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NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt returns to The Hague to survey the tattered remains of his Nieuw Sociaal Contract party. Two MPs follow junior finance minister Nora Achahbar through the exit, complaining of a lack of basic decency in government. Another NSC minister, Caspar Veldkamp, had an awkward day in parliament as he spelled out the consequences of the ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Environmental campaigners take Schiphol to court over its nitrogen compound emissions. And Botic van de Zandschulp is the unlikely name on everyone’s lips as he brings down the curtain on Rafael Nadal’s illustrious tennis career.

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News

Achahbar denies racism forced her to quit cabinet, criticises ministers

Two NSC MPs resign over “lack of decency” as racism row rumbles on

Heinen denounces claims of racism in Dutch government as “lies”

NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt returns to work, ready to “get stuck in”

Foreign minister’s trip to Israel cancelled in wake of ICC warrants

Green groups and Amsterdam city council take Schiphol to court again

€3 million home market is buoyant but renters have less choice

Rent tribunal slashes rent for tiny Amsterdam rooms

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Agencies still charging tenants illegal fees for rental housing

Small landlords are selling more homes as rent controls bite

Millions of euros earmarked to save the black-tailed godwit

Sport

Van de Zandschulp on shock win: “I’d have been cheering Nadal too”

Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Netherlands: Nations League campaign fizzles out

The Dutch dominate speed skating: what you need to know