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No more automatic asylum for refugees from Yemen

New policy requires individual assessment of asylum cases from Yemen as conditions improve and new at-risk groups are identified, but Dutch IND stresses that the country's situation remains fragile and humanitarian crisis persists.

March 18, 2024, 8:01 p.m.

Bergwijn helps Ajax to draw at Sparta on comeback, Brobbey drops out injured

Ajax narrowly draws against Sparta after painful elimination by Aston Villa, Bergwijn celebrates comeback with late equalizer and fallout from striker Brobbey may also affect Dutch national team.

March 17, 2024, 8:01 p.m.

Italian university turns out to be fake: medicine degrees are worth nothing

Italian students paid enrollment fees, took online courses from esteemed doctors and completed internships in real hospitals - only to find out their diplomas in medicine and nursing are worthless. An investigation revealed that the university where they were enrolled was not registered in Italy and was based in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Several people, including the rector of the institution, have been arrested for fraud.

March 17, 2024, 8:01 p.m.

Customs finds 600 kilos of cocaine in container of classic cars

Cocaine shipment of nearly 60,000 kilos seized in Dutch ports, investigation underway by customs, FIOD, and Rotterdam authorities.

March 17, 2024, 8:01 p.m.

Injured children stabbing Mierlo likely tried to intervene

Police spokesman reports that children in stabbing incident in Mierlo tried to break up bickering couple, killing 35-year-old woman. Details on injuries and family composition still unknown.

March 17, 2024, 8:01 p.m.

International student is new gold for Denmark

Denmark is taking conflicting measures with limiting foreign students in the Netherlands on the one hand and attracting more foreign students by creating additional English-language training places on the other, but it is necessary for competitiveness and labor shortages, according to Kristian Lauta, dean of the University of Copenhagen. However, the challenge lies in retaining foreign students for a long period of time because of the difficulty of integration and the higher requirements for admission to academic programs in Denmark.