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- by FRANCE24Voters cast their ballots at polling stations across the Netherlands on October 29 in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle tells us more on what to know before polls close tonight.
- by FRANCE 24The Netherlands votes Wednesday in a pivotal national election that will determine whether the country doubles down on the anti-immigration populism of Geert Wilders or shifts back toward centrist politics. The result is seen as a bellwether for the strength of Europe’s far right as nationalist movements surge across Britain, France and Germany.
- by Olivia BIZOTOn October 14, 2025, a UN humanitarian convoy carrying vital supplies to the village of Bilozerka in southern Ukraine came under a coordinated drone attack. Striking just a kilometre west of the village, Russian suicide drones damaged two clearly marked UN trucks, destroying much of their cargo. Russian bloggers later posted footage of the assault […]
- by FRANCE 24Europe’s top human rights court ruled Tuesday that Norway did not violate its climate obligations by granting Arctic oil and gas exploration licenses in 2016. It was a setback for climate activists after a landmark ruling last year against Switzerland for failing to take sufficient action on climate change.
- by Fernande VAN TETSDutch voters head to the polls on October 29 and far-right parties have made immigration the central issue of the campaign. This hardline rhetoric led to anti-immigrant riots in September in The Hague and violent protests in towns where asylum centres are set to open. Geert Wilders' anti-immigration PVV is expected to become the largest […]