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Criminal Gangs in Europe Are Blowing Up ATMs – and the Cash Inside
“They can’t work out the proper charge for the bomb and keep blowing up the fucking money,” a Dutch police official told VICE World News.
Russian Spy Tried to Infiltrate The Hague as an Intern, Here’s His Cover Story
The spy's bizarre and bizarrely elaborate fake life story somehow helped him land a prestigious posting.
I Asked People Who Want to Join the Army: Why?
I went to an army recruitment event to find out why young people are still enlisting for war.
Russia Is Being Sued for the Downing of Flight MH17 That Killed 298 People
Malaysia has backed an Australian and Dutch lawsuit that seeks to hold Russia accountable for the 2014 downing of the passenger jet.
Dutch Cities Ban 15-Minute Delivery Services
Amsterdam and Rotterdam have banned the “dark stores” while four other cities look to institute similar measures.
Senior Special Forces Soldier Allegedly Supplied Weapons to Dutch Drug Lord
In a case that has shocked the Netherlands, a senior serving officer in an elite Dutch military unit has been charged with stealing weapons and giving them to Ridouan Taghi.
Iconic Bridge to Be Dismantled So Jeff Bezos Can Sail His Massive Yacht
Rotterdam has agreed to take down its 144-year-old bridge for two weeks just to allow Bezos's €430 million yacht pass through.
Getting a Haircut Is the Only Way to See Live Music in the Netherlands
Over 70 theatres in the Netherlands are inviting people to get a haircut while performers put on a show in the background to bypass COVID restrictions.
The Dad Who’s Fought for Years to Ban a ‘Paedophile’s Handbook’ in Europe
Haunted by past events, Marcel Jeninga has almost single-handedly challenged child abuse laws in the Netherlands and Germany. Now he wants to do the same for the rest of the EU.
Far-Right MP Ordered to Delete Tweets Comparing COVID Restrictions to Holocaust
Dutch populist Thierry Baudet had called unvaccinated people “the new Jews,” and repeatedly compared the plight of anti-vaxxers to the systematic extermination of European Jews.
Dutch Journalist Who Questioned Greek Prime Minister Flees Home Over Death Threats
Ingeborg Beugel said she has been forced to leave her home of 40 years as part of a wave of intimidation of media and NGOs over pushbacks of migrants.
Cops Fear Drug Gang Felt Bold Enough to Kill One of Europe’s Most Famous Reporters
The death of Peter R. de Vries has shocked the Netherlands and is raising new questions about the lengths organised crime gangs controlling access to the world’s biggest cocaine market will go to target their opponents.