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  NATO appoints Dutch PM Mark Rutte as Secretary-General, to replace Jen Stoltenberg

  World | June 26, 2024 16:23 IST

  Rutte was appointed the next head of NATO after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis dropped out of the race and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban dropped his opposition to Rutte's candidacy. His appointment comes as the transatlantic alliance is pressuring Russia to withdraw from Ukraine.

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  Anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders, who backed Nupur Sharma, strikes coalition deal to form Dutch govt

  World | May 16, 2024 14:21 IST

  Geert Wilders, known for his outspoken anti-immigration and anti-Islam views, secured a massive victory in last year's elections but failed to secure the majority required to form the government. The coalition deal marks the most far-right government in the Netherlands in decades.

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  Dutch PM welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hindi, but the Twitter couldn’t handle it! Here’s why

  Life | June 28, 2017 18:47 IST

  Dutch PM tried his hands on 'Hindi' only to be trolled on Twitter.

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  Independence of MH17 investigation crucial: Dutch PM

  World | September 30, 2014 7:34 IST

  The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday emphasised the importance of an independent investigation into the MH17 jet crash in eastern Ukraine.He made the remarks at a press conference here while responding to

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  Plane crash perpetrators should be punished: Dutch PM

  World | July 19, 2014 8:47 IST

  The Hague: The Netherlands would not rest until the perpetrators of the possible attack on the crashed Malaysian plane were detected, the Dutch prime minister said here on Friday.The Dutch government indicated that is yet