The green guide to visiting the Hague The Netherlands’ greenest city is the ideal base for a sustainable break, finds Jo Fernandez The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
Ukraine's Naftogaz says Russia told to pay $5 billion in arbitration case Ukraine's state-owned gas company Naftogaz on Thursday said Russia has been ordered by an arbitration court in The Hague to pay $5 billion in compensation for unlawfully expropriating its assets in annexed Crimea in 2014. Reuters · Apr 13, 2023
Macron lays out his plan for Europe on visit to the Netherlands French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday by delivering a key-note speech on "European sovereignty" at the Nexus Institute in The Hague. Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2023
Protesters shout down Macron on visit to the Netherlands Anger against an unpopular pension reform in France followed President Emmanuel Macron to the Netherlands where protesters interrupted a speech he was giving on Tuesday at the start of a two-day state visit. Reuters · Apr 11, 2023
Controversy continues on both sides of the Atlantic over Macron's remarks about US, China Following his call for Europe to maintain diplomatic distance from both the US and China, French President Emmanuel Macron begins a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday. He will address the Dutch Nexus institute in The Hague on the topic of European security and economic sovereignty. Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2023
Macron to Visit Netherlands amid Row over China Comments French President Emmanuel Macron begins a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday featuring a speech on Europe that will be keenly watched after his controversial remarks on its ties with the US and China. Macron, freshly returned from a visit to China last week, sparked criticism after saying in… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2023
Macron outlines vision for 'European sovereignty’ at a Hague speech disrupted by hecklers Speaking at the Hague on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of his vision for a new era of “European sovereignty” in which the Continent can choose its own partners and “shape its own destiny”. His address was briefly disrupted by protesters who attempted to shout him down. France 24 · Apr 11, 2023
War crimes tribunal centres on how much former Kosovan president knew Once feted by Tony Blair and Madeleine Albright, Hashim Thaçi stands accused in The Hague of complicity in torture and murder The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023
Two trains collide with construction crane causing derailment near The Hague, leaving one dead, several injured A train carrying some 50 passengers derails in Voorschoten, a Dutch town near The Hague, after colliding with a construction crane after a freight train hit it first. ABC News · Apr 4, 2023
Ex-Kosovo leader Thaci tells war crimes court he will be exonerated Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci expressed sorrow on Tuesday for all victims of the 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian rule but told judges on the second day of his war crimes trial that he expects to be exonerated. Reuters · Apr 4, 2023
Watch live: Defence for Kosovo ex-president Thaci makes opening statements in war crimes trial Watch live as defence lawyers for Hashim Thaci make opening statements on the second day of his trial for alleged war crimes trial at The Hague on Tuesday, 4 April. The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
Train derailment near The Hague kills 1, injures several A train has derailed near the Dutch city of The Hague, killing one person and injuring some 30 passengers, many of them seriously The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
Netherlands train crash: One dead and dozens injured after carriages derail The train partially derailed, sending at least one carriage into a field next to the tracks close to the village of Voorschoten near The Hague in Netherlands at around 3.25am local time Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023
One dead and 30 injured after passenger train derails in the Netherlands One person has been killed and around 30 injured after a train partially derailed in the Netherlands near the Hague early on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023 One Killed in Train Accident Near The Hague, 30 Injured At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early on Tuesday after hitting a construction crane, officials said. Rescue teams were seen ferrying away the injured in pre-dawn darkness at the scene of the accident…
Reuters · Apr 3, 2023 Factbox - Guerrilla commander, statesman, defendant: Kosovo's Hashim Thaci Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci went on trial at the Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Monday accused of responsibility for killings of civilians during the 1998-99 uprising against Serbian rule when he was guerrilla commander.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2023 Kosovo’s Former President Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes Charges Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Monday pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial opened at a special court in The Hague. Allegations of persecution, murder, torture and forced disappearance of people stem from the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence…
Reuters · Apr 3, 2023 Former Kosovo president Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci on Monday pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial began at a special court in The Hague, with protesters rallying outside in support of a leader once feted by the West.
France 24 · Apr 3, 2023 Former Kosovo president Thaci pleads not guilty as war crimes trial begins Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci on Monday pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial opened at a special court in The Hague.
Reuters · Apr 2, 2023 Kosovo war crimes court begins trial of ex-guerrilla chief and president Thaci Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci stands trial at a special court in The Hague on Monday for alleged war crimes during the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence from Serbia and made him a hero among compatriots.
Reuters · Mar 31, 2023 Ex-Kosovo guerrilla chief, president Thaci faces war crimes trial on Monday (Adds Human Rights Watch comment, paragraph 16)
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023 ICJ Rejects Iran's Bid to Release Assets Frozen by US The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected Iran's legal bid to release about $2 billion owned by the Markazi Bank frozen by the US. The Associated Press reported that the largest part of the case focused on Bank Markazi and its frozen assets of $1.75 billion in bonds and…
Reuters · Mar 30, 2023 World Court rules US illegally froze some Iranian assets In a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of some Iranian companies and ordered the United States to pay compensation but left the amount to be determined later.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023 US indicts alleged Russian spy who tried to infiltrate ICC in The Hague Sergey Cherkasov studied in US under false identity and is accused of working for Russian intelligence
Birmingham Post · Mar 24, 2023 Life insurance and pensions giant Aegon buys into ID verification specialist GB Group Aegon is headquartered in The Hague and can trace its roots back to 1844