Chinese leader Xi tells Dutch PM that restricting technology access won't stop China's advance

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that attempts to restrict China's access to technology will not stop the country's advance. The Netherlands imposed export licensing requirements in 2023 on the sale of machinery...

Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology

VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A 420-meter (quarter-mile) white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight. The tube is the heart of the new European Hyperloop Center that opens...

Geert Wilders taps 2 new officials to lead the next round of coalition talks after his election win

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch parliament named two new go-betweens Wednesday to lead negotiations to form the next ruling coalition, four months after the anti-immigration party led by Geert Wilders won a national election. The appointment of economist and former lawmaker...

Dutch court says the government must do more to rein in noise pollution at Amsterdam's busy airport

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has systematically put the interests of the aviation sector above those of people who live near Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs, a Dutch court ruled Wednesday, saying that the treatment of local residents amounts to a...

French company Naval Group has been selected to build 4 new submarines for the Dutch navy

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — French defense industry heavyweight Naval Group has been chosen to build four new diesel-electric submarines for the Dutch navy, the government announced Friday, in a provisional deal to replace three ageing Walrus Class subs. The Dutch government did...

Geert Wilders says it is 'constitutionally wrong' that he had to sacrifice his leadership ambitions

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said Thursday it is unfair and “constitutionally wrong” that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in the Netherlands after his party won the most seats in a...

Geert Wilders says he doesn't have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islam, anti-immigration rhetoric swept him to a stunning victory in the November election, said Wednesday he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders...

Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders says he doesn't have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier

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

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...

The Dutch government has spent $180M dealing with the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has spent more than 166 million euros ($180 million) dealing with the aftermath of the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014, from repatriating victims' bodies to investigating and prosecuting some of those involved...