Police Cars On Fire, Stones Thrown As Rival Groups Clash In The Hague

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

Geert Wilders leadership hopes sink as coalition talks collapse

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

NITI aayog Commercial vehicles: NITI Aayog bats for incentives for LNG-fuelled commercial vehicles

NITI Aayog has proposed a host of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, extension of the production linked incentive scheme to LNG-fueled vehicles and setting up a demand aggregator to encourage use of liquified natural gas (LNG) in medium and heavy commercial vehicles. This will help lower carbon dioxide emissions and contribute towards the national goal of … Read more

UN court expected to issue ruling Friday on Israel offensive

By Mike Corder | Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa’s request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza. The decision is a preliminary stage of a case filed by South Africa at … Read more

Israel defends itself against charges of genocide in Gaza

By Mike Corder and Raf Casert | Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defense of its people and that it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide. Israel described the allegations … Read more

ASML blocked from exporting some critical chipmaking tools to China

Dutch firm ASML makes one of the most important pieces of machinery required to manufacture the most advanced chips in the world. U.S. chip curbs have left companies, including ASML, scrambling to figure out what the rules mean in practice. Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty Images ASML, which makes machines that are critical to … Read more

Germany to Face France, Netherlands in Friendly Ahead of Euro 2024

Julian Nagelsmann. (Twitter) Julian Nagelsmann’s struggling Germany team take on Didier Deschamps’ France on March 23 at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium before squaring up against the Netherlands in Frankfurt on March 26. World Cup runner-up France will face Germany in a friendly next March as part of its European Championship preparations. Coach Didier Deschamps’ side take on … Read more

Quincy Promes and how Amsterdam’s criminal underworld preys on footballers

When Marylio V was escorted from his cell in Amsterdam’s district court on October 31, his alleged accomplice in a drugs bust involving 1,363kg (3,005lbs) of cocaine with a street value estimated at £65million ($82m) was nowhere to be seen. There was no expectation, however, that Quincy Promes, a Dutch international footballer with 50 caps, … Read more