World News in English
Latest world headlines from Dutch news, translated into English.
Bruce Springsteen kicks off US tour with swipe at 'incompetent' Trump
Bruce Springsteen criticized the U.S. government as corrupt and incompetent during the opening night of his American tour in Minneapolis. Speaking to the crowd at the Target Center, the singer also la...
US removes Venezuelan interim president from sanctions list
The United States has removed Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez from its sanctions list, where she had been since 2018. The decision follows her cooperation with the U.S. after taking lead...
World Bank, IEA and IMF to collaborate over economic impact of Iran war
The World Bank, International Energy Agency, and International Monetary Fund are establishing a coordination group to manage the global economic impact of the conflict in the Middle East. This initiat...
Republicans announce plan to end partial shutdown
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have reached an agreement on a plan to end the partial government shutdown. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the party has settled ...
Iranian president writes letter to American people
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has written a letter to the American people, as reported by state broadcaster Press TV. In the letter, he emphasizes that Iran has never been a threat to other nati...
FT: Trump threatens to withhold weapons from Kyiv without coalition
President Donald Trump reportedly threatened to halt weapon shipments to Ukraine unless a coalition was formed to secure the Strait of Hormuz. In response, NATO allies expressed their willingness to c...
American arrested for death threats against Trump
US authorities have arrested 45-year-old Andrew Emerald for making multiple death threats against President Donald Trump on Facebook. Emerald allegedly posted eight messages threatening to kill or har...
No more cutting off, wheelies, and close passes: Amsterdam's Vondelpark to ban fatbikes
Amsterdam's Vondelpark will become the city's first area to implement a total ban on fatbikes starting May 11. The measure aims to address dangerous riding behaviors such as wheelies and close passing...
Zelensky discusses ceasefire plans with US and Rutte
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed plans for an Easter ceasefire with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, following Russia's rejection of the proposal. NATO Secretary General Ma...
My Undesirable Friends: documentary on the last remnants of (press) freedom in Russia is infuriating
Residents of Kromme Mijdrechtstraat terrified after another shooting; suspected revenge for mild sentence in Eric Sekiza killing
Residents of the Kromme Mijdrechtstraat in Amsterdam are in fear following a shooting on Sunday, marking the third such incident at the same residence in four years. Some locals suggest the attack was...
Cuba on the brink of collapse as US cuts it off from the rest of the world
Cuba's economy is on the brink of collapse and faces a potential humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing United States blockade. The communist government in Havana is losing its grip as it can no longe...
Minister expands asylum policy for Eritrean conscripts
Dutch Minister of Asylum Bart van den Brink has expanded the asylum policy for Eritreans facing mandatory national service in the Netherlands. The new policy removes the requirement for those facing c...
Potentially heaviest Iranian missile attacks on Israel since February
Israeli media and the IDF reported that Iran launched its heaviest missile attacks against Israel on Wednesday since late February. These strikes represent a significant escalation in the ongoing conf...
Foreign ministers of 'Hormuz coalition' meet for the first time
Foreign ministers from a 35-nation coalition are holding their first video meeting to discuss strategies for ending the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Dutch Minister Tom Berendsen and his i...
Rapper Joey AK (29) remains in jail: conditional release revoked
Vice President Vance speaks with mediators about Iran
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has engaged in discussions with mediators concerning a potential ceasefire in the conflict involving Iran. Sources suggest that President Donald Trump is open to ending ho...
Stranded whale off German coast given up on
German authorities have ended rescue efforts for a humpback whale that has repeatedly run aground along the country's Baltic Sea coast. After several failed attempts to lead the animal back to deeper ...
Netherlands' largest pension fund exits tech firm doing business with ICE
The Netherlands' largest pension fund, ABP, has announced its decision to divest from the American technology firm Palantir. The move follows concerns regarding Palantir's contracts with the U.S. Immi...
Trump's remarks on ending the war have immediate impact: oil and gas prices fall, stocks surge
Donald Trump's prediction that the war against Iran could end within two to three weeks has triggered a significant reaction in global markets. Following his statements, international oil and gas pric...
One victim of Castricum fatbike accident back home, other in intensive care
One of the two boys injured in a fatbike accident in Castricum last Friday has returned home, while the other remains in the hospital receiving intensive care. Both victims are students at the Vonk Ca...
Police: No link between two dead ABN Amro employees
Possible fourth suspect involved in Amsterdam jewelry store robbery
Amsterdam police are searching for four suspects involved in an armed robbery of a jewelry store in the Osdorp neighborhood. The suspects fled on fatbikes after smashing display cases and stealing jew...
Dutch korfballers playing for Suriname unconcerned by ‘passportgate’: ‘There is so much money in football, it wouldn’t happen here’
Dutch professional athletes representing countries like Suriname risk losing their Dutch citizenship in a controversy known as 'passportgate.' While the issue has caused significant concern in the foo...
France, Germany and Poland stoic after Trump threat
European nations including France, Germany, and Poland have reacted calmly to President Trump's threat of the United States potentially leaving NATO. Trump's comments were prompted by his dissatisfact...
Psychiatric treatment demanded for man who stabbed 85-year-old with screwdriver
Prosecutors have demanded mandatory psychiatric treatment for a man who stabbed an 85-year-old victim multiple times with a screwdriver in Amsterdam. The attack occurred last July on Riekerweg, where ...
Bizarre twist in investigation into death of Karin (59): AD reporter finds stabbing weapon and alerts police
An AD reporter discovered a stabbing weapon in Nieuw-Vennep near the location where a 59-year-old woman was found dead on Monday. Following the discovery, police conducted a new investigation at the s...
Trump claims Iranian leader asked for ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that the Iranian president contacted the United States to request a ceasefire. Trump characterized the current Iranian leader as being more intellig...
Minister Berendsen: US has every reason to stay in NATO
Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen stated that the United States has every reason to remain in NATO despite President Donald Trump's threats to leave the alliance. Berendsen suggested that the threa...
Major rocket launch sends people around the Moon with a massive slingshot
A significant rocket launch scheduled for tonight aims to transport four astronauts further into space than ever before by sending them around the moon. The mission features a prominent role for Dutch...