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  • Sep 2

    Dutch unions confirm nationwide transit strike for 9 September over benefit cuts

    Trade unions CNV and FNV will proceed with a full-day nationwide public transport strike across the Netherlands on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, halting rail, regional, and urban transit services.

  • Aug 28

    Dutch court sentences Rwandan man to life imprisonment for 1994 genocide

    The District Court in The Hague sentenced 66-year-old Eugène N. to life imprisonment on Friday for war crimes and complicity in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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