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Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo to be tried at Hague for election violence

August 25, 2021 at 5:42 a.m.

By Thomas Escritt and Joe Bavier AMSTERDAM/ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is be tried at the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity during...

Wilders to take Euro Parliament seat despite ‘double mandate’ ban

December 24, 2018 at 12:10 a.m.

By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch far-right Eurosceptic Geert Wilders has decided to take up a seat in the European Parliament despite a ban on serving in two...

Congolese warlord jailed for brutal machete attack

August 25, 2021 at 5:14 a.m.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Congolese warlord Germain Katanga was given a 12 year sentence on Friday by the International Criminal Court for his part in an ethnically motivated attack more than...

Dutch send top diplomat to avert Saudi sanctions over anti-Islam stickers

August 25, 2021 at 5:03 a.m.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will send a top diplomat to Saudi Arabia to prevent the country from imposing trade sanctions in protest at anti-Islamic stickers printed in the colors...

International Criminal Court looking into alleged Ukraine crimes

August 25, 2021 at 4:20 a.m.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court has begun a preliminary investigation into allegations of crimes against humanity in Ukraine, the court said in a statement on Friday. Ukraine is...

Weaker inflation could prompt broad ECB asset-buying: Draghi

August 25, 2021 at 4:17 a.m.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi gave his clearest indication yet on Thursday that the ECB could print money to buy assets if inflation slows, and identified...

Dutch postpone Russian trade mission over Ukraine crisis

August 25, 2021 at 3:50 a.m.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands on Wednesday postponed a mission on energy trade to Russia planned for May because of Moscow's annexation of Crimea and increased tensions in eastern Ukraine....

World court orders halt to Japan’s scientific whaling

August 25, 2021 at 3:32 a.m.

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the highest U.N. court ordered Japan on Monday to halt whaling in the Antarctic, rejecting its long-held argument that the catch was for scientific...

Obama brings U.S. allies South Korea and Japan together for talks

November 4, 2021 at 1:32 a.m.

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama brought together the leaders of Japan and South Korea on Tuesday for their first face-to-face talks, seeking to thaw chilly relations between...

Dutch PM gets world leaders to play nuclear wargame at summit

November 4, 2021 at 1:31 a.m.

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The 58 world leaders gathered in The Hague to discuss nuclear security were asked to explore how they would react to a nuclear attack or accident...

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