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Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules
THE HAGUE (AP) — The new Dutch government dominated by the far-right party of Geert Wilders officially asked the European Union for an exemption from its migration obligations on Wednesday, setting up a confrontation over one of the most explosive issues facing the bloc at a time when support for...
The new hard-right Dutch coalition pledges stricter limits on asylum
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new hard-right Dutch government pledged Tuesday to launch stricter policies to hold back or kick out migrants who don’t qualify for asylum, as the king laid out the administration’s plans in a speech to open the parliamentary year. Dutch King...
Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after centuries in Europe
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where Brazil's Tupinambá people gathered to celebrate the homecoming of a sacred cloak absent for some 380 years. Made of feathers from the scarlet ibis, the artifact...
A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court convicted two Pakistani religious and political leaders in their absence Monday over calls to their followers to murder anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands. ...
The Dutch government is expanding export restrictions for processor chip machines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government is expanding export restrictions on equipment used to make advanced processor chips that can be integrated into weapons systems, a Cabinet minister announced Friday, citing security risks. Dutch company ASML, one of the world's...
The Dutch government is 'future-proofing' its military in an increasingly volatile world
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' defense ministry announced a major plan to “future-proof” the country's military on Thursday, including buying more F-35 fighter jets and the return of a Dutch tank battalion as it gears up to face a world of expanding threats. The...
A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Netherlands. Muhammad Ashraf Asif...
Defense ministry network disruption causes widespread outages in the Netherlands
THE HAGUE (AP) — Flights were grounded, civil servants were locked out of their computers and police officers resorted to texting one another in the Netherlands on Wednesday as a network outage at the Ministry of Defense caused major IT failures across the country. The extent and...
New Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threat
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new Dutch prime minister has banned cell phones and other mobile devices from the weekly meetings of his Cabinet in a move aimed at dialing back the risk of digital eavesdropping by spies. “The threat of espionage is timeless. Electronic devices,...
Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives
VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands (AP) — Grieving families recited the names and ages Wednesday of all 298 passengers and crew killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine 10 years ago, as they marked the anniversary of the tragedy at a solemn ceremony near Amsterdam. ...
