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October 11, 2019

Netherlands to freeze weapons exports to Turkey: ministry

The Netherlands is to freeze all weapons exports to Turkey in the aftermath of Ankara’s assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the Dutch foreign ministry said Friday. “The Netherlands have now decided to withhold all licence applications for the…
October 11, 2019

Hundreds arrested as European police net huge haul of synthetic drugs

European police seized drugs worth 85 million euros and arrested hundreds of suspects during a continent-wide sweep last month, Europol announced Friday. The operation called “Joint Action Days 2019” in mid and late September not only targeted the trade in…
October 9, 2019

Netherlands summons Turkish ambassador over Syria offensive

The Netherlands summoned Turkey’s ambassador on Wednesday to condemn Ankara assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria, warning that it risked a resurgence of the Islamic State group. Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok, whose country is part of an international…
October 9, 2019

Ransomware attacks ‘getting bolder’: Europol

Global ransomware attacks are on the decline, but such malicious cyber strikes are getting bolder and homing in on more profitable companies, with data encryption a key target, Europe’s police agency said Wednesday,. Europol said it was also concerned by…
October 9, 2019

Belgium outrage over woman punched in burger ad

Belgium’s advertising regulator said Wednesday it has clocked up hundreds of complaints over a viral hamburger ad showing a comic-book version of a man punching a woman for handing him the wrong sandwich. Consumers and politicians called the online ad…
October 9, 2019

Dutch challenge EU pulse fishing ban in top court

The Netherlands said Wednesday it has asked the European Union’s top court to overturn a ban on electric pulse fishing that is due to come into effect across the bloc in 2021. Dutch fishermen are the main users of the…
October 8, 2019

Police swoop on Britain’s biggest drugs racket

Thirteen men were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in the biggest drugs racket ever uncovered in Britain, police said. The suspects were allegedly part of an international organised crime group responsible for importing more than 50 tonnes of…
October 7, 2019

UN racism expert slams Dutch burqa ban

A UN racism expert on Monday criticised a Dutch ban on the wearing of face-covering garments such as the burqa in public, saying the law had “no place” in a tolerant society. Tendayi Achiume, the UN Special Rapporteur on racism,…
October 7, 2019

CORRECTED: Airline boss admits ‘tensions’ as KLM marks 100 years

The chief executive of Air France-KLM admitted “tensions” over the future of the airline alliance as the Dutch carrier marked its 100th anniversary on Monday. Frictions burst into the open earlier this year when the Dutch government unexpectedly raised its…
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