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Xi Tells Dutch PM That Restricting Tech Access Won’t Stop China’s Rise

BEIJING (AP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that efforts to restrict access to Chinese technology will not stop the country’s progress. In 2023, the Netherlands imposed export licensing requirements on the sale of machinery capable of manufacturing advanced processor chips. The move comes after the United […]

Dutch tulip farm utilizes AI robot to slow the spread of plant disease

In the Netherlands, high-tech robots designed to fight disease in tulip fields use artificial intelligence to identify and deal with diseased flowers. A robot equipped with a camera and an AI algorithm inspects the tulips, taking thousands of images to determine if the tulips are infected. This technology allows robots to make informed decisions about […]

Formation of Dutch government advances as far-right Wilders admits he can’t be PM | Netherlands

Dutch coalition talks have shifted from exploratory talks to more concrete negotiations aimed at establishing a mainly technocratic government after far-right leader Geert Wilders admitted he has no chance of becoming prime minister. I will proceed with this. Four months after Mr Wilders’ anti-Muslim Freedom Party (PVV) became the largest party in parliament, former Socialist […]

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Swarm Dutch Holocaust Museum Opening

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Amsterdam on Sunday to unveil the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam in a ceremony attended by Dutch Willem-Alexander and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Riot police had to be called in to stop more than 2,000 anti-Israel demonstrators from marching through Amsterdam’s Portuguese Synagogue during the opening of the new […]

Dutch forces deployed to Caribbean territory hit by major oil spill

Troops from the Netherlands have been sent to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to clear a beach of oil from an offshore spill blamed on a capsized barge hundreds of miles away. The military cleaned several beaches on the island and reopened them to the public on Friday. Acting Lieutenant Governor Reynolds Oleana said […]

Dutch PM tells Europe to stop ‘whining’ about Donald Trump

Retired Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is likely to become the next NATO Secretary-General, called on European leaders to stop “complaining” about former President Donald Trump. The blunt warning comes days after the 2024 Republican front-runner suggested that the United States should not honor its NATO commitments if European countries do not increase their […]

Dutch court orders government to stop exporting F-35 parts to Israel

A Dutch appeals court ruled on Monday that the country should be blocked from exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over concerns that they are being used in war crimes in the Israel-Hamas war. did. The suspension is one of the strongest European reactions yet to Israel’s war efforts, and comes as the number […]