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WORLDSep 18Eurovision 2027: Ireland follows Netherlands in boycott of song contest for second year in a rowIreland has ruled itself out of next year's competition over the "⁠appalling and ongoing loss ⁠of lives in Gaza". This follows the announcement from Dutch broadcaster AvroTros, who are boycotting next year's show as it is no longer consistent with "trustworthiness, independence and humanity".EuroNews [en]

POLITICSSep 17Netherlands asks Indonesian police for help in corruption investigation into cardiologistsHet Nederlandse strafrechtelijke onderzoek naar corruptie door (voormalig) cardiologen van het Isala-ziekenhuis in Zwolle heeft zich uitgebreid naar Indonesië. Dat bevestigen het Openbaar Ministerie (OM), de FIOD en het Isala-ziekenhuis aan Nieuwsuur en Investico. Op verzoek van Justitie in Nederland voerde de Indonesische politie eind vorig jaar onderzoek uit bij een ziekenhuis in Jakarta, het Diagram hartziekenhuis. Het hartziekenhuis in Jakarta werd in 2006 opgezet door een gerenommeerd Nederlands-Indonesisch cardioloog. Sinds 2022 verdenkt Justitie hem en vier andere Zwolse artsen ervan beNOS Buitenland

CONFLICTSep 16Netherlands ratifies convention establishing claims commission for UkraineThe Netherlands has ratified the Council of Europe Convention establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]

DISASTERSep 15Train service across much of the Netherlands was disrupted after metal pipes were placed on the tracks. The rail operator suspects sabotage.Train service has been severely disrupted across much of the Netherlands. Rail infrastructure operator ProRail suspects sabotage, NOS reports.Meduza [en]

DISASTERSep 15Suspected sabotage causes major Netherlands rail disruptionTrains were cancelled or delayed on Tuesday after objects were found on tracks at multiple locations.BBC World

DISASTERSep 15Netherlands: Suspected sabotage disrupts train servicesA major outage has hit parts of the Dutch railway system after objects were found placed across lines, authorities say. The company responsible for rail infrastructure says it suspects deliberate wrongdoing.DW News [en]

WORLDSep 15Suspected bicycle thief dies during arrest in NetherlandsProtests have been held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands after a man died during a police arrest over the weekend.Al Jazeera [en]

WORLDSep 14Public Prosecutor demands up to six years in prison for recruiting and exploiting Thai women in the NetherlandsThe Public Prosecutor has demanded up to six years in prison against four Dutch suspects in a major investigation into an international network that sexually exploited Thai women. The investigation identified eleven Thai women as victims. According to the Public Prosecutor, the women signed at recruitment agencies a so-calledNOS Buitenland