The Latest Breaking News from The Hague

Mark Rutte: the everyman Dutch PM whose ‘Teflon’ powers finally waned

Netherlands’ longest-serving leader has announced he will not stand at next election after his government collapsed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Dutch government collapses over migration row: media

THE HAGUE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed after just a year and a half in office on Friday in a row over measures to curb the flow of migrants, local media said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 7, 2023

Centre for prosecuting crimes of aggression opens in The Hague

Centre to investigate ‘unspeakable horrors’ such as sexual violence, child kidnapping and civilian displacement

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

UN court beefs up convictions of Milosevic aides in final Yugoslav case

U.N. judges on Wednesday sentenced two former Serbian spymasters who worked for Yugoslav ex-President Slobodan Milosevic to 15 years in jail as it beefed up their initial convictions in the last case before The Hague tribunal dating from the Balkan wars.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Watch: Final judgement handed to Serbian spymasters in war crimes conviction appeal

Watch as judges at The Hague hand down their final ruling in the long-running war crimes trial of the former head of Serbia's state security service.

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Kosovo ex-president on trial for war crimes allowed to visit his sick mother

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, who is on trial in The Hague on 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, is in Kosovo to visit his sick mother, the court says

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

More than 1,500 arrested at Extinction Rebellion protest in The Hague

Dutch police used a water cannon to disperse activists blocking a major road in the city

Evening Standard · May 28, 2023

Dutch activists take to the Hague to march for Scottish independence

CAMPAIGNERS yesterday took to the streets to raise awareness of Scottish independence – in the Netherlands.

The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2023

Netherlands arrests more than 1,500 climate activists

Climate activists blocked parts of a motorway in The Hague to protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.

Al Jazeera · May 27, 2023

Over 1,500 arrested at climate protest in The Netherlands

THE HAGUE - More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said.

Bangkok Post · May 27, 2023