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September 17, 2019

Dutch police arrest over 300 Lille fans ahead of Ajax game

Over 300 unruly Lille fans were arrested ahead of the French club’s Champions League game against Ajax for public order offences, Dutch police said on Tuesday. “After public order disturbances this afternoon at Strandvliet metro station, 303 arrests have been…
September 17, 2019

Dutch economy ‘robust’ but Brexit, trade war clouds gather

The Dutch economy is set to grow by 1.5 percent next year Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said Tuesday, as officials warned of a slowdown blamed on Brexit and the ongoing US-China trade war. Speaking at the opening of the Dutch…
September 17, 2019

Dutch police arrest 100 Lille fans ahead of Ajax game

Dutch police arrested at least 100 unruly Lille fans on Tuesday, ahead of the French club’s Champions League game against Ajax, for “disturbing the public order,” police said. The supporters were arrested at a station close to the Johan Cruyff…
September 17, 2019

Spain flood toll rises to seven dead

The death toll from torrential rains and floods in southeastern Spain rose to seven on Tuesday after the discovery of the body of a missing 66-year-old Dutch national, local officials said. The alarm was raised on Sunday after a man…
September 17, 2019

Dutch court urged to hear case over deadly Israeli Gaza strike

A Dutch court heard preliminary arguments Tuesday in a case about a deadly 2014 Israeli air strike, in which Israeli prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz is one of two named defendants. A Dutch-Palestinian seeking justice for his relatives killed in…
September 17, 2019

CORRECTED: Dutch court urged to hear case over 2014 Israel Gaza strike

A Dutch court heard preliminary arguments Tuesday in a case about a deadly 2014 Israeli air strike, in which Israeli prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz is one of two named defendants. A Dutch-Palestinian seeking justice for his relatives killed in…
September 17, 2019

Dutch court urged to hear case over 2014 Israel Gaza strike

A Dutch court heard preliminary arguments Tuesday in a case about a deadly 2014 Israeli airstrike, in which Israeli prime ministerial candidate Benny Gantz is one of two named defendants. A Dutch-Palestinian seeking justice for his relatives killed in the…
September 16, 2019

ICC prosecutor appeals acquittal of I.Coast’s Gbagbo

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appealed on Monday against the shock acquittal of former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo over post-electoral violence that killed around 3,000 people. Gbagbo, the first head of state to stand trial in…
September 16, 2019

Lebanon tribunal charges Hariri suspect for three more attacks

A UN-backed court on Monday indicted a Hezbollah suspect accused of murdering ex-Lebanon premier Rafiq Hariri over three other attacks, in the first new case taken on by the tribunal since its creation in 2007. Salim Ayyash was charged by…
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