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Netherlands PM Rutte Apologizes for Role of Dutch State in Slavery

Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologized on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day. "Today I apologize," Rutte said in a nationally televised speech at the Dutch National Archives. "For centuries the Dutch state…

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Mixed reactions as Dutch leader apologises for 250 years of slavery

Speaking on behalf of the Dutch government on Monday, Prime Minister Mark Rutte offered "apologies" for the Netherlands' involvement in the slave trade. But not everybody was willing to accept his words.

Radio France Internationale

Dutch PM apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade

Mark Rutte says Dutch state ‘enabled, encouraged and profited from slavery’ for centuries

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Dutch leader pledges 'meaningful' response to slavery report

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to deliver a speech in response to a report into the country’s historical role in the global slave trade, amid reports it could include a formal government apology

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Netherlands PM Rutte apologises for role of Dutch state in slavery

Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologised on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day.

Reuters

Netherlands set to formally apologise for 250 years of slavery

The apology is expected to redress how the Dutch exploited more than 600,000 people.

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Dutch wrestle with national apology for 250 years of slavery

Advocates claim it will promote equality, detractors say it will be an empty gesture

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China's Xi invites Dutch PM for visit, says don't politicise trade

Chinese president Xi Jinping has invited Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to visit Beijing next year, following a bilateral meeting at the G20 conference in Bali in which Xi urged the Netherlands not to politicise trade.

Reuters

Live: Explosion in Poland ‘likely’ caused by Ukrainian air defence missile, NATO's Stoltenberg says

The United States and its allies on Wednesday criticised Russia in the United Nations Security Council over missile attacks on Ukraine in a meeting a day after a missile that NATO said was a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences crashed inside Poland. Read our live blog to review the…

France 24

Dutch PM meets lawmakers amid govt tensions over migration

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has met with lawmakers from his party to discuss their concerns about rising numbers of migrants seeking asylum in the Netherlands, amid tensions within his four-party coalition about how to tackle the issue

The Independent UK

COP 27: Dutch to boost climate funding to developing nations, PM says

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday said the Netherlands will increase its annual contribution to climate finance in developing countries to 1.8 billion euros, about 50% above 2021 levels, by 2025.

Reuters

Dutch government to apologise for role in colonial-era slavery

The Dutch government will apologise later this year for its role in slavery during the nation's colonial past, a member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Cabinet said on Friday.

Reuters

Lapid: Israel Will Become Major Gas Supplier to Europe

Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the US-mediated agreement demarcating a disputed maritime border with Lebanon will be signed on Thursday and make Israel “a major gas supplier to Europe.” He described the agreement as “historic” because not only it was signed with Lebanon but also because the calm it…

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‘Groundbreaking milestone’: world reacts to Rishi Sunak as new British PM

World leaders laud significance of victory as first person of colour takes the reins at 10 Downing Street

The Independent UK

How world leaders reacted to Liz Truss’s resignation

‘The British are going to solve their problem,’ says Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Heir to Dutch throne forced to stay home amid security fears

The heir to the Dutch throne has been forced to give up on student life in Amsterdam and continue living at home in her parents’ palace

Daily Mirror

Princess forced out of uni accommodation over fears gangsters could kidnap her

Amalia, 18, who is next-in-line to the Dutch throne, had moved into an Amsterdam apartment with other students, but her monarch mum and dad now fear for her safety and have moved her back to the royal palace at The Hague

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Dutch crown princess moves out of student flat after security threats

The eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander has moved back to the Huis ten Bosch royal palace in The Hague

Reuters

Earthquake shakes Dutch province of Groningen

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake rattled the northern Dutch province of Groningen in the early hours of Saturday, the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute said.

The Independent UK

Truss positions UK as key ally on Ukraine at European summit

The Prime Minister will speak to French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte later.

Reuters

Italy's election result is cause for concern, Dutch PM says

The election victory of the right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni is cause for concern over developments in Italy, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

World reacts to Putin’s partial mobilisation plans in Ukraine war

Ukraine says Moscow’s move is ‘predictable’ as it is failing to achieve its objectives in the seven-month-old war.

Reuters

Russia's mobilisation is a sign of the Kremlin's panic, Dutch PM says

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday said Russia's mobilisation order is a sign of panic at the Kremlin, that should not be taken as a direct threat of full-out war with the West.

The Independent UK

Dutch king unveils billions in aid amid soaring inflation

Dutch King Willem-Alexander has unveiled government plans to help households squeezed by rising costs

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