Netherlands

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Anti-Islam populist Wilders heading for a massive win in Netherlands in a shock for Europe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Wednesday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.

https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-candidates-prime-minister-f31f57a856f006ff0f2fc4984acaca6b?

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A man suspected of holding 4 hostages for hours in a Dutch nightclub has been arrested

EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police detained a man Saturday after he left a nightclub where four people had been held hostage for hours, bringing a peaceful end to a tense standoff.

https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-police-hostages-ede-29a9d187ba6a5edc538be6a251ec21db?

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The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders

THE HAGUE (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear who would become prime minister.

https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-government-radical-right-immigration-wilders-77ff99e0798d54d150d320706a685a38?

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Dutch delve into family pasts as the names of accused Nazi collaborators released

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — On Dutch Openness Day, this year’s release of secret documents from state archives suddenly left Peter Baas with fundamental questions about his father’s stature as a World War II resistance fighter.

https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-collaboration-nazis-holocaust-remembrance-archives-d7d3b0c6e2e99146c484171e03046758?

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Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught

BRUSSELS (AP) — The prize in this art heist is worth more than its gold. To Romania, the ancient helmet is a priceless cultural heirloom. To the Netherlands, it’s a stolen artifact that authorities hope to retrieve to uphold a reputation for safe museums.

https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-cotofenesti-helmet-heist-romania-0a6dbb8e742c0a5315244fc47761b7cb?

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Wilders throws Dutch politics into turmoil with new elections now on the horizon

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Populist far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on migration. The remaining ministers will run a caretaker administration until new elections can be organized.

https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-wilders-coalition-withdraws-685e5ebe6b88313a0af68365fe741cd3?

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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. Prime Minister Dick Schoof and the ministers of three remaining parties remain in power as a caretaker Cabinet. Read More.