Leader of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV), Geert Wilders. Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming prime minister of the Netherlands are dwindling after coalition talks fell into disarray Tuesday. Pieter Omtzigt, founder and leader of the upstart center-right New Social Contract (NSC), walked away from negotiations, … Read more
The Red Sea crisis has become a pressing concern largely due to its disruption of global trade. However, it also has far-reaching environmental impacts as the waters become a battleground. The clashes are adding to other environmental stressors that pose potentially irreversible damage to ocean health. The path for Africa is clear – it must … Read more
Amsterdam now has one of the world’s highest tourist taxes after the city increased its fee in 2024. Tourists must now pay 12.5 percent of the overnight rate at their hotel, campsite or holiday rental. Cruise passengers are charged a fee of 14 euros (£11.98) under the Dutch city’s daytripper tax. This marks a huge … Read more
A THEME park just a few hours from the UK that’s dubbed ‘better than Disneyland’ has revealed its brand new fairytale hotel rooms. Efteling, in the Netherlands, first opened in 1952. 6 A new fairytale suite has opened at a theme park that’s ‘better than Disneyland’Credit: Efteling Hotel 6 The new rooms are the first themed … Read more
The Dutch government on Friday summoned the Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands following the death of a Dutch baby in an attack by Iran on Erbil, Iraq. Iran on Monday struck Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, with ballistic missiles in what it said was an attack on an Israeli spy headquarters, … Read more
Dutch firm ASML makes one of the most important pieces of machinery required to manufacture the most advanced chips in the world. U.S. chip curbs have left companies, including ASML, scrambling to figure out what the rules mean in practice. Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty Images ASML, which makes machines that are critical to … Read more
MOVIE goers have been left in awe of the “most beautiful cinema in the world” which is fitted out with plush seats and an on-site bar. Amsterdam’s Tuschinski Theatre is a sight to behold with its mixture of Art Deco and Art Nouveau stylings. 6 The Tuschinski Theatre mixes Art Deco and Art Nouveau stylingsCredit: … Read more
AMSTERDAM — Climate activists blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former headquarters of ING bank Saturday to protest its financing of fossil fuels. Amsterdam Municipality said in a message on X, formerly Twitter, that traffic authorities closed part of the road and diverted traffic “to prevent a life-threatening situation.” Hundreds of … Read more
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom named his son Dutch in 2016, it wasn’t because he had some unknown affinity for the Netherlands. Dutch Newsom, the governor’s youngest, was named for Dutch Flat, for Dutch Flat, California, a tiny Sierra Nevada town off Interstate 80 about an hour from Lake Tahoe. After his parents divorced and his father … Read more
The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up about 44.2 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The variant, which was previously classified under its parent strain, BA.2.86, prompted concern among some scientists earlier this year due to its high number of … Read more
