Police deployed water cannon to disperse climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands on Saturday to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. Thousands of people marched along the A12 highway into The Hague, ignoring warnings from authorities not to block the major traffic …
Read More »Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, in The Hague, says Putin must face justice
Russian President Vladimir Putin must be brought to justice for his war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday in The Hague, calling for the creation of a special tribunal dedicated to judging Russia’s invasion. “We are going to set up a separate tribunal to show these people …
Read More »Dutch police clears parliament building in The Hague, dispatches explosives team
Dutch police on Thursday said an explosives team was investigating a “suspect situation” in the building that houses the national parliament in The Hague. Police said it had cleared the surroundings of the building, which people had been asked to leave.
Read More »Dutch PM lashes out at ‘idiots’ after third night of violence
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday lashed out at “idiot” rioters who rampaged through cities across the Netherlands this weekend when protests against coronavirus policies turned violent. More than 100 people were arrested during three nights of violence, which saw police open fire at rioters in Rotterdam on Friday. …
Read More »Dutch protest against COVID-19 vaccine pass to enter bars, restaurants
Hundreds of protesters marched against the introduction of a “corona pass” in the Netherlands on Saturday, as proof of COVID-19 vaccination became compulsory to get into bars, restaurants, theatres, and other venues. The new requirement to show the pass or a recent negative coronavirus test came into force on Saturday, …
Read More »‘Butcher of Bosnia’ faces final Hague genocide verdict
Appeals judges will hand down a verdict against former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic on Tuesday, ending the last Bosnian genocide trial before the U.N. court for the former Yugoslavia. Mladic, 78, led Bosnian Serb forces during the 1992-95 Bosnian War. He was convicted in 2017 on charges of …
Read More »Bosnian Serb ex-leader Karadzic to serve genocide term in UK jail
UK gov’t says Radovan Karadzic, currently behind bars in The Hague, will serve the rest of his sentence in Britain. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, sentenced to life for war crimes and genocide, will serve the remainder of his sentence in a UK prison, the British government has said. …
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