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Morocco fans mourn World Cup exit in mostly calm night

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Demonstration in Gelderland town against anti-LGBTQI+ policy

Energy

Giga Storage to build biggest battery park in Belgium

Education

Amsterdam Islamic school guilty of mismanagement, inspectors say

Life in the Netherlands

It is too hot to do anything except complain about the heat

Off the stoop: limping along Leiden’s overcrowded pavements

Dutch destinations: there is more to Alkmaar than cheese

“The Netherlands is a very convenient, easy-to-live-in country”

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Economy

More than half of Dutch music venues lost money in 2025

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Art & culture

The famous peanut butter floor returns to Rotterdam

New Rijksmuseum displays show personal stories from Holocaust

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AI firms should pay artists for their work, culture advisers say

Statue of justice.

Former photo museum director wins €400K in unfair dismissal case

Mauritshuis can keep Rembrandts in dispute with donor’s heirs

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Sport

Morocco fans mourn World Cup exit in mostly calm night

Eredivisie club warns scammers are cashing in on bogus transfers

Morocco fans hope for more World Cup celebrations against France

“It’s too tense” says mum of Cape Verde’s Dutch World Cup stars

Dutch men out of Wimbledon singles after second round defeats

KNVB condemns racist abuse of Dutch players who missed penalties

Books

Bearer of Bad News: a quirky and funny read

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Amsterdam

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Europe

Philip Morris used AI to generate public opposition to EU rules

Netherlands to spend another €500m on military aid for Ukraine

Dutch secrecy rules hide backers of Trump-linked Albanian resort

European migration pact "no guarantee" of fewer refugees

Jetten: Europe “naïve” to shelter under US security umbrella

Sexually transmitted infections are rising sharply in Europe

Society

More than half of Dutch music venues lost money in 2025

Amsterdam Islamic school guilty of mismanagement, inspectors say

Morocco fans mourn World Cup exit in mostly calm night

Ministry must reassess asylum even after fraud, court rules

Dutch border residents in a spin over giant German wind turbines

“Terrible decision”: Den Bosch votes to scrap Carnaval Thursday

Politics

NL is world’s top hub for Israeli capital – arms firms included

Mayor regrets council’s handling of decision to house refugees

€2bn subsidy for Tata Steel hangs in balance after prosecution

Minister Sjoerdsma leads China trade mission amid tensions

Son of Iran’s last shah makes divisive visit to Dutch parliament

Coalition split as VVD moves to ban warden religious symbols

Health

Almost 500 more deaths recorded due to extreme heat

PFAS found in all Dutch breast milk samples, study finds

Halsema: coronavirus lockdowns led to “unacceptable” measures

Reports of poisoning from weight loss drugs surges

Philip Morris used AI to generate public opposition to EU rules

Forget one glass a day: no alcohol is safe, Dutch advisers warn

Housing

Sell off of private rental properties has driven up prices

Record number of Dutch homes go on sale as landlords sell up

Plan to build 8,000 houses 7m below sea level set to go ahead

MPs back bill to make housing co-ops easier to start

Higher mortgage rates keep lid on rising house prices: ABN Amro

New home construction could hit 100,000 target in 2027

Education

Amsterdam Islamic school guilty of mismanagement, inspectors say

Staff sound alarm over “toxic” culture at The Hague college

FvD gets round rules to establish its own school in Almere

Death and grief should be part of school curriculum, say experts

TU Delft cleared to reserve aerospace places for women

Parents head for court over lack of "appropriate" schools