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Patient Zero in the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak has been identified as ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose love for birds may have cost him his life.

Three patients suspected of having the hantavirus were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and were en route to the Netherlands for medical care, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The three individuals are German, Dutch, and British nationals, including a British crew member, according to the WHO.

Ibrahim Akhlal is a fugitive from Belgium, where he was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a series of armed robberies. He is also wanted by the Netherlands, where he faces charges related to a gold heist of "exceptional brutality," which involved a car chase and shootout with police.

American prosecutors and the defense team for the accused South American drug lord Sebastian Marset waived his right to a speedy trial today, while the U.S. government indicated that additional charges are likely forthcoming.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples and Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Naples and Caserta carried out a seizure order targeting assets worth more than €32 million as part of an investigation into a large-scale VAT carousel fraud in the IT sector.

Dutch prosecutors have imposed a fine of 25.8 million euros (approximately $30 million) on Fleurette Properties, a Netherlands-based company owned by sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, for bribing officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Dutch Public Prosecution Service announced on Tuesday.

In the shadow of Antwerp’s main arena, near the city’s docklands, flows the Groot Schijn River. It was here that Rita Roberts’s body was found in June 1992, floating against the grate of a water treatment plant.

The employees at the Eetcafé Oppe Platz pub in the center of Echt were unaware on that quiet Tuesday in September 2024 that they had served their last plate of bitterballen, a fried Dutch snack.

Eric Trump, son of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has announced the relaunch of the Trump Vodka brand, opening pre-orders at $47.45 per 0.75-liter bottle.

Wholesale prices have plummeted across much of Europe, pushing drug smugglers to attempt market manipulation.

Dutch prosecutors are investigating Louis Vuitton Netherlands for its alleged role in a structured cash transaction scheme.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands denied allegations that she was “mocking” President Trump at last week's NATO summit.

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands captured attention in a bold lime-green jumpsuit as she, along with her husband King Willem-Alexander, warmly greeted President Trump and other world leaders at the NATO summit

The future queen of the Netherlands has resumed her royal responsibilities just days after having surgery due to a horseback riding accident last week

The Dutch royal family issued a statement after Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands was admitted to the hospital due to an accident while horseback riding

Geert Wilders plunged Dutch politics into turmoil Tuesday by withdrawing his party’s ministers from the ruling coalition.

The collapse triggers a political crisis and could potentially signal the end of Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s 11-month-old administration

The child, who hasn't been identified, managed to deface the American painter's 1960 abstract artwork during a visit to the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam determined that "Elimar," the oil on canvas depicting a fisherman smoking a pipe, painted around 1889, was not an original piece of work by the Dutch painter.

Bones were discovered in the floor of a 16th century building in the red light district of Alkmaar in North Holland.

Authorities are working to find out what caused an explosion Saturday morning that injured several people in The Hague.

Several anti-Israel demonstrators in downtown Amsterdam were apprehended by Dutch authorities on Wednesday for violating a protest ban that was put in place after brutal clashes broke out between residents and Israelis, following a soccer match on Thursday featuring Maccabi Tel Aviv and AFC Ajax

Olivier Dutilh, of the Amsterdam police force, told a court hearing that “we have signals that there are calls for similar” unrest in the west of the city.

Pictures on the internet depicted individuals vandalizing property and igniting fireworks. A law enforcement vehicle was eventually set on fire on a street nearby, and authorities suspect it was intentional