Debate ignites in the Netherlands over rise in euthanasia for mental disorders
In 2023, there were 138 assisted deaths for psychiatric conditions, a 20% increase from the previous year
In 2023, there were 138 assisted deaths for psychiatric conditions, a 20% increase from the previous year
The Hera mission will study the Dimorphos asteroid that was pushed off course by NASA’s DART spacecraft in 2022
The post-Covid boom in confectionery and bakery items has revived an industry that has been key to the Netherlands’ economy for centuries
For the past 70 years, descendants of African communities in former Dutch colonies in South America and the Caribbean have been asking for a space that breaks historical silence. They want it recognized that their identity predates the country’s slave trade
For the first time in the Netherlands, a new museum in Amsterdam comprehensively covers the deportation of a community that lost 102,000 members, the largest number in Western Europe
The Dutch conglomerate — which manufactures the machines that are essential to producing microprocessors — is flying high on the stock market. However, pressure from the United States to limit sales to the Asian giant is posing a challenge to the firm’s dominance in a key economic sector
The Dutch pioneering law provides for an assessment of each case to ensure that spouses act freely and do not put pressure on one another
The judges order Israeli authorities to ensure the provision of humanitarian aid and report within a month on the steps taken
The ICJ judges will decide on Friday whether to order a provisional halt on the military offensive in the Palestinian enclave, which has killed nearly 26,000 people since October
The new king came to rule after the abdication of his mother, Margaret II, who spent 52 years on the throne. The tome reflects his evolution, from his doubts as a teenager and his discomfort as a young man about his royal destiny to his seeming calm about his new status as sovereign
Pretoria has asked international judges to issue interim measures for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza
The popular son of Queen Margrethe II will ascend to the throne of one of the world’s oldest monarchies on January 14
Geertje Dircx cared for the painter’s wife and son. But she ended up imprisoned in a House of Correction when she asked him for money to support herself after they’d lived together for eight years
An analysis of declassified historical documents shows that members of the Dutch Auschwitz Committee, who were classified as an extremist group, were monitored by the secret service
The piece has been exhibited in the Museum of Natural History in Paris since 1795 and is regarded as comparable ‘to what Tutankhamun represents for archaeology’
The foundation justified its decision by saying that the image chosen for the cover is more appropriate for a book ‘that is sold in museums and bookstores’
A German daycare center named for the famous Holocaust victim is changing its name, and a graphic novel based on the book was pulled from two US schools
EL PAÍS spoke to several leaders in the field, who argued that there must be no double standards when it comes to upholding human rights
The International Criminal Court rejected claims by Caracas that it has not received sufficient details about the alleged violations. Judges in The Hague feel the Maduro government is dragging its feet on national probes
Large crowds eager to get a free Pikachu card imitating the painter’s famous self-portrait overwhelmed the gallery
Historian and political scientist Rahmane Idrissa believes that Niger’s coup d’état will cause the infrastructures that channel foreign aid to be restricted, which will harm the most disadvantaged population
The second in line of Danish succession comes of age with the challenge of becoming better known among his compatriots, with a greater presence at official events and more responsibilities within his functions
Suffering from chronic pulmonary fibrosis, Crown Prince Haakon’s wife extended her absence from public events. She speaks about her illness with a frankness that is unusual for royalty. ‘I can’t just think, offhand, that things are going to work out. It depends on how I feel,’ she said on her 50th birthday.
An exhibit in The Hague pays tribute to Vivienne Westwood and illustrates the mix of tradition, reimagining and iconoclasm of styles created by other UK designers
The Mauritshuis gallery in the Netherlands and the Humboldt Forum in Berlin have joined forces in an exhibition that addresses the looting of art that has sustained European collections for centuries
The Netherlands offers security measures to almost a third of its MPs after they suffered intimidation in person or on social networks
The site in Tiel has been compared to the megalithic monument in England and among the artefacts uncovered is crystal bead that traveled 3,100 miles from Mesopotamia