AMSTERDAM, Feb 8 — Russian President Vladimir Putin played an active role in the shooting down of passenger plane MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, according to international investigators.

THE HAGUE, Feb 8 — International investigators probing the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine are set to present new findings on Wednesday, including possibly naming additional suspects.

RIYADH, Jan 26 — Saudi Arabia strongly condemns the actions of an extremist in the Netherlands who tore up a copy of the Holy Quran near the Dutch parliament, in The Hague and stepped on it.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 10 — Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi's World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarter-final.

DOHA, Dec 8 — Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk warns that his side will have to beat more than just Leo Messi when they take on Argentina in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday night.

AL KHOR, Qatar, Nov 30 — Netherlands eased past already eliminated Qatar 2-0 to top Group A and reach the knockout stages on Tuesday after Cody Gakpo netted his third goal in three games, bringing the curtain down on the World Cup hosts with their third straight defeat.

DOHA, Nov 22 — Three-time World Cup finalists Netherlands returned to the biggest international stage after an eight-year absence, beating Senegal 2-0 on Monday in their Group A match with late goals from Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaassen.

AMSTERDAM, Nov 4 — The two climate change activists who targetted the iconic ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ painting by Johannes Vermeer have been sentenced to two months in prison by a Dutch court.

NEW YORK, Sept 25 — Any follow-up action by Malaysia regarding the downing of MH17 will only be made after the court in the Netherlands delivers the verdict on the case on November 17.

PARIS, July 5 — The Dutch health institute RIVM has reported the country's first case of a minor contracting monkeypox as the outbreak of the viral disease endemic to Africa continues to spread across Europe, reported Sputnik.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Malaysian halal players should seize business opportunities in the Netherlands where the halal sector is booming, said Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) trade commissioner Emeliana Zainol.

THE HAGUE, April 12 — Starting from Monday, an official Covid-19 test is no longer needed in the Netherlands to confirm whether someone is infected with the virus, according to the Dutch government, said Xinhua.

SYDNEY/AMSTERDAM, March 15 — Australia and the Netherlands said on Monday they had begun joint legal action against Russia at the United Nations' aviation agency over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 eight years ago.

AMSTERDAM, June 19 — Face masks will mostly no longer be required across the Netherlands and other restrictions will ease from next week, after a drop in Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.