A powerful summer storm lashed the Netherlands and parts of Germany on Wednesday, killing at least two people, blowing trees onto houses and forcing one of Europe’s busiest airports to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is expected to make a formal apology for the country’s history of slavery on Saturday, the 160-year anniversary of slavery abolition in the Netherlands. The king is expected to address the issue in a manner similar to
Netherlands programs have euthanized otherwise healthy individuals with autism and intellectual handicaps in recent years, researchers have found. Five individuals under the age of 30, who cited autism as a factor in their decision to seek legal euthanasia, are among the cases
A 4,000-year-old archaeological site that contains burial mounds and a shrine dedicated to the sun and the solstice has been unearthed in the central part of the Netherlands. The site find has been dubbed the “Stonehenge of the Netherlands” because both prehistoric
Netherlands forward Quincy Promes was found guilty Monday of stabbing his cousin in the leg and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. The Amsterdam District Court judges said the sentence for the offense would usually be a year but they gave
Netherlands and Canada have collaborated to submit a joint complaint to the highest judicial body of the United Nations against Syria. Both countries assert that Syria has engaged in numerous breaches of international law and seek provisional measures from the International Court
Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union’s executive arm gave the green light to farm buyout schemes worth nearly $1.65 billion. The plans to reduce nitrogen deposits — mainly by
The Dutch government on Wednesday said it would spend $31 billion in the coming years to guarantee it would meet its climate goals for 2030. The government announced a range of measures which it said would make sure CO2 emissions in the
The Netherlands is set to expand its euthanasia regulations to include assisting in the death of children ages 1 to 12 years old. “The current Scheme for Termination of Pregnancy and Termination of Life for Newborns (LZA/LP) will be amended and expanded
French President Emmanuel Macron saw another day of ire Tuesday as protesters interrupted him during a speech at The Hague amid his two-day trip to the Netherlands. Macron was only briefly interrupted before the protesters were quickly removed, but the demonstration showed