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Of the 28 parties participating in the Dutch general elections, 13 were able to gain seats in Parliament. My party, the Party for Freedom (PVV), did extremely well.

During Monday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal between Puerto Rico and Netherlands, one player for Netherlands learned a lesson about celebrating. Jurickson Profar laced a single to right field and advanced Andrelton Simmons to third. The throw from the right fielder

THE HAGUE (AFP) – Geert Wilders may have been beaten into second place in the Dutch elections but the far-right MP will enjoy a magnified role in parliament and remain a force to be reckoned with, analysts said. While he failed in

Despite Dutch anti-mass migration politician Geert Wilders coming second in the Dutch national elections this week, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called the result “extremely positive”.

In addition to his customary invective against European governments for refusing to allow his ministers to rally Turkish expatriates behind him, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the EU’s new ban on headscarves in the workplace would launch “a struggle between the cross and the crescent.”

Turkey’s Foreign Minister has said Europe is being ‘dragged into the abyss’, warning that religious conflict will soon erupt on the continent’s soil.

A political party founded to serve the interests of immigrants in the Netherlands which has been accused of acting as apologists for the Turkish government has won seats for the first time, a major breakthrough that may set precedents for other such movements across Europe.

The Reuters news agency has illustrated an article about its Dutch election coverage with a picture of a hijab-clad woman flanked by Turkish flags, in a move that has drawn criticism from its social media followers.

Center for Security Policy President Frank Gaffney looked at the growing conflict between Turkey, Germany, and the Netherlands on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Alex Marlow.

Meeting with the leader of the Christian Union in the last televised debate on the eve of Wednesday’s general election, Party For Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders accused his opposite of failing to stand up for Christians, and said resisting Islam was a matter of survival for the Netherlands.

The Swedish government has bowed to Turkish pressure, allowing the country’s Islamist government to organise rallies supporting a huge increase in powers for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on its soil.

Firebrand anti-Islamisation politician Geert Wilders wore a bulletproof vest during the televised debate with current Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his war of words with Europe this week. His favorite words appear to be “terrorist” and “Nazi.”

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday questioned British optimism that departing the European Union will lead to a brighter future, saying the United Kingdom could be in for “potentially irreparable harm.”

The traditionally liberal Netherlands will go to the polls Wednesday morning to select new members of parliament and perhaps a new government, and anti-mass migration, Eurosceptic Geert Wilders is fighting to come out on top in a contest which has seen his ratings dented in recent weeks.

The head of Turkey’s secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) is accusing Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of not sufficiently punishing the Netherlands for barring Turkish government officials from attending a pro-Erdogan rally, accusing Erdogan of being “just talk.”

On Tuesday’s Breitbart News Daily, SiriusXM host Alex Marlow asked Rep. Steve King (R-IA) about his controversial tweet in support of Dutch politician Geert Wilders. The tweet praised Wilders for understanding “demographics are our destiny” and that “we can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday directed fresh verbal attacks at the Netherlands amid their growing diplomatic spat, holding the country responsible for Europe’s worst mass killing since World War II.

Geert Wilders, the eurosceptic, anti-mass migration candidate who heads the insurgent Party for Freedom (PVV), has blasted incumbent head of government Mark Rutte as a “prime minister for foreigners”, urging voters to put the Netherlands first in a fiery debate.

Turkish-Dutch relations are at their lowest ebb in four centuries in a row over pro-Ankara rallies on Dutch soil, but experts warned Turkey on Monday against imposing economic sanctions.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his main rival at national elections, the populist Geert Wilders clashed Monday in their only nationally televised face-to-face debate ahead of Wednesday’s vote, with Wilders calling Rutte untrustworthy and Rutte responding by saying a Wilders government would plunge the Netherlands into chaos.

A mob of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congregated Sunday to squeeze and mutilate oranges as a protest against the Netherlands, which has prevented Turkish government officials from attending pro-Erdogan rallies on Dutch soil.

The Turkish minister at the centre of a diplomatic row with the Netherlands has addressed a crowd in the northern French city of Metz, hoping to raise support for controversial constitutional reforms designed to hand greater powers to the Turkish

Hundreds of Turkish migrants and dual nationals turned out onto the streets of Rotterdam to riot in support of their home country’s Islamist president last night, forcing Dutch police to take robust action to disperse them.   People wave Turkish national

Contents: Netherlands provokes growing crisis with Turkey by blocking ministers’ entry; Turkey’s crisis with Germany, Austria, Netherlands has been escalating; The escalating crisis once again throws EU-Turkey migrant deal into doubt

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – The escalating dispute between NATO allies Turkey and the Netherlands hit a new low Sunday, with a Turkish minister escorted out of the country less than a day after Turkey’s foreign minister was denied entry, prompting

Dutch anti-mass migration Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders showed up outside the Turkish embassy in The Hague to protest a visit from Turkey’s foreign minister who is drumming up support for the upcoming Turkish referendum.

Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders announced Tuesday his visit to an animal sanctuary had been cancelled after threats from “anti-fascist” protesters.

Dutch anti-mass migration firebrand Geert Wilders has slammed the European Parliament after it voted to lift parliamentary immunity from Front National leader and MEP Marine Le Pen, leaving her exposed to prosecution and imprisonment just weeks before the French presidential elections.

Contents: European leaders debate how the European Union can survive after Brexit; European nations split on the future of Europe

An overwhelming number of Dutch voters say immigration is one of their top concerns ahead of March’s parliamentary election.

The Dutch parliament is to hold an inquiry on whether it could ditch euro, amid growing scepticism of the European single currency.

The leader of the poll-topping Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), Geert Wilders, has announced the suspension of his campaign with less than three weeks to go before his nation’s general election after the discovery of a possible mole in his security

A Dutch security official responsible for protecting anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has been detained on suspicion of leaking classified information, a police spokesman said Wednesday, sparking fears for the safety of the right wing populist lawmaker who for years has lived amid tight security.

Mainstream media outlets in Britain such as the BBC and the Observer have falsely implied that poll-topping, populist firebrand Geert Wilders made an attack on all Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands when he blasted foreign criminals, in headlines on their

The head of counterterrorism for the Netherlands has said that children of radicalized Dutch jihadis pose a serious threat for national security.