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Emergency services are present at an accident on the N290 involving a car and cyclists in which multiple people were injured. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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Four killed including three kids after car hits school camp cyclists in Zeeland; 3 hurt
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pointing past a grinning Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof while speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump at the start of the NATO Summit in The Hague. 24 June 2025
Politics
Dutch worried about crumbling international legal order, Netherlands' resilience
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Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem
Business
Dutch State considering buying shares in shipbuilder Damen
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Students line up for coffee at the Koffiebrigade stand set up on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
Business
Number of international students at Dutch universities falls for first time in 20 years
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Backpack on top of flag of Curaçao in Zaandam on June 11, 2022.
Business
Backpacks on flagpoles: 182,000 secondary school students find out if they're graduating
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NS Intercity train
Business
Lightning strike halts train services between Amsterdam, Schiphol and Utrecht
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Prime Minister Rob Jetten speaking at the NextGen Security Conference in The Hague, 27 May 2026
Politics
Netherlands 17th on Global Peace Index in an increasingly unsafe world
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Storm clouds developing over the southern portion of The Hague at the end of the afternoon. 9 June 2026
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Falling tree kills driver, hail destroys campsite in Noord-Brabant; More storms today
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A woman walks by two homes for sale on the Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost in July 2023.
Business
Dutch home prices won't rise further this year: Rabobank
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An air raid siren in the Netherlands, 25 April 2026
Politics
New national siren system to be developed as Netherlands keeps air raid alerts
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Elon Musk during a Tesla press conference
Crime
Elon Musk sparks international attention with post about death of Dutch teen Tamar
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Moldy bread
CultureFood
Netherlands residents wasting less food; Still trashing 25 kg per person per year
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Kidfluencer - teenage boy using smartphone to record video for internet vlog
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch gov't to ban kidfluencers: No under 16s making commercial content on social media
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Supermarket
Business
Food prices could jump 10% next year, Dutch supermarkets warn
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Enforcement officers on a street in Rotterdam
Crime
Only 6 fines in two years since ban on catcalling, sexually harassing women on street
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Cannabis plant with fully grown buds, ready to be harvested
Business
Big Tobacco enters Dutch regulated cannabis experiment with stake in largest grower
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Child with teddy bear
CrimePolitics
Authorities should not need parents' consent for child abuse investigation: Ruling party
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Robin Van Persie seen during UEFA Europa League game between teams of Real Betis Balompie and Feyenoord Rotterdam
Sports
Robin van Persie dismissed as Feyenoord head coach as new directors opt for fresh start
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Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing during the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco.
Sports
Max Verstappen's Monaco GP ends in disaster after engine failure at race start
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The front of a Dutch fire department vehicle in 2022
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Video: Fireworks after wedding spark dock fire at Wellerwaard near Emmeloord
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Kanye West during the Watch The Throne Tour, Gelredome Arnhem, Netherlands, June 15, 2012.
CrimePoliticsCultureEntertainment
2 arrested at Kanye's Arnhem concert; Holocaust Museum rejects possible visit by rapper
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Pokémon Go app on a phone.
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Scans by Dutch Pokémon Go players may have helped U.S. develop military drone technology
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The Tweede Kamer COVID-19 inquiry committee during a press conference on witness hearings. May 21, 2026.
Politics
Rutte, Schoof, De Jonge set for second week of Dutch COVID-19 inquiry hearings
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Brouwersdam, the Netherlands.
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Surfer dies at Ouddorp beach; Kite surfer killed 24 hours earlier in Rockanje