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'States must ACT NOW': Climate activists protest outside ICJ

Climate activists gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Wednesday, holding banners that read, “Courts have spoken. The law is clear. States must ACT NOW.”

23/07/2025

Earth News

UN's top court says healthy environment is a human right

Experts say the non-binding advisory opinion could mark a turning point in international climate law.

23/07/2025

Tech News

The Netherlands trials first self-driving bus on public roads

Starting on 1 August, a self-driving bus will be driving autonomously on public roads in Rotterdam for the first time.

17/07/2025

Europe News

Teacher injured in stabbing at Dutch school, three suspects arrested

The 53-year-old was stabbed on Wednesday night as he tried to intervene in an argument between three men at a cultural centre in Alblasserdam, police said.

17/07/2025

Tech News

Europol-led operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

The operation targeted a pro-Russia group that is believed to have attacked several municipalities and organisations linked to a NATO summit.

16/07/2025

Tech News

Dutch court convicts Russian for sharing know-how from tech giant ASML

In a written judgment, the court said sharing technology with Russia is “extremely serious” and has consequences for “international security and stability”.

10/07/2025

Europeans' Stories

Too much manure, too little action: Dutch farming tests EU green goals

Dutch farms emit too much nitrogen. As targets slip, ecosystems suffer, and EU green goals hang in the balance. Can food production and nature conservation coexist in Europe?

09/07/2025

Europe News

Dutch lawmakers pass controversial bills tightening asylum rules

A last-minute amendment that criminalises helping undocumented migrants sparked backlash, prompting the Christian Democrats to pull their support.

04/07/2025

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Dutch town cools down with firefighter-led water fight

In the Dutch town of Soest, firefighters turned their hoses on local residents Tuesday evening, offering relief as Europe grapples with an intense summer heatwave.

02/07/2025

Tech News

International Criminal Court hit with cyber attack during NATO summit

The International Criminal Court said it's been the victim of a cyber attack during the NATO leaders summit that took place in The Hague last week.

01/07/2025

Tech News

This AI company can visualise your dreams. Here’s how it works

A Dutch company created a Do-It-Yourself device that illustrates what users saw in their dreams the night before.

28/06/2025

Europe News

'Daddy diplomacy' at NATO: Trump and Rutte's social media bonding

At the close of the NATO summit, Mark Rutte shared informal praise for Trump’s approach to Iran and defence spending, including a playful "daddy" remark on TV and private messages calling Trump’s bombing of Iran “decisive” and “extraordinary”.

25/06/2025

Europe News

'It's possible' Putin will invade more than Ukraine, says Donald Trump

The US president said at the NATO summit on Wednesday that negotiations over a ceasefire in Ukraine have proved trickier than people thought, and that Putin is "more difficult" than expected.

25/06/2025

Culture news

Sharp dressed man: Zelenskyy and the NATO sartorial switch

Zelenskyy is currently in The Hague attending this year’s NATO summit in a bid to ensure continued Western military support for his country, which, more than three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, is still trying to repel Moscow’s forces.

25/06/2025

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Protesters arrested at the Hague during NATO summit

Police in The Hague detained climate and anti-war activists from Extinction Rebellion at a petrol station protest aimed at disrupting NATO summit.

25/06/2025

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Trump skips hotel for stay at Dutch royal palace amid NATO summit

US President Donald Trump stayed at the Dutch royal palace Huis Ten Bosch instead of a luxury hotel for the NATO summit, meeting King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.

25/06/2025

Europe News

EU ramped up defence spending after Trump's call, Kaja Kallas says

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs spoke exclusively to Shona Murray at the NATO summit in the Hague for Euronews' live Europe Today show.

25/06/2025

Europe News

NATO shifts focus as US retreats from leading role on Ukraine

European NATO allies are grappling with the fact that the US no longer views success in Ukraine as pivotal to NATO security. Meanwhile the situation on the battlefield is as threatening as ever, with NATO officials warning of a difficult summer ahead for Ukrainian forces.

24/06/2025

Europe News

Drones to roadblocks: How The Hague ramped up security for NATO summit

The Dutch city has rolled out a major military and police operation called Orange Shield to protect heads of state attending the NATO summit.

24/06/2025

Europe News

Dutch police break up climate protest on highway ahead of NATO summit

Over the weekend, hundreds of people took to the streets of The Hague in protest against NATO's defence spending and the threat of war with Iran.

23/06/2025

Netherlands

NATO agrees to 5% defence spending target ahead Hague summit

This week, allies are expected to commit to spending around 3.5 percent of GDP on "hard defence" that will include weapons and troops and an additional 1.5 percent on defence-related investments such as cybersecurity and military mobility.

23/06/2025

Europe News

Hundreds take to the street in the Hague to demonstrate against NATO

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Hague to show their discontent at NATO's climbing defence spending and a possible war with Iran, just days before the Dutch city hosts the decisive alliance summit.

22/06/2025

Tech News

Dutch government says kids under age 15 should not use social media

The guidance differentiates between social media sites like TikTok and Instagram and messaging services like WhatsApp.

18/06/2025

Health news

Smokers buying cigarettes abroad after the Netherlands raised taxes

The Dutch public health agency said policy changes are needed to prevent smokers from evading the country’s high tobacco taxes by buying these products abroad.

18/06/2025

Culture news

Best and funniest signs from mass No Kings protests against Trump

The national and international protests against President Donald Trump took place in towns and cities across the US and Europe in a coordinated event titled "No Kings". Here are some of the best placards from this weekend’s movement outside the US embassy in Amsterdam.

17/06/2025

Europe News

Huge turnout at 'red line' protests for Gaza in Brussels and The Hague

At least 75,000 people marched in Brussels and another 100,000 in The Hague in some of the largest rallies held in Europe to draw attention to Israel's actions in Gaza.

16/06/2025