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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during a press conference of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday May 3, 2023. Zelenskyy is in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, for a one-day Nordic summit. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Ukraine’s leader takes plea for justice to war crimes court

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Erik Akerboom, director-general of the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service, AIVD, painted a grim picture during a press conference in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, Thursday, April 13, 2023, of a growing number of internal and external threats to the rule of law in the Netherlands compounded by Russia's war in Ukraine and international cyber attacks and espionage. In its annual report, the General Intelligence and Security Service AIVD called China "the biggest threat to the Netherlands' economic security." (AP Photo/Mike Corder)

Dutch intel agency paints grim picture of multiple threats

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to open new pharmaceutical production facilities in the Kaliningrad Region, Mordovia and St Petersburg via videoconference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 30, 2023. An international arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin raises the prospect of justice for the man whose country invaded Ukraine but complicates efforts to end that war in peace talks. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

War-crimes warrant for Putin could complicate Ukraine peace

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Liverpool's Cody Gakpo controls the ball during the Champions League, round of 16, second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

5 players out as viral infection hits Netherlands squad

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Upside-down Dutch flags fly in protest against the Dutch government's plans to drastically reduce emissions of nitrogen pollutants by the country's agricultural sector, next to a election billboard for the agrarian political BBB Party, BoerBurgerBeweging, or Farmer–Citizen Movement, in Ooststellingwerf, northern Netherlands, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Thousands of demonstrators are expected to join an anti-government protest by farmers' organizations in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, March 11, 2023. The protest comes days before Dutch provincial elections on March 15, in which a party representing farmers' interests is expected to perform well. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Farmers, environmental activists hold demos in The Hague

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Darryl George, right, of Australia is congratulated by teammate Rixon Wingrove after completing a home run during their Pool B game against Chinaat the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome, Japan, Saturday, March 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Ohtani, Sasaki help Japan reach World Classic quarterfinals

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People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, July 17, 2014. An international team is presenting an update Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, on its investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. The announcement comes nearly three months after a Dutch court convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian rebel for their roles in shooting down the Boeing 777 and killing all 298 people on board on July 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

International team to present update on MH17 investigation

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

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Dutch treat: Hometown hero Giri scores breakthrough win at Tata Steel Masters

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Extinction Rebellion activists and sympathisers block a busy road in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Earlier this week seven Extinction Rebellion activists were detained by authorities for sedition linked to the protest. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Climate activists block main road into The Hague

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. Biden is set to host Rutte for talks. The U.S. administration is looking to persuade the Netherlands to further limit China's access to advanced semiconductors with export restrictions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Biden to host Netherlands PM for talks on tech, Ukraine

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

The Dutch flag flies upside down from a tractor during a small protest outside parliament, where Johan Remkes, an independent mediator, delivered his report into the Dutch government's plans to drastically reduce emissions of nitrogen pollutants by the country's agricultural sector during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The plans have sparked nationwide protests by angry farmers who fear for their livelihoods. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Concern over agricultural emissions plants a seed of degrowth

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

FILE - Wreath laying at the National Slavery Monument after Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema apologized for the involvement of the city's rulers in the slave trade during a nationally televised annual ceremony in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, July 1, 2021. The Netherlands is expected to issue a national apology for its brutal slavery past when Dutch officials visit their former Caribbean colonies in late Dec. 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology

By Gerold Rozenblad and Danica Coto - Associated Press

Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni attends a press conference ahead of the semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia in Doha, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Scaloni defends players’ behavior against Dutch at World Cup

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Walker Zimmerman of the United States, left, fights for the ballwith Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Netherlands eliminates U.S. in round of 16 at World Cup

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Denzel Dumfries of the Netherlands, bottom, is congratulated after scoring his side's 3rd goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dumfries gets kissed as Oranje reach World Cup quarterfinals

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

head coach Gregg Berhalter of the United States celebrates after the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

U.S. coach Berhalter to draw on Dutch lessons at World Cup

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between the Netherlands and Qatar, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Netherlands beats host Qatar 2-0 to advance at World Cup

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Christian Pulisic of the United States scores his side's opening goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Pulisic sacrifices body to propel U.S. into World Cup’s knockout round

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Ecuador's Enner Valencia celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the World Cup group A soccer match between Netherlands and Ecuador, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Valencia scores World Cup-best third goal in Ecuador draw, eliminates Qatar from tournament

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Campaigners take their hat off in a show of respect for people who took their own lives in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, where they calling for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in the Netherlands took the Dutch state to court, arguing its ban breaches human rights norms. The case at The Hague District Court was brought by a group called Cooperative Last Will, which has long urged a change of the law to allow people to help relatives end their lives. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide

By Mike Corder - Associated Press