For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Netherlands' defense ministry announced …
Among the people the Netherlands evacuated and still need to evacuate from Afghanistan, were over 1,250 Dutch citizens with Afghan roots. Up until evacuation flights were forced to stop last week Thursday, the Netherlands evacuated 2,500 people from Afghanistan, including 1,600 people who had the Netherlands as a final destination. The list also includes two local embassy employees and about …
A massive 2,062 days after flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, the trial against the first four suspects is starting in the high-security court at Schiphol on Monday. During the first hearings, the court will check whether the summons has been issued correctly, who will appear during the trial, whether the lawyers are authorized to handle this case, …
With reporting by Janene Pieters. The summit started after Trump lashed out at French president Macron, who recently called NATO "brain dead" and said that Europe is on the brink of collapse. Trump said he was "very insulted" by Macron's statements, and said that France needs NATO the most of everyone. "I do think Emmanuel Macron made some valid points …
