The Hague

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Newborn baby's feet
Politics
Dutch government apologizes for forced infant adoptions between 1956 and 1984
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An ambulance in the Netherlands
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Three injured in Amsterdam after stolen scooter hits fatbike during Morocco celebration
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Football fans gather in Amsterdam-Oost to celebrate Morocco’s World Cup victory over Canada. 4 July 2026
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Video: Morocco World Cup win triggers unrest in The Hague, Rotterdam; 29 arrested
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Football fans gather in Amsterdam-Oost to celebrate Morocco’s World Cup victory over Canada. 4 July 2026
CrimeSports
Morocco World Cup win celebrated in Dutch cities; Riot police out in Rotterdam, The Hague
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Artificial insemination
Health
Another Dutch gynecologist caught using own sperm in IVF treatments
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Police detain a person as riot police and a water cannon are deployed in a residential district following Morocco’s World Cup victory over the Netherlands. June 30, 2026.
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Attacks on police: 17 arrested at Morocco World Cup parties in The Hague & Rotterdam
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Ambulance in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Tram derails in The Hague after collision with DHL truck; no injuries reported
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People sitting at outdoors restaurant in the main square of Eindhoven on sunny spring day
HealthNature
Dutch June temperature record broken as 38.2°C recorded in Eindhoven
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A sign in an Amsterdam-Oost café promotes a free, public cooling space inside the Stayokay hostel. 24 June 2026
Nature
Netherlands under code orange as record heat intensity levels recorded in Eindhoven
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
Man held for armed robbery of bound sex workers near The Hague facing 7 years in prison
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A police officer with an ambulance in the background
Crime
Video: Paramedics assaulted in The Hague two days in a row
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A notice warning passengers not to board a train at Amsterdam Centraal Station. 5 September 2024
Business
Major train disruption hits Dutch cities after fire in Woerden; 1,300 stuck in NS cars
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Empty swing
Crime
Report highlights shortcomings in care before killing of 11-year-old Sohani
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Kerkhoflaan Cemetery, The Hague
Crime
The Hague cemetery worker arrested over alleged theft from graves and money laundering
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
Three hurt in two overnight stabbings in The Hague
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Outside of Amsterdam Centraal Station in the city center. 27 May. 2024
BusinessCultureLifestyle
New Amsterdam-Paris train from €19 will stop in Haarlem, The Hague, Roosendaal & Gent
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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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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Former court employee sentenced for leaking sensitive data and targeting victim’s family
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Prime Minister Rob Jetten speaking at the NextGen Security Conference in The Hague, 27 May 2026
Politics
Dutch PM: U.S. relations have “irreversibly” changed; Trump asks China to join ICC fight
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Amsterdam homes over a canal
Business
Number of Dutch homes worth more than €1 million jump 22% to 273,000 last year
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Aerial view of The Hague at twilight
Crime
Sewer water shows drug spending in The Hague rose 21% in two years to €85 million
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Construction continues at the Binnenhof parliamentary complex in The Hague. 12 Feb. 2026
PoliticsBusiness
Binnenhof renovation costing 6 times more than budgeted, taking twice as long as planned
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Forensic psychiatric patient admits stabbing but denies “kill all Jews” statement
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Riot police officer surrounded by smoke
Crime
Video: Rioters start fire at Loosdrecht asylum shelter with 15 asylum seekers inside