Pope Leo XIV issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of five candidates, including a Dutch nun who served in St. Louis in the early 20th century. During a meeting April 27, with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the pope signed a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Carmelite Sr. Teresia of the…
PARIS — Russia could be ready to start a regional conflict with NATO within a year after the end of hostilities in Ukraine, with the aim of creating political division in the alliance, according to Dutch military intelligence service MIVD. Under the most favorable conditions for Russia, it could build up enough combat power for…
Dacian gold items, a 2,500-year-old helmet and wristbands, stolen from a museum in the Netherlands and then recovered by Dutch authorities, are presented during a press conference after being returned, at the National Museum of Romanian History, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Andreea Alexandru/AP hide caption toggle caption Andreea Alexandru/AP BUCHAREST, Romania —…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 29. Eindhoven, a Dutch municipality, has signed an advisory agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), funded by the European Commission, to advance its long-term “route towards climate neutrality”, Trend reports via the Bank. The municipality aims to become a fully circular city by 2050 and to use only sustainably…
Shorouk Express “He has a handicap, because he’s perceived as this relatively well-off cosmopolitan” — an image that creates tension with the idea of defending “the interests of ordinary Dutch citizens,” said de Lange. Over the years, Timmermans has grappled with being seen as arrogant after years of keeping his head out of the country — first,…
Shorouk Express Frans Timmermans, former European Commission climate chief and leader of the Dutch GreenLeft-Labor ticket, announced he would resign as leader of the alliance after disappointing results in Wednesday’s Dutch election. Exit polls projected the alliance would win 20 seats, five less than in the 2023 election and well short of pre-eclection predictions. “It’s…
Shorouk Express Dutch voters head back to the polling booths on Oct. 29, after the last government fell barely a year into office. The CDA is neck and neck for second in the polls alongside a joint Socialist-Greens ticket, at around 24 seats, behind Wilders’ far-right PVV at 31 seats. That’s set to make the…
Shorouk Express The violent protest triggered a backlash among Dutch officials from both the left and right. Dutch Justice Minister Foort van Oosten called violence against police “absolutely unacceptable.” “Demonstrating is a great thing in the Netherlands, but hands off our officers!” van Oosten wrote on social media. Far-right leader Geert Wilders also condemned the…
Shorouk Express Veldkamp’s colleagues from the centrist New Social Contract (NSC) party also resigned on Friday. Their departure put additional pressure on the already weak Dutch government, which collapsed in June after Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) left the coalition over a dispute about the country’s migration policy. A majority of MPs backed a call…
Shorouk Express “We must respect these decisions, but we deeply regret them — especially in light of the responsibility the cabinet bears in this caretaker phase,” he said. The populist Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) party, one of the coalition’s two remaining partners along with the liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), fumed over the…
