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In the Netherlands, the fourth Rutte cabinet collapses amid disagreements over asylum applications. Prime Minister Mark Rutte announces that he will submit his resignation on Saturday.
2023-07-7

The Netherlands reports a record 42,472 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
2022-01-17

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

The Netherlands withdraw their ambassador in Ankara and say that they will not accept a new Turkish ambassador in The Hague. Dutch foreign minister Halbe Zijlstra says, "We have not agreed on how to normalise ties."
2018-02-5

The parliament of the Netherlands passes a resolution calling on the government to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia, citing ongoing "violations of humanitarian law" in Yemen.
2016-03-15

A court in the Netherlands finds a 50-year-old man and six teenagers guilty of kicking a volunteer linesman to death in Almere in December 2012.
2013-06-17

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

Worldwide controversy erupts over a plan by Dutch scientists to publish findings relating to the development of a mutated strain of H5N1, that could potentially cause a worldwide pandemic that could kill millions. Bioterrorism watchdogs also express immense concern over the development of the virus (which is presently stored in Erasmus MC, Rotterdam).
2011-12-20

Parcel bombs explode at the Mexican, Russian and Swiss embassies in Greece. Similar packages were sent or addressed to the embassies of Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Germany and the Netherlands over the past two days.
2010-11-2