The Dutch government is exploring ways to keep ASML from expanding outside the Netherlands after the chip-machinery maker raised concerns about the country’s business climate.

‘We need to strengthen the Ukrainian air shield to add more protection for our people from Russian terror.’

French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door to European nations sending troops to Ukraine, although he cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage.

Mark Rutte is the only official candidate to replace Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general of Nato, which appoints its leader by consensus, requiring the support from all its members.

The exercise will span from North America to Nato’s eastern flank, close to the Russian border, and will involve 50 naval vessels, 80 aircraft and over 1,100 combat vehicles.

Belgium’s Elisabeth, Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands and Spain’s Leonor are among the monarchs who will be ascending to thrones in the coming years.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked €50 billion in EU aid for Ukraine, after leaders sidestepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc.

The agreement comes during South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s tour of the Netherlands, as he becomes the first Korean leader to visit the European nation since 1961, in hope of forging a ‘chip alliance’.

Geert Wilders and his far-right Freedom Party have pulled off an extraordinary political bombshell, a shock result that will resound across Europe.

The Netherlands will get its first new prime minister in over a decade in a vote dominated by immigration and climate change.

Mark Rutte is wrapping up 13 years as the Netherlands’ longest-serving premier. Estonia’s Kaja Kallas and Latvia’s Krisjanis Karins are also possible contenders for the Nato top job.

Dutch PM Mark Rutte said the role as secretary general of would be ‘interesting’, but acknowledged the ‘very big chance’ that the job would go to a female European leader.

SMIC used ASML’s less-advanced DUV machines together with tools from other companies to make the chip used on Huawei's new 5G smartphones, according to people familiar with the matter.

The US president held calls with the leaders of Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy, after speaking to Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. He also spoke to Pope Francis.

Dutch police were investigating the motive of a gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a house and a hospital in Rotterdam, killing a 14-year-old girl, her mother, and a teacher.

Han Zheng, whose role is largely symbolic, will take part in UN’s annual policymaking sessions in New York next week, but Wang could still make separate US trip.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s unannounced quick trips to the Netherlands and Denmark resulted in a significant haul of F-16 fighter jets, expected to improve Kyiv’s capabilities in the sky.

A US official said the planes will be transferred to Kyiv once the Ukrainian pilots are trained.

. The deal follows weeks of talks and Europe’s pledge of aid to Tunisia amounting to US$1.12 billion to help its economy, state finances and migration crisis.

Ukrainian president was offered long-term security promises, but given no concrete timeline on joining Nato.

Earlier on Friday, the four parties in PM Mark Rutte’s ruling bloc failed to broker a deal over ways to rein in migration. The decision by Rutte means the country will face a general election later this year.

A former prime minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg has been Nato’s top civilian official since 2014 and his term was due to expire last year but was extended then to keep a steady hand at the helm after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In Amsterdam on Saturday, King Willem-Alexander said: ‘On this day of remembrance, I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.’

Commerce ministry calls on the Netherlands to ‘refrain from abusing export control measures’ and says Washington is trying to ‘disrupt the supply chain’.

Amid worry that a weakened President Putin could mean a greater threat, Poland says it will reinforce border following reports Wagner mercenaries plan to move to neighbouring Belarus.

The Dutch government is planning to publish new export controls that will restrict more of ASML’s chipmaking machines from being sold to China as soon as next week, according to sources.

Dutch PM Mark Rutte’s statement, which ‘would not change any existing legal grounds’, is seen as the Netherlands avoiding its responsibility to make reparations for its colonial rule over Indonesia.

The Netherlands has restricted exports to China of its advanced chip equipment and that is unlikely to change soon, observers say.