Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

Latest From MIKE CORDER

Europe|World

A tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation

Walking arm-in-arm with the Dutch queen, American World War II veteran Kenneth Thayer has returned to the tiny village that he and others in the 30th Infantry Division liberated from Nazi occupation exactly 80 years ago

A tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation
Europe|News|World

Dutch adopt US war graves to harbor memories of the country's liberation 80 years ago

People ‘adopting’ fallen soldiers buried at an American war cemetery in the Netherlands are helping to keep alive memories of their sacrifice as the country marks the 80th anniversary of the start of its liberation from World War II Nazi occupation

Dutch adopt US war graves to harbor memories of the country's liberation 80 years ago
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|Political

A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders

A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to murder anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands

A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
Business|Europe|Technology

Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over 'illegal database' of faces

The Dutch data protection watchdog has issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros or $33.7 million over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billion of photos of faces

Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over 'illegal database' of faces
Crime|Europe|News

A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders

Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 14-year sentence for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders

Europe|News|Technology

Dutch watchdog fines Uber $324 million for alleged inadequate protection of drivers' data

The Dutch data protection watchdog has slapped a 290 million euro ($324 million) fine on ride-hailing service Uber for allegedly transferring personal details of European drivers to the United States without adequate protection

Dutch watchdog fines Uber $324 million for alleged inadequate protection of drivers' data
Crime|MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction

Dozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaze and Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel

International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction
MidEast|News|Political|World

Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

The top United Nations court says that Israel’s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately

Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
News|Political|World

EU-backed court convicts former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter of murder and abuse during 1999 war

Judges at a European Union-backed court have convicted a former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter with involvement in the murder of one person and the illegal detention and torture of nearly 20 more during his country’s war for independence from Serbia in 1999

Uncategorized

A decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry

Quinn Schansman dreamed of becoming the youngest-ever CEO of an American company

A decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry
News|Political|World

Ukraine lawyers insist that UN's top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv's case against Russia

Ukraine is insisting that the United Nations’ highest court has jurisdiction to hear a case alleging that Moscow abused the genocide convention to justify launching its devastating invasion last year

Ukraine lawyers insist that UN's top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv's case against Russia
News|Political|World

Russia urges UN's top court to toss out Ukrainian case that seeks to halt Moscow's invasion

Russia is calling a Ukrainian case alleging that Moscow abused the Genocide Convention to justify its invasion last year an “abuse of process.”

Russia urges UN's top court to toss out Ukrainian case that seeks to halt Moscow's invasion
Entertainment|News|World

Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf has died at 64. He shot themes from gay nightlife to the royal family

Acclaimed Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf has died at age 64

Business|News|Political|World

French company Naval Group has been selected to build 4 new submarines for the Dutch navy

The Dutch government says that French defense industry heavyweight Naval Group has been chosen to build four new diesel-electric submarines for the Dutch navy

Opinion|Political

Mark Rutte is named NATO chief. He'll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics

Mark Rutte knows a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners

Mark Rutte is named NATO chief. He'll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics
News|Political|World

International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian power plants

The International Criminal Court says it has issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacks on Ukraine’s power plants

International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian power plants
News|Political

'Teflon Mark' Rutte set to bring consensus-building skills from Dutch politics as next NATO chief

Mark Rutte has gotten to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics

'Teflon Mark' Rutte set to bring consensus-building skills from Dutch politics as next NATO chief
News|Opinion|Political

Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021

A Dutch court has convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R

Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021
News|Political|World

ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in Darfur

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is appealing for information and evidence of atrocities in Sudan’s western Darfur region

ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in Darfur
News|Political|World

Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

Palestinian officials have applied at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
News|Technology

Massive police sweep across Europe takes down ransomware networks and arrests 4 suspects

Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice agency have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails

Massive police sweep across Europe takes down ransomware networks and arrests 4 suspects
News|Political|World

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply

The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — but stopped short of ordering a full cease-fire

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah, though Israel is unlikely to comply
News|Political|World

ICC prosecutor's warrant requests for Israel and Hamas leaders ignite debate about court's role

Prosecutor Karim Khan has broken new ground with his stunning announcement that he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and the leaders of Hamas on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity

ICC prosecutor's warrant requests for Israel and Hamas leaders ignite debate about court's role
News|Political|World

Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal

Ecuador is defending its storming of Mexico’s Embassy in Quito last month

Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
News|Political|World

The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel

The top United Nations court has rejected a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza

The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel

Follow