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Charles Dickens' characters come alive in a Dutch town enamored with the English author
DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950 people in costumes bringing characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life. Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge and Miss Havisham were among the characters at...
Wyatt wins men's World Cup skeleton race, with Grotheer sidelined by injury
SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Christopher Grotheer is still unbeaten this season. He's just no longer the World Cup men's skeleton points leader. Britain's Marcus Wyatt took over the World Cup lead with a win in a race Friday at Sigulda, Latvia. Grotheer — the reigning Olympic champion...
Dutch court rejects lawsuit from rights groups seeking to halt arms sales to Israel
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Friday rejected a bid from human rights groups to block weapons exports to Israel and trading with the occupied territories, after finding there were sufficient checks already in place to comply with international law. The ten...
A Dutch woman who kept a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria is imprisoned for 10 years
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a woman of crimes against humanity for keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria and sentenced her to 10 years in prison. The Hague District Court on Wednesday found Hasna A. guilty of multiple offenses for traveling to...
Dutch police arrest 3 with possible links to huge apartment explosion that killed 6 in The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police said Tuesday that they have arrested three suspects who might have been involved in the explosion and fire that killed six people in an apartment building in The Hague over the weekend. Authorities had said they were investigating “all...
Rescuers search for victims after an explosion at a Dutch apartment block that killed at least 5
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Emergency services on Sunday searched for a second day through the debris of an apartment block that was destroyed by an explosion and fire, killing at least five people, but held out little hope of finding any more survivors. The cause of the Saturday...
USWNT beats Netherlands 2-1 in goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher's final match
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Alyssa Naeher ended her national team career with one last win. The stalwart goalkeeper made two critical saves in her final match for the United States, and the Americans beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Tuesday. “I definitely wasn’t...
UN watchdog to conduct probe into sexual misconduct allegations against top international prosecutor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. The move will likely generate conflict of interest...
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares steps down as carmaker continues struggle with slumping sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the automaker, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroën and Ram, amid an ongoing struggle with slumping sales. The world’s fourth-largest carmaker announced that its board...
Late goals by US stars are a Champions League thanksgiving for PSV Eindhoven
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — PSV Eindhoven was giving thanks to its United States internationals in the Champions League on Wednesday. Trailing 2-0 in the 87th minute at home to Shakhtar Donetsk, there seemed no way back for the Dutch team in red and white striped jerseys until...
