The Latest Breaking News from Netherlands

Dutch woman crowned World Porridge Making Champion

An Australian man won the speciality porridge competition.

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Meta Ray-Ban glasses face backlash: Women secretly filmed, Telegram videos emerge as Mark Zuckerberg’s smart glasses hit privacy row

Meta Ray-Ban glasses ban: In the Netherlands, eyewear retailers are halting the sales of Meta's smart glasses amidst growing public anxiety regarding privacy. Reports reveal an uptick in secret filming of women, with these recordings allegedly circulating in online communities. The Dutch Data Protection Authority is actively investigating this issue…

The Economic Times · Oct 3

Dutch Retailers Pull Meta AI Glasses Amid Covert Filming Fears as Nonprofits Demand a Sales Halt

Hans Anders and Wehkamp have paused sales of Meta AI glasses in the Netherlands following reports of covert filming, while regulators weigh privacy concerns and Meta defends its safeguards.

International Business Times UK · Oct 3

‘Thrilling’: Dutch cattle farmers switch to rice as solution to warmer climate and sinking peatlands

Dutch cattle farming dries out peatland and releases CO2. Is switching to Japanese rice-growing a solution?

Euronews · Oct 1

How to watch Greece vs Netherlands: TV channel and live stream for Nations League today

Der Oranje squad dropping like flies ahead of third Nations League outing

Evening Standard · Oct 1

Dutch Doctor Who Ended Toddler's Life Says He Lived Under 'Sword of Damocles' for Almost a Year

Child euthanasia in the Netherlands came under legal review in September 2026. Learn why prosecutors will not charge the doctor and what critics say.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

Netherlands' First Under-12 Euthanasia Case Involved 1-Year-Old With Severe Brain Damage and Epilepsy

The Netherlands' first reported euthanasia case involving a child under 12 concerned a 1-year-old with severe brain damage and epilepsy, official records show.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

Counterfeit medicine trade: how online pharmacies are selling deadly fake painkillers across Europe

Deadly synthetic opioids disguised as legitimate painkillers are being sold online across Europe, as counterfeit medicines linked to multiple deaths in the Netherlands expose the dark side of e-commerce.

Euronews · Sep 29

Two-Year-Old Euthanised in Netherlands After Specialists Initially Said Other Treatments Could Help

The Netherlands' first case under expanded life-termination rules for children aged one to 12 involved a nearly two-year-old with severe, irreversible illness and brain damage.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29

Terminally ill child euthanised in the Netherlands was one year old, government says

The Netherlands legalised euthanasia for severely ill children between the ages of one and 12 in 2024.

Euronews · Sep 29