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In athletics, Faith Kipyegon of Kenya sets a new women's mile record, finishing the Herculis at Stade Louis-II in Fontvieille, Monaco, in 4:07.64 and surpassing the previous 2019 record held by Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands.
2023-07-21

The Netherlands and France urge their citizens to leave Iran.
2022-10-8

Indonesia receives the first batch consisting of 500,000 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Netherlands.
2021-09-11

A man opens fire in a tram in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands, killing three people and wounding nine others, before fleeing. Terrorism is suspected by authorities. A 37-year-old Turkish man is arrested.
2019-03-18

The Dutch Court of Appeal increases the sentence of a man who twice attempted to travel to Syria from 31 months partially suspended to 40 months. The man was previously convicted of preparing terrorist crimes and trying to participate in a terrorist organisation.
2018-04-6

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says the Netherlands are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after the plane was turned back.
2017-03-11

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, succeeds Jean-Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, as the President of the Euro Group.
2013-01-21

In the Netherlands State Secretary for Economic Affairs Co Verdaas resigns following an expense-affair after only thirty-one days in office.
2012-12-6

ACTA loses further support in Europe as Bulgaria and the Netherlands join Poland and Germany in declining to ratify it due to privacy and human rights concerns.
2012-02-15

The Dutch Ministry of Defense confirm that three Royal Netherlands Navy personnel are captured by armed men loyal to Muammar Gaddafi during an evacuation operation. "Intensive diplomatic negotiations" are going on between Dutch and Libyan authorities and relatives of the crew are being kept informed.
2011-03-3