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Ministerie: drie opvarenden Hondius worden naar Nederland gehaald
Drie zieke opvarenden van het cruiseschip Hondius, dat voor de kust van Kaapverdië ligt, worden van boord gehaald en naar Nederland gebracht voor medische verzorging. Onder hen is één Nederlander, meldt het ministerie van…
Jetten voices support for making Liberation Day national holiday
Prime minister Rob Jetten lit the beacon of liberation in Utrecht to mark the official start of national celebrations to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War.Altogether 14 liberation festivals are…
Police make 13 arrests at Remembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam
May 5, 2026 Police lead a protester away from Dam Square before the commemoration. Photo: ANP/HH/Nico GarstmanPolice arrested 13 people during Monday’s Remembrance Day ceremonies in Amsterdam, including one person who…
Drugs kingpin Bolle Jos linked to record cocaine seizure at sea
May 5, 2026 A Spanish police boat. Photo: DepositphotosDutch drugs baron “Bolle Jos” is suspected of being behind a record shipment of more than 40 tonnes of cocaine that was intercepted by Spanish police off the coast of…
Rare white-beaked dolphin found alive on Egmond beach
May 5, 2026 Photo: SOS DolfijnA live white-beaked dolphin, a species that rarely strands in Dutch waters, has been found on the beach at Egmond aan Zee and is being assessed by vets at marine rescue charity SOS…
Albert Heijn to trial body cameras for security guards
May 5, 2026 Photo DutchNews.nlSupermarket chain Albert Heijn is to equip security guards in Amsterdam and Rotterdam with body cameras to see if it improves safety.The trial scheme will run in four city centre branches and…
No Dutch lawyer will defend Taghi, appeal at standstill
A new attempt to find lawyers willing to represent Ridouan Taghi has failed, leaving the convicted gangland boss without counsel and his appeal at a standstill.Every Dutch criminal defence lawyer was approached under a new…
Alle demonstranten dodenherdenking weer op vrije voeten
Alle dertien demonstranten die maandagavond rond de dodenherdenking op de Dam zijn aangehouden, zijn weer op vrije voeten. Dat meldt de politie dinsdag. De groep wordt verdacht van het overtreden van de wet openbare…
“On WWII burial certificates: code 2 denoted a Black soldier”
The liberation of northern Limburg in early March 1945 was largely down to one of three African-American battalions in the segregated US army. Many of the Black veterans kept quiet about their experiences during World War II,…
Forensisch patholoog Frank van de Goot (60): ‘Gooi mij in een kuil met menselijke resten en ik ben gelukkig’
Als je forensisch patholoog Frank van de Goot (60) naar zijn vak en verhalen vraagt, hoef je geen sensationele of emotionele anekdotes te verwachten. Nee, zijn blik op misdrijven, dode lichamen en andere, soms ietwat…
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