Home News THESE 10 Countries Top World Press Freedom Index, Where Does India Stand? Full List Inside Reporters Without Borders focuses on safeguarding the right to freedom of information. (Representational image: pixabay.com) World Press Freedom Index: Norway has topped the 2024 World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Norway was followed by … Read more
China frequently calls upon other countries to be “rational”, but it is worth asking whether it is applying the same standard to its own actions. Beijing’s requests for rationality are usually made of countries that China deems to be acting against its interests, and they are often made in the midst of controversies – from … Read more
A top Dutch government minister said he’s confident the country’s coveted chip-equipment maker ASML will remain in the Netherlands following threats from the company to move its operations abroad. Steven van Weyenberg, the Netherlands’ finance minister, told CNBC’s Karen Tso on Thursday that he isn’t worried by ASML’s statements threatening to leave the country. The … Read more
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by the police during a demonstration in the Netherlands after she protested against fossil fuel subsidies by blocking a major road with a group of marchers on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported. Over 400 people were detained on Saturday, according to the police, including 12 for incitement. Activists said … Read more
The Hague: Dutch professional footballer Quincy Promes, convicted for drug trafficking and stabbing his cousin, was arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch authorities, the Dutch Public Prosecutor announced in a press release on Wednesday. According to the press statement, the arrest was the result of constructive cooperation between the authorities in the United … Read more
By Mike Corder | Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept him to a stunning victory in the November election, said Wednesday he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took to X, formerly Twitter, to say that “I … Read more
The Netherlands’s National Holocaust Museum was opening on Sunday in a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence was prompting protest because of Israel’s deadly offensive against Palestinians in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who were deported … Read more
Support of top NATO powers makes Rutte favourite to succeed current Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October. The United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany have all thrown their weight behind outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become NATO’s next secretary general, at a crucial time for the alliance as Russia’s war against Ukraine … Read more
Police made several arrests and have called for witnesses and video footage. The Hague: At least four police officers were injured in the early hours of Sunday when rival groups of Eritreans fought running battles in The Hague, torching police cars and hurling rocks. Special police units fired tear gas at the rioters, who police … Read more
Leader of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV), Geert Wilders. Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming prime minister of the Netherlands are dwindling after coalition talks fell into disarray Tuesday. Pieter Omtzigt, founder and leader of the upstart center-right New Social Contract (NSC), walked away from negotiations, … Read more
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