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Tom Berendsen
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Dutch FM: Europe must quickly reduce reliance on U.S. military by 2030
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Havana, Cuba.
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Dutch citizens cautioned against traveling to Cuba; Code Orange alert issued
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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
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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
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Israel releasing Gaza flotilla detainees today, incl. six Dutch citizens, journalists
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
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WHO: Now 7 hantavirus infections on Dutch cruise ship, incl. 3 dead
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
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NL considering medical evac. from hantavirus cruise ship; Deceased couple from Friesland
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
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Hantavirus on Dutch cruise ship; At least three dead, including two Dutch
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The Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan, México
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Dutch woman, 55, hurt in mass shooting at Mexican tourist destination
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Debate center De Balie in Amsterdam
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Netherlands denies entry to Russian artist fleeing the Kremlin over asylum request fears
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Hungarian politician Peter Magyar leader giving a speech in Pecs, Hungary - 11 April 2025
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“A new step for Hungary,” Dutch PM Jetten says about Peter Magyar’s election win
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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, 2 December 2020
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The Netherlands preparing military intervention in the Strait of Hormuz
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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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Kerobokan, Bali.
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Dutchman murdered in Bali a convicted drug criminal: report
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Crowded airport terminal
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Over 9,000 Dutch fill out gov't contact form for people stranded in the Middle East
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Suitcase at an airport
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Calamity Fund to cover extra costs for package travelers stranded in Middle East
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Iranian embassy in The Hague
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Diplomatic row with Iran after Dutch diplomat's luggage gets seized
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Aerial view in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico
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Dutch people in Mexico urged to stay inside after drug cartel leader's killing
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David van Weel
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Netherlands was too slow to help Ukraine after Russia invasion: caretaker Foreign Min.
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Colorful houses on the coast of Greenland in the capital city of Nuuk
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"Positive" that Trump decided to withdraw Greenland tarrif, Dutch PM Schoof says
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A container for ASML extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machinery is loaded into an airplane. May 2021
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ASML sold chip machine parts to Chinese military & quantum research institutes last year
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One of buildings of children's hospital Okhmatdyt in Kyiv after Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 8 July 2024
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New Dutch chips regularly found in Russian weapons despite sanctions
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Princess Maxima Center for pediatric oncology
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First two sick children from Gaza arriving in Netherlands this week
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About 250,000 people marched through Amsterdam on Oct. 5, 2025, during the city’s third Red Line protest against the Dutch government’s Israel policy.
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Israel & Hamas agree on first phase of ceasefire; "Breakthrough," Dutch PM says
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Tens of thousands gathered for the Red Line protest in defense of Palestinian people, and against the Israeli government’s tactics during the war in Gaza. 5 October 2025.
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Four Dutch activists from Gaza flotilla safe in Madrid, returning to Netherlands today