Brigitte Macron ‘touched’ by Anne Frank House visit
France’s first lady Brigitte Macron said Wednesday that she was “touched” after visiting the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam during a state visit to the Netherlands.
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Dutch king says slavery apology start of ‘long journey’
Dutch King Willem-Alexander welcomed the government’s apology for the Netherlands’ role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas address on Sunday, saying it was the “start of a long journey”.
Lost without Joma Sison: AFP says CPP-NPA ‘gasping for breath’
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is suffering from a breakdown in communication between its units due to the neutralization of its ranking leaders as it struggles to “gasp for breath”, the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday.
Dutch PM apologises for 250 years of slavery
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday officially apologised for 250 years of the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, calling it a “crime against humanity”.
Countries call for world anti-corruption court
The Netherlands, Canada and Ecuador backed calls Monday for the creation of a global anti-corruption court, saying it would help tackle “kleptocrats” at the head of governments.
Marcos hopeful of stronger PH ties with Australia, Netherlands, Austria
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hoped to strengthen the country’s ties with Australia, the Netherlands, and Austria
Dutch PM admits ‘mistakes’ in Covid communication
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte admitted to making communication “mistakes” in handling the pandemic, in an interview published Friday as his country braced for second Christmas under lockdown.
Duterte mulls trip to The Hague to speak on drug war
President Rodrigo Duterte hinted on Thursday night the possibility of flying to the Netherlands to “give a speech” at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Philippines bans all foreign visitors over new virus strain
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has prohibited all arriving foreign nationals from countries that have registered cases of a new coronavirus (Covid-19) variant to enter the Philippines.
US ambassador caught out over ‘fake news’ jibe
The new US ambassador to the Netherlands accused an interviewer of peddling “fake news” and disputed comments he made in 2015 about the country being in “chaos” because of Muslims, only to then deny using the “fake news” claim in a bizarre exchange on Dutch television on Friday.
