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Centrists win big in Netherlands election, Rob Jetten can be youngest Dutc
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rob Jettens's D66 party registered major gains in the Netherlands' general election, emerging neck-and-neck with the Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders, whose support among voters sharply declined compared to last year's record performance
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ETGE hails Dutch MP's motion to recognize 'East Turkistan' over 'Xinjiang'
Updated : 11 months ago IST
He urged the Dutch government to refer to the region currently labeled by China as "Xinjiang" by its rightful name: East Turkistan, the ETGE release noted.
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Dutch court rejects rights group's bid calling for halt on arms export to
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The court's decision came after the NGOs argued that the Dutch government, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to "prevent genocide."
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Pro-Palestinian groups sue Dutch government over Israel's "genocide" in Ga
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Further, the organisation emphasised that the Netherlands has a legal duty to prevent violations of international law, including the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
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Netherlands: Coalition govt collapses over disagreement on asylum policy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The four parties in the ruling coalition -- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Democrats 66 (D66), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (ChristenUnie) -- failed to agree on crisis discussions chaired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
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Cash strapped Pakistan forced to acquire second-hand Dutch minehunters
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): Dutch government has agreed to sell its two retired second-hand Royal Netherlands Navy Tripartite Class Minehunters to Pakistan, a move that confirms that military expenditure of the country is still insufficient due to the worsening economy that grea
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Netherlands to go into lockdown due to 'fifth wave with Omicron'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua) The Dutch government announced a stricter lockdown on Saturday out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.
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About 60 rioters detained, 10 police officers injured in Rotterdam protest
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): About 60 rioters have been detained in the western Dutch city of Rotterdam, with 10 policemen injured, during the protests against the Dutch government's recent decision to introduce a night-time curfew, the Rotterdam Police Chief, Fred West
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Dutch govt resigns over child welfare fraud scandal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 17 (ANI): The Dutch government has submitted its resignation, accepting the responsibility for a scandal wherein thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud.
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Pakistan's tour to Netherlands postponed due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced to indefinitely postpone its July tour to the Netherlands, following the advice from the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB) after the Dutch government banned all events -- sports and cultural
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Turkey vows 'tenfold retaliation' against Dutch Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar. 12 (ANI): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu vowed that Ankara would respond 10 times stronger to the Dutch Government's decision to prevent him from entering the country.
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