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April 7, 2019

Dutchman ends ‘world’s longest electric car trip’ in Australia

A Dutchman completed an epic 95,000 kilometre (59,000 mile) journey by electric car in Sydney Sunday in a bid to prove the viability of such vehicles in tackling climate change. Wiebe Wakker drove his retrofitted station wagon nicknamed “The Blue…

April 6, 2019

Uproar over Dutch rail ‘victim fashion’ warnings

A campaign by the Dutch railway infrastructure operator to shock young people into responsible behaviour near rail tracks using ripped clothes to symbolise the mangled garb of victims hit by trains unleashed uproar on Saturday. Operator ProRail said it used…

April 5, 2019

Kadhafi son can face crimes against humanity case: ICC judges

The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that a crimes against humanity case can be brought against Seif al-Islam, son of the later Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, rejecting a challenge from his defence team. The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber in a statement…

April 5, 2019

Shell hit with Dutch climate lawsuit

Climate marchers handed in a lawsuit to Shell’s headquarters in the Netherlands on Friday aimed at forcing the oil giant to meet targets in the Paris accord. Dozens of chanting activists went to the Anglo-Dutch firm’s base in The Hague,…

April 5, 2019

Belgium holds 60 in sweep against Albanian gangsters

Police have detained more than 60 suspects and seized thousands of cannabis plants in a major operation against Albanian gangsters spanning Belgium, France and the Netherlands, Belgian prosecutors said Friday. A three-day wave of raids beginning on Wednesday netted more…

April 5, 2019

Britain, EU set out competing Brexit delay dates

Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union on Friday to delay Britain’s departure until June 30 while Brussels suggested that it might be best to postpone the split for up to a year. The competing visions of how to…

April 5, 2019

Dutch PM says UK ‘doesn’t answer’ Brexit delay questions

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request to delay Brexit until June 30 “doesn’t answer” the EU’s key questions about London’s plans, Dutch premier Mark Rutte said on Friday. Rutte said May’s letter seeking the extension “raises many questions” and there…

April 5, 2019

Dutch arrest three in $1.2bn India laundering probe

Dutch investigators have arrested three former employees of a local company suspected of laundering some $1.2 billion for an energy client in India, prosecutors said Friday. The Dutch company bought materials and services around the world for the Indian firm…

April 5, 2019

US revokes ICC prosecutor’s visa over Afghan probe

The United States has revoked the visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, her office said Friday, over a possible investigation of American soldiers’ actions in Afghanistan. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda would continue to pursue her duties for…