
Politics
Netherlands agrees to ban trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements
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Israel detained hundreds of people participating in a flotilla to bring relief aid to the Gaza region. 20 May 2026
CrimePolitics
Israel releasing Gaza flotilla detainees today, incl. six Dutch citizens, journalists
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Israel detained hundreds of people participating in a flotilla to bring relief aid to the Gaza region. 20 May 2026
Politics
Dutch FM summons Israeli ambassador over mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists, media
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The Israel National Flag against the Kotel Wailing Western Wall in Jerusalem
Politics
Dutch journalist and activists detained as Israel intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla
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Gidi Markuszower at an anti-asylum protest in Loosdrecht, 6 May 2026
CrimePolitics
Charges pressed against far-right MP for suggesting violence against Palestinians
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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, 2 December 2020
Politics
Europe will face oil, kerosine shortages if Iran war continues: Rabobank
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Eurovision logo
PoliticsBusiness
Eurovision artists in Austria avoid questions about Dutch boycott
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Riot police responding to attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv football supporters in Amsterdam, 8 November 2024
Crime
Metro station tapes yield no evidence to prosecute Maccabi fans for Amsterdam assault
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The entrance to the stock exchange at Beursplein 5, home of Euronext Amsterdam. 19 March 2021
Business
Amsterdam stock exchange reaches all-time high amid sharp drop in oil prices
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Barbed wire fences and watchtowers from inside Camp Vught.
Crime
WWII memorial sites increasingly facing anti-Semitism, violence, threats
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Cleaners cleaning red paint off the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam after vandalism on Remembrance Day, 4 May 2026
Crime
National WWII monument in Amsterdam defaced just before Remembrance Day commemoration
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Journalists with microphones
Business
Netherlands rises to second place in global Press Freedom Index
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A KLM aircraft in front of an Air France airplane at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. July 11, 2017
Business
Air France-KLM fears $2.4 billion in higher fuel costs due to Strait of Hormuz closure
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The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander delivers his Christmas address in the vestibule of Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague, December 25, 2025.
Politics
Dutch King concerned about global issues; Dutch PM wants more active role in Middle East
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An immigration checkpoint operated by the Marechaussee at Schiphol Airport. 13 December 2022
PoliticsBusiness
Four in ten Dutch worried about immigration and housing shortage, study shows
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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, 2 December 2020
Business
Gas prices fall in Amsterdam after Strait of Hormuz reopens; Global prices down 10%
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Several KLM aircraft at Schiphol Airport. 21 May 2021
PoliticsBusiness
KLM scraps 160 flights during key holiday amid soaring fuel prices, Middle East tension
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Tom Berendsen
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Dutch FM "welcomes" Iran ceasefire, if it holds; Economic consequences continue, he says
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The ABP building in Heerlen, 29 March 2021
Business
Largest Dutch pension fund cuts ties with controversial tech firm Palantir
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Petrol and diesel fuel pumps
Business
High energy & fuel prices push Dutch inflation to 2.7% in March
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Flags of the Netherlands and Israel alongside each other
Politics
Netherlands backs EU bid against Israeli death penalty, restores €19M UNRWA aid fund
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Standup comedian Nira Tal in 2024
CultureEntertainment
Nira Tal's raw story from ‘Invisible’ immigrant with burnout to rising comedy star
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Police officers
Crime
Israel warns of possibility of more attacks after Amsterdam explosion targeting bank