The Hague

There are “indications” that the explosion which partially collapsed a building in The Hague and left multiple people dead on Saturday was a “crime”; however, Dutch authorities have yet to identify the cause of the deadly blast publicly.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will begin consideration Monday of a host of proposed penalties the United Nation can implement against countries that defy diktats on protecting the environment.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court´s issuing of an arrest warrant.

In a landmark case, the Netherlands has sentenced two Pakistanis to prison for calling for the murder of Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders.

Greta Thunberg was arrested by police at The Hague on Saturday during an Extinction Rebellion protest over inaction on the supposed ‘climate crisis’.

Family members of Israeli hostages traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday to file charges against Hamas with the International Criminal Court (ICC), submitting a 1,000-page document on Hamas’s crimes since the October 7 terror attack.

One of the crazier claims in South Africa’s so-called “indictment” against Israel for “genocide” at the International Criminal Court (ICJ) Thursday was that Israel is “trying to prevent Palestinian births” because of the impact of the war on pregnant women.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement Wednesday evening reiterating Israel’s limited war aims, ahead of a hearing Thursday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague on whether Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza.

Extinction Rebellion activists occupied the entrance to the International Criminal Court at the Hague to demand Benjamin Netanyahu face war crimes prosecution.

Ukrainian Zelenskyy said on Thursday he was convinced that Russian President Putin would face an international war crimes court.

French President Emmanuel Macron was heckled over his inability to govern his own country during an address at The Hague on Tuesday.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague ruled on Thursday that the U.S. government improperly allowed some courts to freeze Iranian assets, but also rejected Iran’s bid to unlock $1.75 billion in frozen assets.

Russia’s security council deputy chairman has threatened to bomb an international court in the Hague in response to it issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.

Russia has accused the United States of “sluggish schizophrenia” as President Joe Biden expressed support for the International Criminal Court issuing a warrant for President Vladimir Putin’s arrest despite the fact the U.S. does not recognise the court. 

Farmers drove tractors toward The Hague early Saturday in defiance of a ban on the heavy vehicles imposed ahead of a protest against the government’s plan to reduce nitrate emissions, with some calling for a Nexit (Dutch exit from the European Union).

A Just Stop Oil extremist glued his own head to the famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting in the latest attack on a works of art.

French police have squared off with protesters attempting to establish a Canadian-style convoy in Paris in response to coronavirus measures.

An MEP has called out the ‘brutal’ actions of police at lockdown protests in Europe, drawing comparisons to the old communist regimes.

A United Nations official has slammed the ‘savagery’ of officers during a lockdown protest in the Netherlands, prompting Dutch police to complain to the UN.

Mass demonstrations erupted across Europe on Saturday with anti-lockdown protests being staged in Vienna, Rome, and The Netherlands.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion blocked a busy intersection Monday near the temporary home of the Netherlands’ parliament, marking the start of a week of protests the group plans in The Hague before a UN climate conference that opens on Oct. 31.

Libyan government officials, militia leaders, and officials in states involved in proxy battles there are increasingly concerned Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of late dictator Muammar Qaddafi, may run in a presidential election scheduled for December, Voice of America reported Monday.

A Dutch court convicted a 32-year-old woman and sentenced her to six years’ imprisonment Tuesday for involvement in war crimes.

A recent Salon article calls for a “truth committee” and “trials” for former Trump administration members and its “enablers” while expressing

New legislation against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague is being advanced at the Knesset, and would allow Israel to use all means necessary in defending U.S. and Israeli troops from the global tribunal.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Rioters on rooftops and streets threw stones, eggs and fireworks at police overnight during a second night of unrest in a low-income neighbourhood of The Hague, Dutch police said Friday.

Police arrested dozens of Dutch anti-lockdown protesters in The Hague on the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day, a holiday in the Netherlands celebrating the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany.

State Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-OH) fumed Sunday night that President Donald Trump should be tried for “crimes against humanity” for his remarks at the White House’s coronavirus task force press briefing.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague received a petition Tuesday to open a case against socialist former president of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his senior cabinet members for “crimes against humanity” committed in the aftermath of his resignation in November.

President Trump, unlike his predecessor, put Iran’s regime on the defensive. Now is no time to let them off the hook.

Several people were wounded in a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague, Netherlands, according to Dutch police officials. 

TEL AVIV – Some 50 Palestinians petitioned the International Criminal Court at The Hague on Monday to launch an investigation into the Palestinian Authority for carrying out war crimes, including torture, on suspected collaborators with Israel.

A Dutch Protestant church which held round-the-clock services for 2,327 hours prevent a family from being deported declared victory on Wednesday.

Dutch police on horseback broke up a protest on Saturday by “yellow vest” demonstrators who threw rocks and fireworks at them, a statement said.

Dutch Yellow Vests have planned action across The Netherlands to protest against “political correctness,” immigration policies, and to call for the resignation of liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Police in Amsterdam are questioning a man detained on suspicion of throwing home-made explosive devices at the Turkish consulate in the Dutch capital. Police spokeswoman Marijke Stor said Monday that a 34-year-old Dutch man arrested