The police and pro-Palestine protestors clashed inside the campus of Amsterdam University when the march turned violent. Police were seen using batons on protestors when they attempted to march past the Holocaust Monument on their way to Amsterdam’s city centre. Students and employees of the University of Amsterdam take part in a pro-Palestine rally on...
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Video: Cops Use Bulldozers To Remove Pro-Palestine Protesters At Amsterdam University
The police also used batons against protesters at the University of Amsterdam New Delhi: Netherlands authorities on Tuesday arrested more than 120 people and used bulldozers to remove pro-Palestine encampments at the University of Amsterdam. The demonstration, similar to protests that started on US campuses against Israel’s war in Gaza, created a “very unsafe situation”,...
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Report gives Brazil bid higher mark than Germany/Netherlands/Belgium for 2027 Women’s World Cup
Brazil’s bid for the 2027 Women’s World Cup was ranked higher than the bid submitted by Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium in an evaluation report released by FIFA on Tuesday. The FIFA Congress is set to vote on the two bids on May 17 at its meeting in Bangkok. It will be the first time...
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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists spread across Europe on Tuesday as some called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, while schools increasingly faced the question under debate in the U.S.: Allow or intervene? German police broke up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who...
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Six countries add Olympic spots after European individual qualifier
Steve Wijler (Netherlands), Ziga Ravnikar (Slovenia) and Mykhailo Usach (Ukraine) won recurve men’s tickets to Paris 2024 this afternoon in Essen, joining the recurve women from Austria, Estonia and Ukraine who booked Olympics tickets in the morning. Dutch archers controlled the men’s bracket and controlled the day. After Wijler won the opening quarterfinal match, Ravnikar...
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Netherlands, Slovenia and Ukraine win first Olympic quota places for Paris 2024
Ukrainian Mykhailo will be particularly delighted having never competed in an Olympic Games. The world number 400 pulled off a huge upset in the quarterfinals beating Italy’s Nespoli despite being 4-2 down after the third set. “I’m very proud today about the quota going to Ukraine,” said Mykhailo after qualifying. “The goal for me of...
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Now Students In Belgium, Netherlands Join Pro-Palestinian Protests
UGent did not approve the students’ protest request (File) Brussels: Students in Belgium and the Netherlands occupied parts of the universities of Ghent and Amsterdam on Monday to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, joining international student protests that started on U.S. campuses. A spokeswoman for Belgium’s UGent, the University of Ghent, said there were...
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PSV Eindhoven crowned Dutch champions
PSV Eindhoven were crowned Dutch champions for the 25th time on Sunday, the club’s first title since 2018, in a season also notable for the implosion of rivals Ajax. Peter Bosz’s men made sure of the Eredivisie trophy with two games to spare via a 4-2 win over Sparta Rotterdam in a party atmosphere at...
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Liberation festivals nationwide as the Dutch celebrate freedom – DutchNews.nl
May 5, 2024 The freedom flame is lit in Wageningen. Photo: Vincent Jannink ANP Two veterans of World War II lit the national Liberation flame at midnight in Wageningen on Saturday, kicking off a day of celebration nationwide. Canadese veteran Pierce “George” Brewster, who is 101, and 99-year-old Geoff Roberts from London lit the fire...
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Geweldige prestaties van TeamNL tijdens eerste dag WK estafette
De eerste dag van de wereldkampioenschappen estafette in het Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium plaats in Nassau, Bahama’s zit erop – en wat heeft Nederland het goed gedaan. Lees hier welke teams de olympische tickets al hebben bemachtigd en morgen in actie komen in de finale. 4×400 Mixed trapt af met winst Met startloper Isayah...
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Netherlands honors WWII dead amid tight security due to Gaza war
amsterdam — Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte joined around 4,000 people Saturday for the country’s annual World War II remembrance ceremony amid restricted public access and heightened security due to the war in Gaza. The ceremony on Amsterdam’s central Dam square, with the traditional two minutes of silence at 8 p.m. (1800...
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The Netherlands is silent for two minutes to remember its dead – DutchNews.nl
May 4, 2024 King Willem-Alexander and queen Máxima lay the first wreath at the war memorial. Photo: Pool, Remko de Waal ANP The Netherlands fell silent for two minutes at 8 pm on Saturday to remember the Dutch who died during World War II and in conflicts and peace keeping missions since then. The ceremony...