Verstappen an early retirement from Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton also out
An angry Max Verstappen was an early retirement from the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, with the Red Bull driver sustaining a fiery mechanical failure on the fourth lap of the race, experiencing his first race retirement since Albert Park in 2022.
Geert Wilders says it is 'constitutionally wrong' that he had to sacrifice his leadership ambitions
Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders says it is unfair and โconstitutionally wrongโ that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in the Netherlands after his party won elections in November.
South Africa tells top UN court that it's accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians
South Africa has argued at the United Nationsโ top court that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israelโs occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is โinherently and fundamentally illegal.โ.
Dutch official says Geert Wilders and 3 other party leaders should discuss forming a new coalition
An official leading preliminary coalition talks in the Netherlands says that the far-right party led by Dutch election winner Geert Wilders should open negotiations with three other parties on forming a new government.
Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC after cricket and others were added to 2028 LA program
Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares and athlete quotas at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers have been added to the program.
Palestinian foreign minister promises cooperation with international courts on visit to The Hague
The Palestinian Authorityโs foreign minister says he fully supports an International Criminal Court investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories and by Palestinians who target Israelis.
Burning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsided
The Dutch government says that salvage crews are preparing to tow a car-carrying cargo ship that has been burning for days in the North Sea to a new anchor point after flames and smoke on board subsided.
Salvage crews board a cargo ship burning off the Netherlands. The smoke and flames are easing
The Netherlands' coast guard says that salvage crews dealing with a cargo ship loaded with cars that has been burning for more than two days off the northern Dutch coast boarded the vessel for the first time as heat, flames and smoke eased.
U.S. Women's World Cup tie vs. Netherlands draws combined audience of 7.93 million on Fox, Telemundo
The United Statesโ 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in the Womenโs World Cup drew 7.93 million viewers, making it the largest combined English- and Spanish-language audience for a group stage match involving the American women.
The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg tell Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties for EU hopes
The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg say normalizing ties between Kosovo and Serbia would serve not only regional peace and stability but also their prospects of further integration into the European Union.
A 3-year probe of encrypted phones led to the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, prosecutors say
International prosecutors say that investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have so far led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide and the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs.
Russia says top UN court should dismiss Ukraine's case over Crimea and terrorism funding
Russia is urging judges at the United Nationsโ highest court to throw out a case brought by Ukraine against Moscow focussed on the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russiaโs full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, set to receive Ms. Foundation's Woman of Vision Award
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will be in New York Tuesday night, along with Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown, to receive the Ms. Foundationโs Women of Vision Award, as the nationโs oldest womenโs foundation marks its 50th anniversary.
Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US
The United Nationsโ top court has rejected Tehranโs legal bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen by U.S. authorities to be paid in compensation to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Iran.