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Schlumberger: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 19, 2024 06:55 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Schlumberger NV (SLB) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $1.07 billion. On a per-share basis, the The Hague, Netherlands-based company said it had net income of 74 cents. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to...

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995

Apr. 18, 2024 16:03 PM EDT

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rallied on Thursday denying that genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995 despite rulings to the contrary by two United Nations courts. More than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were executed by Bosnian Serb...

Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The Hague

Apr. 06, 2024 09:33 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of people detained Saturday by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city. Thunberg was seen flashing a victory sign as she sat in a bus used by...

Ukrainians file online compensation claims as register opens of damage to homes caused by war

Apr. 02, 2024 13:32 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A register for Ukrainians to seek compensation for damage to their homes as a result of Russia's invasion opened Tuesday and more than 100 people filed online claims, ministers attending a conference on justice for Ukraine said. “It’s a sign of how...

Top UN court orders Israel to take measures to allow more humanitarian supplies including food and water into Gaza

Mar. 28, 2024 12:31 PM EDT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Top UN court orders Israel to take measures to allow more humanitarian supplies including food and water into Gaza.

International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure

Mar. 05, 2024 14:29 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that judges said happened “pursuant to a state policy.” It's only the...

International court issues arrest warrants for 2 Russian military officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure

Mar. 05, 2024 08:28 AM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International court issues arrest warrants for 2 Russian military officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure.

International Criminal Court to hold first ever in absentia hearing over Ugandan rebel leader Kony

Mar. 04, 2024 12:15 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence to back up charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against notorious fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony at the global court’s first ever in absentia hearing later this year. ...

Police cars torched during rioting between rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands

Feb. 17, 2024 15:48 PM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night, police said. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus. Images from the scene showed...

Top UN court rejects South African request for an urgent measure to safeguard Rafah

Feb. 16, 2024 15:02 PM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Top UN court rejects South African request for an urgent measure to safeguard Rafah.