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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges US to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missiles
Read full article: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges US to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missilesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies to the whole sector.
Belgium calls on EU partners to share risk if they want to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Read full article: Belgium calls on EU partners to share risk if they want to use frozen Russian assets to aid UkraineBelgium's prime minister says that his European partners must share the risk of using billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets that are held in his country to help keep Ukraine’s economy and war effort afloat in coming years.
European leaders announce new equity fund for Ukraine and urge investment even as war accelerates
Read full article: European leaders announce new equity fund for Ukraine and urge investment even as war acceleratesEuropean leaders are urging private business and equity funds to not be afraid to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now even as Russia accelerates its war.
Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekers
Read full article: Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekersPoland has reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania to address concerns over illegal migration.
NATO chief praises Trump for making Europe 'pay in a BIG way' on defense ahead of summit
Read full article: NATO chief praises Trump for making Europe 'pay in a BIG way' on defense ahead of summitNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is praising U.S. President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way” on defense.
The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?
Read full article: The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?Dutch opposition parties are calling for fresh elections as soon as possible, a day after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders sparked the collapse of the country’s four-party coalition government.
Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil with new elections now on the horizon
Read full article: Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil with new elections now on the horizonPopulist far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders has plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on migration.
EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backs
Read full article: EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backsEuropean Union leaders insist no decisions can be taken about the future of Ukraine without its consent or behind their backs.
An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring others
Read full article: An explosion destroys an apartment block in a Dutch city, killing at least 3 and injuring othersAn explosion and fire has rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague, killing three people and injuring other people and destroying several apartments.
Dutch coalition appears to survive crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments
Read full article: Dutch coalition appears to survive crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive commentsThe Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders looked set to survive a government crisis that centered on the resignation of the finance state secretary over what she saw as denigrating comments on immigrants after Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam.
Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip
Read full article: Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate tripDutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has canceled his planned trip to United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan so he can stay in the Netherlands to deal with the fallout from assaults on fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam that authorities condemned as antisemitic.
EU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge
Read full article: EU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surgeEuropean Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers.
New Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threat
Read full article: New Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threatThe new Dutch prime minister has banned cell phones and other mobile devices from the weekly meetings of his Cabinet in a move aimed at dialing back the risk of digital eavesdropping by spies.
Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives
Read full article: Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 livesRelatives of passengers and crew killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine have gathered to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives, over half of whom were Dutch.
Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections
Read full article: Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won electionsThe Netherlands has a different prime minister for the first time in 14 years after Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in the country’s new government more than seven months after elections.
