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“Netherlands: Drone Sightings Halt Flights At Major Airport”

Netherlands: Drone Sightings Delays Flights At Major Airport

November 25, 2025 4:32 pm

Unidentified drones triggered a four-hour shutdown at Eindhoven Airport as European officials warn of rising UAV incursions targeting military sites.

Flights were suspended for hours at one of the Netherlands’ busiest regional airports after multiple sightings of unidentified drones forced authorities to close local airspace, deepening concerns over a surge in unexplained Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), activity across northern Europe.

Eindhoven Airport halted all operations for about four hours on Saturday November 22, 2025, after drones were spotted flying over the region for a second consecutive day. At least nine flights were diverted to other cities, leaving passengers stranded and …

Rob Jetten Becomes Netherlands’ Youngest Prime Minister At 38

Rob Jetten Becomes Netherlands’ Youngest Prime Minister At 38

November 9, 2025 8:22 pm

Centrist leader Rob Jetten wins by fewer than 30,000 votes over far-right rival Geert Wilders, marking a pivotal moment in Europe’s political landscape.

Rob Jetten, the 38-year-old centrist leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, has been officially declared the winner of the Dutch general election, setting him on course to become the youngest prime minister in the country’s history.

The Dutch Electoral Council announced on Friday November 7, 2025, that Jetten secured victory by a narrow margin of 29,668 votes over Geert Wilders, the outspoken anti-Islam politician whose far-right movement had gained traction across Europe in recent years. The …

Netherlands’ D66 Surges As Far-right PVV Faces Sharp Decline

Netherlands’ D66 Surges As Far-right PVV Faces Sharp Decline

October 30, 2025 6:05 am

The centrist social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) has scored a major breakthrough in the Netherlands’ recent general election, positioning itself to lead the next government, while the far‐right Party for Freedom (PVV) under Geert Wilders lost ground after its 2023 high-water mark. 

With nearly all votes counted, both parties are projected to hold 26 seats apiece in the 150-seat House of Representatives, but D66 narrowly leads by around 2,300 votes, according to compiled totals. D66’s gains reflect a significant rebound from previous elections, while the PVV’s fall is stark in comparison to its earlier showing.

Even with the tie, the practical …

Euro 2020 Takes Shape As Netherlands, Germany Qualify

November 17, 2019 1:34 pm

The Netherlands, Germany and World Cup finalists Croatia expanded a list of big hitters to qualify for Euro 2020 on Saturday as the trio booked their places at next summer’s finals.

Austria also made it through to the multi-host tournament, which kicks off in Rome on June 12, with 16 sides now ensured of a spot at the 24-team event and only four places remaining from the main qualifying route.

They join other big names such like world champions France, Spain, Italy and England, with European champions Portugal one win away from qualification.

Ronald Koeman’s resurgent Dutch needed a point

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Nigeria Out Of U-17 World Cup After Loss To Netherlands

Nigeria Out Of U-17 World Cup After Loss To Netherlands

November 6, 2019 3:17 am

A hat-trick by the Netherlands forward Sontje Hansen was all the Dutch needed to dump former world U-17 champions Nigeria out of the World Cup on Wednesday morning in Brazil.

The Ajax forward scored two goals inside the first minutes of the game. And the Nigerians, known for their comebacks, were not able to trouble the Dutch much before Hansen put the game beyond their reach in the 80th with a well-taken penalty.

Fresh off a 4-0 win over the USA that clinched their place in the knockout phase, Hansen and the Oranje picked up where they left off.

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Ogoni Land

Netherlands offers to support Nigeria on Ogoni clean-up

May 8, 2019 9:40 pm

The Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Marion Kappeyne, yesterday pledged her country’s readiness to support the Federal Government to clean-up decades-long oil spills in Ogoniland, Rivers State.

Ms. Kappeyne spoke in Ebube while inspecting ongoing remediation of one of the polluted sites in Ebube community, Eleme Local Government Area of the state.

According to her, the clean-up project was one of the Federal Government’s top priorities that needed the support of all.

She said: “I came to see things for myself rather than sitting in Abuja and just reading them in the newspapers. This part of the country (Niger Delta) …

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