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26/12/2025

A man was left wounded after a shooting in Amsterdam on Thursday evening. Police received reports of a shooting on the Vlaardingenlaan in Slotervaart at around 10:15 p.m., Het Parool reported. Two suspects and the victim were arrested after the incident. Police have stated that the victim was taken....

26/12/2025

Temperatures in De Bilt, the location used as the national benchmark for official weather measurements in the Netherlands by the KNMI, did not rise above zero at any point on Christmas Day. This marked the winter’s first official ice day and made it the coldest Christmas Day since 1994, with Weero...

26/12/2025

Supermarket chain Jumbo announced Wednesday that restrictions on the sale of Douwe Egberts products at its stores are over.“In the course of January, customers will be able to find their favorite coffee products on our shelves again,” the chain told De Telegraaf. Prices have not been disclosed.

26/12/2025

The Dom Tower in Utrecht welcomed its 100,000th visitor of the year last Sunday, breaking the record set in 2017, when 92,000 people climbed the tower. This was reported by Utrecht Marketing, which operates the Dom Tower.The Dom Tower, more than 700 years old, was recently undergoing a multi-year re...

26/12/2025

This year, 58 percent of Dutch people say they send a Christmas card, down from 63 percent last year, according to new figures from the Hart van Nederland panel. Of all respondents, 55 percent send a physical Christmas card, while 3 percent send a digital card.In contrast, the number of people who p...

25/12/2025

A male elephant calf was born on Wednesday evening at Artis, the Amsterdam zoo, giving the park a rare Christmas gift. The birth, which took just ten minutes, went smoothly, and the newborn quickly stood on its four feet and began nursing from its mother, Thong Thai.

25/12/2025

A 55-year-old man was arrested Monday in Rotterdam in connection with a child sexual abuse investigation at a local scouting organization, police reported.Police said the probe began earlier this month after reports suggested a volunteer at the scout group may have victimized several minors. Authori...

25/12/2025

Dutch supermarkets sharply ramped up meat discounts ahead of Christmas. At the same time, vegetarian promotions continue to decline, steering shoppers toward what animal welfare group Wakker Dier describes as a “meat fest,” according to a new analysis released Monday.

25/12/2025

Two men were killed in separate traffic accidents in the Netherlands on Christmas Eve, authorities reported.In Zwartsluis, a 40-year-old man without a fixed residence died in a collision on the N331 around 11:30 p.m., the police said on X. The crash occurred on the d**e between Hasselt and Zwartslui...

25/12/2025

Driven by consumers’ desire for convenience, the majority of supermarkets in the Netherlands now offer pre-made Christmas dishes, from starters to desserts, according to an NOS survey.Joyce Bierman, head of brand creation at Albert Heijn, said people have been making things easier for themselves a...

25/12/2025

The Netherlands has joined 13 other countries in condemning Israel’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning that the decision violates international law and risks further destabilizing the region, including efforts to negotiate over the Gaza Strip.

25/12/2025

King Willem-Alexander delivered his annual Christmas address on Thursday with a speech focused on themes of unity, and valuing that which binds people in a society. He reminded everyone of the need to promote and support their communities, social norms, and democracy, and not to become "slavish foll...

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