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Photos of historic tall ships arriving in Amsterdam for a maritime festival

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A flotilla of historic ships sailed into Amsterdam on Wednesday, marking the start of SAIL 2025, a five-day festival celebrating the city’s maritime history.

 

An AP photographer positions himself for a unique view of a pole vaulter’s failed attempt

Peter Dejong photographed the men’s pole vault at the European Athletics Indoor Championship.

 

Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The Hague

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among dozens of people who have been detained by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city.

 

A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea is towed to a Dutch port for salvaging

A freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea has been towed to a Dutch port for salvage.

 

Amsterdam wants ships to moor less, votes to move terminal out of city in latest hit to tourism

Amsterdam wants to move a cruise liner terminal out of the heart of the historic capital city. The move is the latest step in the municipality’s ongoing battle against pollution and hordes of tourists clogging its narrow, cobbled streets.

 

The Netherlands celebrates birthday of King Willem-Alexander

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands celebrated the 56th birthday of King Willem-Alexander on Thursday with street markets, parties and orange-glazed pastries, even as an annual poll showed support for the monarchy continuing to decline.

 

Train derailment near The Hague kills 1, injures several

A passenger train has slammed into a construction crane and derailed near The Hague, sending two carriages into a field next to the tracks.

 

Pride on the canal: Huge crowds at Amsterdam water parade

Hundreds of thousands of spectators are lining Amsterdam’s historic canals and bridges to celebrate Canal Parade.

 

Dutch farmers block entrances to supermarket warehouses

Dutch farmers angry at government plans to slash emissions are using tractors and trucks to blockade supermarket distribution centers, the latest actions in a summer of discontent in the country’s lucrative agricultural sector.

 

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in reporter slaying

Prosecutors have demanded life sentences for two men charged in the brazen killing of a Dutch investigative reporter as his children paid tribute to a courageous journalist and loving father and grandfather.

 

After 2 muted years, orange-clad folk mark Dutch King’s Day

AMSTERDAM (AP) — After two years of celebrations muted by coronavirus lockdowns, the Netherlands marked King Willem-Alexander’s 55th birthday Wednesday with street parties, music festivals and a national poll showing trust in the monarch ebbing away.

 

Standoff ends at Amsterdam Apple Store, hostage safe

An hours-long hostage standoff at the Apple Store in Amsterdam has ended with police in a car driving into the hostage taker as he ran from the store.

 

UN climate chief: No country is safe from global warming

The U.N.’s top climate official is urging governments to stop their “deferral and delay” tactics and instead embrace rapid, widespread measures to curb and adapt to global warming.

 

Judges, lawyers in MH17 trial visit wreckage of plane

Judges and lawyers in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 have visited the wreckage of the plane at a Dutch military air base.

 

U.S. rapper Flo Rida helps San Marino reach Eurovision final

Tiny San Marino got a big dose of star power Thursday as U.S. rapper Flo Rida helped the city state qualify for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

 

Cities urge people to stay home on Dutch king’s birthday

Crowds have gathered in cities across the Netherlands despite authorities urging people to stick to coronavirus social distancing regulations as the country marks the King’s Day national holiday.

 

Dutch hold mass coronavirus testing amid new variant fears

Residents of a Dutch town have filed into a sports hall to take part in the country’s first mass coronavirus testing program.

 

Thousands attend Black Lives Matter demo in Amsterdam

Thousands of people are demonstrating in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in a park in Amsterdam named for South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

 

‘Welcome Back!’ Several famed museums reopen across Europe

As Europe slowly emerges from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed well over 150,000 of its people and crippled some of the world’s biggest economies, Monday let a brilliant ray shine through as some of the top museums globally reopened to flaunt their riches.

 

Up in smoke: Coronavirus closures hit Dutch coffeeshops

Trade at Amsterdam’s famed weed-selling coffeeshops suddenly went up in smoke Sunday night after the government ordered them closed along with all other restaurants and bars in the latest move to rein in the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Dutch farmers protest efforts to cut emissions, reduce herds

Thousands of Dutch farmers, many driving tractors, poured into The Hague on Wednesday to protest government moves to rein in carbon and nitrogen emissions.

 

A lawyer who represented a key witness in a major Dutch organized crime trial has been gunned down in Amsterdam, sparking calls for a tougher crackdown on violent underworld gangs.

 

Major power outage hits Amsterdam, affecting trains, airport

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Trains, trams and planes ground to a temporary halt Friday in and around Amsterdam as a huge power outage hit the Dutch capital and surrounding towns.

 

Youth who stormed Dutch broadcaster claimed to be hacker

HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) — A 19-year-old brandishing a fake weapon threatened a security guard to gain access to the headquarters of Dutch national broadcaster NOS and demand airtime Thursday night before police stormed a TV studio to arrest him.