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Dutch police arrest 22 at protest against Israeli cantor’s concert

Police and protesters face off outside the Royal Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam on Dec 14.

Dutch arrange World Cup warm-up games with Norway, Ecuador in March

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group G - Netherlands v Lithuania - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - November 17, 2025 Netherlands players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

Dutch man leaves Indonesia death row to return home

Dutch life-sentenced prisoner Ali Tokman (left) and death row convict Siegfried Mets (right) attend a handover ceremony for their repatriation at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta on Dec 8.

Dutch drug convict in Indonesia transferred ahead of deportation

Dutch prisoner Ali Tokman (centre) sits in a car as he leaves the Surabaya Prison in Porong, East Java province on Dec 7, 2025.

Eurovision faces budget squeeze after walkouts over Israel

A member of the audience waving Israel's national flag as Israeli singer Yuval Raphael performs during the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, in May 2025.

After 15 years, Dutch anti-blackface group declares victory

Away from official celebrations, many Dutch still apply blackface as part of the costume.

Indonesia, Dutch sign deal to repatriate two convicts, one on death row

Mr Yusril Ihza Mahendra (right), Indonesia’s senior minister for law, human rights and immigration, and the Netherlands' Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr Marc Gerritsen, after documents were signed for the transfer of the prisoners.

Dutch restrictions on assisted suicide legal: Court

Assisted suicide is technically illegal unless performed by a doctor who has determined the patient’s suffering is “unbearable with no prospect of improvement”.

Traffic at Eindhoven airport in the Netherlands resumes after disruption due to drone sightings

Air traffic at Eindhoven airport in the south of the Netherlands was suspended for several hours on Nov 22 evening due to multiple drone sightings.

Dutch prosecutors seek 20-year prison sentence for Eritrea-Libya trafficking suspect

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