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Dutch Summon Russian Ambassador Over MH17 Comments
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has summoned Russia's ambassador over "unacceptable" comments by Moscow criticising a report into the downing of flight MH17, officials said on Friday.
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Dutch FM Warns No Safety 'Guarantees' For Visitors To Turkey
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has warned the Netherlands cannot guarantee the safety of citizens travelling to Turkey if they have been critical of Turkish leaders.
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Dutch Government Shut Diplomatic Post In Istanbul After Threat Alert
The Dutch government says it has temporarily closed its consulate-general in Istanbul because of a "possible terror threat" and advised its citizens to avoid the area.
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Dutch Minister To EU Members: Don't Shut Borders To Migrants
Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders has urged EU member states not to close their borders to migrants, suggesting that "effective border control is more important."
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Dutch FM Says Russia 'Sowing Confusion' on MH17: Report
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders today accused Russia of "sowing confusion" about the fate of flight MH17 by constantly criticising a final report into the disaster.
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Dutch Aid Worker Freed in Afghanistan After 81 Days
A Dutch aid worker who was abducted by unknown gunmen in June in Afghanistan has been freed after being held for 81 days, the Dutch foreign ministry said late Thursday.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Calls Iran Nuclear Deal 'Historic' Mistake
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the agreement reached today by Iran and major world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme as a historic mistake and said he would do what he could to block Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Mali's Tuareg Rebels Prepare to Sign Landmark Peace Deal
Mali's Tuareg-led rebel alliance prepared today to sign a landmark deal to end years of unrest in a nation riven by ethnic divisions and in the grip of a jihadist insurgency.
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Dutch Foreign Minister Visits Russia, Pushes for MH17 Prosecution
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has discussed with his Russian counterpart efforts to prosecute suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flights MH17, his office said in a statement late on Friday.
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Remains of MH17 Victims May Never be Fully Recovered: Dutch Foreign Minister
The remains of the last nine victims of flight MH17 may never be recovered from the Ukrainian battlefield where their plane was downed four months ago, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday, as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country.
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Dutch Summon Russian Ambassador Over MH17 Comments
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has summoned Russia's ambassador over "unacceptable" comments by Moscow criticising a report into the downing of flight MH17, officials said on Friday.
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Dutch FM Warns No Safety 'Guarantees' For Visitors To Turkey
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has warned the Netherlands cannot guarantee the safety of citizens travelling to Turkey if they have been critical of Turkish leaders.
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Dutch Government Shut Diplomatic Post In Istanbul After Threat Alert
The Dutch government says it has temporarily closed its consulate-general in Istanbul because of a "possible terror threat" and advised its citizens to avoid the area.
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Dutch Minister To EU Members: Don't Shut Borders To Migrants
Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders has urged EU member states not to close their borders to migrants, suggesting that "effective border control is more important."
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Dutch FM Says Russia 'Sowing Confusion' on MH17: Report
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders today accused Russia of "sowing confusion" about the fate of flight MH17 by constantly criticising a final report into the disaster.
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Dutch Aid Worker Freed in Afghanistan After 81 Days
A Dutch aid worker who was abducted by unknown gunmen in June in Afghanistan has been freed after being held for 81 days, the Dutch foreign ministry said late Thursday.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Calls Iran Nuclear Deal 'Historic' Mistake
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the agreement reached today by Iran and major world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme as a historic mistake and said he would do what he could to block Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Mali's Tuareg Rebels Prepare to Sign Landmark Peace Deal
Mali's Tuareg-led rebel alliance prepared today to sign a landmark deal to end years of unrest in a nation riven by ethnic divisions and in the grip of a jihadist insurgency.
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Dutch Foreign Minister Visits Russia, Pushes for MH17 Prosecution
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has discussed with his Russian counterpart efforts to prosecute suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flights MH17, his office said in a statement late on Friday.
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Remains of MH17 Victims May Never be Fully Recovered: Dutch Foreign Minister
The remains of the last nine victims of flight MH17 may never be recovered from the Ukrainian battlefield where their plane was downed four months ago, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday, as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country.
