
Dutchman, 26, killed when tourist boat capcized at Brazil's Iguaçu falls; 2 hospitalized
A 26-year-old Dutchman died on Tuesday during a boat trip near the Iguaçu Falls in Brazil. The boat, with six Dutch tourists and a captain on board, capsized.
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A 26-year-old Dutchman died on Tuesday during a boat trip near the Iguaçu Falls in Brazil. The boat, with six Dutch tourists and a captain on board, capsized.
The Bergen op Zoom police failed to respond to a report of an adult man beating up a child last week. The boy and his parents were told to make an appointment to press charges.
Several thousand people gathered at the Homomonument in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening
The Dutch government has failed to meet a court-ordered deadline to disclose the remaining greenhouse gas emissions it can release without breaching the Paris climate targets, according to response
A large police operation is underway in Amsterdam’s Osdorp neighborhood after a car carrying explosive materials crashed.
While one heatwave followed another, drought and water shortages increased, and wildfires raged, the six biggest fossil fuel companies nearly doubled their net profits in the second quart
The police arrested a 42-year-old man from Almelo for an Enschede man’s strangulation murder
The six juvenile detention centers in the Netherlands violate nearly all children’s rights, Children’s Ombudsman Martgrite Kalverboer told
After nearly three years, the Dutch police have identified the human remains that washed ashore in 2023, NH
A visitor to Pride Zandvoort was beaten and verbally abused on Monday.
Sixteen Dutch municipalities have not yet completed the formation of their executive boards more than 150 days after the March 18 council elections.
Dozens of people reported discrimination during the start of WorldPride in Amsterdam on t
Four suspects turned themselves in to police Monday in connection with the assault of a security guard in Nijmegen last week during the
Two sisters of the woman killed in Hoofddorp on April 15 were unexpectedly confronted with det
Unions CNV and FNV are threatening actions by security guards at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. In a joint statement Monday, the unions said they are done with negotiations.
University courses for becoming primary and secondary school teachers are experiencing a significant surge in demand.
A memorial service will be held at the Homomonument in Amsterdam on Tuesday to show support for the victims of the
Oxfam Novib has apologized to Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Yesilgoz after one of its TikTok posts invited users to reply with supposed searches from her online history.
A modest number of Odido customers switched to VodafoneZiggo in the weeks after which the data of some
The body of a Dutch man who jumped into Lake Como to save his son was recovered S
The port of Deventer will be closed until further notice from Saturday.
Today will be the hottest day of the week, with maximums ranging between 30 and 35 degrees Celsius. The weather will be sunny, with no rain expected.
Climate change could increase problems caused by some pests in the Netherlands, including rats and oak processionary caterpillars.
The District Court of Gelderland ruled last Thursday that Nature Minister Jaimi van Essen must decide whether to grant or deny the nature permit for Lelystad Airport by mid-December at the latest.
The National Heat Plan takes effect Wednesday in the Dutch provinces of Limburg, North Brabant, Gelderland, and Overijssel, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
The number of home sales in the Netherlands is expected to reach an all-time high of about 245,000 sales this year, according to ING.
Construction crews began building a large viewing stand Monday along Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht that will hold about 10,000 spectators for the Canal Parade, AT5
Residents of the Noord-Brabant villages of Engelen and Bokhoven responded with shock and fear to
A man died after getting into trouble while swimming at Oostkapelle beach on Monday evening. Emergency services tried to resuscitate the victim at the scene, but it was to no avail.
Chip companies ASML, Besi, and ASMI suffered heavy losses on the Damrak during the final trading hours on Monday.
Nearly 500,000 buildings in the Netherlands already have foundation subsidence damage or will develop it by 2035, according to research from the Council for the Living Environment and Infrastructur
Authorities in Malawi are searching for four Dutch family members who went missing during a boat crossing of Lake Malawi on the border with Tanzania.
Experts warn of rising fire risks in Dutch electrical meter cabinets.
Prince Bernhard of Orange has sold all of his business interests, including his stakes in Circuit Zandvoort, Media Park in Hilversum, and the IT company Levi9.
The Dutch passport ranks third in the world for travel freedom, according to the Global Passport Index 2026.
Hundreds of people participated in a silent march in Rotterdam-Zuid on Sunday afternoon in memory of 18-year-old Jahfairel, who was shot dead during the Vierdaagse festivities in Nijmegen
An earthquake with a magnitude of 1.6 occurred in Sappemeer, Groningen, at 7:08 p.m. on Sunday.
Truck drivers say warning signs for the closed Merwedebrug on the A27 near Gorinchem are unclear, particularly for foreign colleagues.
Football club Kickers ’69 from Leimuiden has asked Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger to give up the jacket he wore at the presentation of his new album “Foreign Tongues.” Club chairman Wim Buskermo
Belgian Princess Eléonore will begin studies at Utrecht University after the summer.
Heavily armed cops raided two homes in Rotterdam and Eindhoven overnight, arresting at least two people, the regional broadcasters reported.
A fire raged at the Youngster youth care facility in Beekbergen, south of Apeldoorn, last night. About 20 young people living at the facility and their caregivers were evacuated.
A Dutch company must pay more than 367,000 euros after a court ruled that the dismissal of a 59-year-old secretary was driven solely by the new director’s personal antipathy toward her, according t
The 69-year-old man who was set on fire in his wheelchair in Utrecht
A person died and multiple others were injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash involving three trucks on the A17 highway near Moerdijk. One truck was on fire on the roadway but was extinguished.
On Tuesday, the court sentenced a 55-year-old man from Rotterdam to two years in prison and compulsory psychiatric treatment for raping and sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl.
A leaked version of the highly anticipated film "The Odyssey" was watched 2.1 million times in 2.5 hours on Saturday after an X account posted a high-quality version, Variety
Refunds of United States import tariffs were a major windfall for
Today will be a bright summer’s day in the Netherlands, with lots of sunshine and temperatures in the mid and high 20s.
Oil prices dropped sharply Monday after the United States and Iran halted bombings. A barrel of Brent crude now costs just over 81 euros, compared with more than 88 euros at the end of last week.
A 35-year-old Dutchman was found dead in a hotel room in Rees, Germany, on Sunday morning.
Farmers started protesting Monday afternoon against the Dutch government’s
Mikhail Fridman, a Russian billionaire, has taken the Netherlands to the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
Almost half of all cars in the Netherlands are now automatics, a doubling compared to nearly ten years ago. This shift is primarily due to the strong rise of electric and hybrid cars.
The car of a Syrian refugee family went up in flames in Geesteren on Sunday evening.
A freight train derailed after crashing into a truck in Europoort in the port of Rotterdam.
Several homes were defaced with abusive language in the Noord-Brabant towns of Engelen and Bokhoven on Sunday.
Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Bali’s Immigration Department has banned two Dutch expats from the island, ABC News Australia reports.
Leaders strongly condemned a van attack at Berlin’s Pride celebration that killed one person and injured 29 others late Saturday, calling it an assault on free and tolerant society.