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Soccer star Quincy Promes has reportedly been arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors

Mar. 13, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch soccer star Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia last month by an Amsterdam court of involvement in cocaine smuggling and sentenced to six years in prison, has reportedly been arrested by authorities in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who will...

The Netherlands opens a Holocaust museum as protesters oppose Israeli president's presence

Mar. 10, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel's military campaign in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells...

Amsterdam police say a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper has been arrested in Paris

Feb. 28, 2024 09:21 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper was arrested on a European warrant at an airport in Paris early Wednesday, Amsterdam police said. The 20-year-old man, whose identity wasn't released, was detained at Charles de Gaulle airport as he was...

Playa Hotels: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 22, 2024 16:39 PM EST

AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (PLYA) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1 million. The Amsterdam-based company said it had net income of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 4 cents per share. ...

A Dutch court has rejected a final argument in a legal battle over former Russian oil giant Yukos

Feb. 20, 2024 09:10 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam court on Tuesday rejected Russia's final argument in a years-long legal battle over a $50 billion arbitration award that is centered on claims by former shareholders that the Kremlin deliberately bankrupted Russian oil giant Yukos to silence its CEO, a...

After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

Feb. 13, 2024 10:40 AM EST

AMSTERDAM (AP) — In the early 17th century, laughter was almost never captured on a painter's canvas. Frans Hals changed that. “He was not a sober painter,” said Friso Lammertse, co-curator of a major exhibition of the Dutch master's paintings that opens this...

ING: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 01, 2024 05:20 AM EST

AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — ING Groep NV (ING) on Thursday reported net income of $1.68 billion in its fourth quarter. The Amsterdam-based bank said it had earnings of 48 cents per share. The financial services provider posted revenue of $5.82 billion in the...

Prosecutors seek life sentences for 3 suspects in killing of Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries

Jan. 31, 2024 07:53 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors requested life sentences on Wednesday for three suspects in the killing of Dutch investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries and sentences of three to 21 years for six others in a trial in Amsterdam. The life sentences were sought for the...

Philips: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 29, 2024 05:28 AM EST

AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — Koninklijke Philips NV (PHG) on Monday reported earnings of $42 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Amsterdam-based company said it had net income of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 44 cents per...

Trial starts in Amsterdam for 9 suspects in the 2021 slaying of a Dutch investigative journalist

Jan. 23, 2024 17:49 PM EST

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Suspects accused of involvement in the fatal 2021 shooting in Amsterdam of prominent Dutch investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries repeatedly refused to answer questions from judges and lawyers as their trial opened Tuesday with judges showing video of the attack and the fatally...