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Reconstruction to provide more clarity on woman's death in Oss

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service will conduct a reconstruction of a fatal shooting that occurred in a car in Rotterdam last November, resulting in the death of a 24-year-old woman from Oss. A susp...

Flight attendant tested after mild symptoms, second evacuation plane arrives at Schiphol

A hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius has resulted in three deaths, including a Dutch couple. Evacuation flights have begun arriving at Schiphol Airport, where health officials are...

Court acquits Ali B of sexual assault of Jill Helena

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has acquitted Ali B of the 2018 assault of singer Jill Helena due to a lack of supporting evidence. The ruling follows a similar request for acquittal by the Public Prose...

KLM flight attendant in isolation with suspected hantavirus infection

A KLM flight attendant from Haarlem is currently being held in isolation at Amsterdam UMC due to a suspected hantavirus infection. The Dutch Ministry of Health confirmed the situation following initia...

Summer holidays less popular due to fuel crisis

Rising fuel costs and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are making summer vacations less popular among Europeans. High prices for both airline tickets and car travel are forcing many travelers ...

Ammonia leak at business park in Diemen-Zuid, large fire department response

Polling stations open for British elections

Polling stations have opened across Great Britain for local elections in England and parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party is expected to face signi...

What punishment awaits monument vandals and Remembrance Day disruptors? This fact works in their favor

During the National Remembrance Day on Dam Square in Amsterdam, activists defaced the National Monument and disrupted the two-minute silence to protest the war in Gaza. A total of thirteen people were...

Pump prices drop slightly after sharp decline in oil prices

Dutch gasoline and diesel advisory prices saw a slight decrease on Thursday following a sharp decline in global oil prices. The price drop is attributed to market hopes for a swift resolution to the c...

Major damage to shop after ATM bombing on Jan Pieter Heijestraat

MSF: Malnutrition in Gaza devastating for pregnant women and babies

An analysis by Médecins Sans Frontières warns that extreme food shortages in Gaza are having devastating effects on pregnant women and newborns. The international medical organization highlights tha...

Facade blown away in Amsterdam ATM bombing

Two suspects on a motorscooter fled after a double explosion during an ATM robbery at a shop in Amsterdam-West early this morning. The blast significantly damaged the building's facade, though no inju...

Man injured in hand in Haarlem stabbing, two arrested

A man sustained a hand injury during a stabbing incident on Generaal Cronjéstraat in Haarlem on Wednesday evening. Police have since arrested two individuals in connection with the incident.

EU politicians want swift action on new AI model before hacking chaos breaks out: ‘Bad guys get golden opportunity’

European MEPs are calling for urgent action and access to test a new AI model called Mythos, which is capable of rapidly identifying security vulnerabilities. They warn that the technology could provi...

Ali B to hear today if he faces prison sentence in appeal ruling

Dutch rapper Ali B will hear the court's verdict today regarding his appeal against a two-year prison sentence for rape and assault. The artist will not be present in person for the court's decision.

Reduced sentence for former South Korean Prime Minister Han

A South Korean appeals court has reduced the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo by eight years. The 76-year-old was originally convicted for his involvement in the declaration of ma...

Alleged Jeffrey Epstein suicide note released

A US judge has released a handwritten note allegedly written by Jeffrey Epstein prior to an earlier suicide attempt. The convicted sex offender took his own life several weeks after the note was writt...

Trump administration lashes out at Europe in new counterterrorism policy

The Trump administration's new counter-terrorism strategy characterizes Europe as a breeding ground for terrorism. The U.S. government claims that this threat is being fueled by mass migration into th...

Netherlands wants British model to curb femicide, but it doesn't always work

The Dutch government is considering new legislation inspired by a British model to combat femicide by allowing individuals to check their partner's history of domestic violence. While the House of Rep...

Cruise passenger treated in Düsseldorf is stable

A passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius has been transported from Schiphol Airport to a hospital in Düsseldorf and is reported to be in stable condition. The Düsseldorf fire department confirmed...

Argentina to catch rodents in hantavirus investigation

The Argentine Ministry of Health is trapping and studying rodents near the southern city of Ushuaia to investigate the origin of a hantavirus outbreak. This action follows reports that passengers from...

Damage after collision between police car and car in Hoofddorp

A police car and a passenger vehicle collided at the intersection of Rijnlanderweg and Taurusavenue in Hoofddorp on Wednesday evening. Both vehicles sustained significant damage as a result of the cra...

Families in emergency shelter in IJsselstein, construction start date unknown

The planned emergency shelter in IJsselstein will primarily house families and partners of status holders arriving through family reunification. Although the municipality has confirmed the facility's ...

Van den Brink emphasizes importance of migrant returns at UN

Dutch Asylum Minister Bart van den Brink attended a United Nations migration meeting in New York to discuss migration policy. He emphasized that the return of migrants must be treated as an essential ...

Evacuation plane with hanta patient has technical problems

An evacuation aircraft transporting suspected hanta patients was forced to make an intermediate landing on Gran Canaria due to technical failures in its onboard systems. Spanish authorities reported t...

First Israeli airstrike on Beirut since start of ceasefire

Israel has launched an airstrike on Beirut, marking the first time the Lebanese capital has been targeted since a ceasefire began in mid-April. The attack represents a significant breach of the recent...

RIVM still working on plan for Dutch citizens on infected cruise ship

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) is developing a plan to assist ten Dutch citizens aboard the cruise ship Hondius following a hantavirus outbreak. Officials ar...

Emergency services on standby at Schiphol for cruise ship evacuation flight

An evacuation flight from Cape Verde carrying three passengers from the cruise ship Hondius has landed at Schiphol Airport. A large team of Dutch and German emergency services was on standby to receiv...

Berendsen consults WHO and Spain on next steps for Hondius

Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen is coordinating with the WHO and Spain to arrange the return of ten Dutch nationals and other passengers from the cruise ship Hondius. Berendsen stated that the Ne...

Deadly Andes hantavirus variant spreads between humans: how dangerous is it for public health?

The Andes variant of the hantavirus has been identified as the cause of an outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship Hondius. This discovery raises public health concerns because this particular strain is cap...