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Dutch parliament considers first step towards asking king to pay income tax

Dutch parliament considers first step towards asking king to pay income tax

By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Dutch lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on a first step towards requiring King Willem-Alexander and his family to pay income tax,…

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Dutch celebrate King’s Day as confidence in monarchy diminishes

Dutch celebrate King’s Day as confidence in monarchy diminishes

ROTTERDAM, April 27 (Reuters) - Millions of Dutch revellers took to the streets on Thursday to celebrate King's Day festivities, dressing in orange and enjoying open-air markets - even as…

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Photo Story: Dutch King receives Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament

Photo Story: Dutch King receives Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament

King Willem-Alexander (R) of The Netherlands receives the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola (L), during an audieneve at the 'Huis ten Bosch' palace in The Hague, The Netherlands,…

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Photo Story: Royal family celebrate King’s Day in The Netherlands

Photo Story: Royal family celebrate King’s Day in The Netherlands

(L-R) King Willem-Alexander toasts with an orange bitter, Princess Ariana, Princess Alexia during King's Day in Maastricht, the Netherlands, 27 April 2022. After two years during which King's Day had…

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Anger over Dutch royal family holiday

Anger over Dutch royal family holiday

The Dutch royal family is back in the country after a holiday that lasted just one day, following a coronavirus-related public backlash. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima headed off to…

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Pope Leo, attacked again by Trump, flies to Cameroon on Africa tour

Pope Leo set off for Cameroon on Wednesday, ‌where he is expected to appeal for peace in the simmeri...

Portugal rejects separate European army

Portugal is against the creation of a separate European army and instead backs strengthening and mod...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 15 April 2026

Updated 1150am Malta’s Imports from China Hit Record High as Trade Ties Deepen: Malta has signifi...

In a first, Libya’s rival forces take part in joint US-led military exercises

Forces from Libya's east- and west-based administrations participated in U.S. special forces exercis...

UN watchdog says North Korea is boosting nuclear weapons capacity

North Korea has made "very serious" advances in its abilities to turn out nuclear weapons, with the...

Canada’s Carney secures stronger mandate for pushing back against Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has strengthened his grip on power, securing a stronger mandate ...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 14 April 2026

Updated 11.55am Abela Announces €1.3bn Intermediate Care Hospital at San Vinċenz: Robert Abela an...

Italian PM condemns ally Trump over ‘unacceptable’ Pope criticism

Giorgia Meloni has described Donald Trump’s comments about Pope Leo XIV as “unacceptable”. The US...

UK sets up Brexit-style crisis team to deal with Iran conflict

Keir Starmer is setting up a Brexit-style “Middle East response committee” to reshape how Britain ha...

Malta’s growing maturity as an EU domicile drives insurance expertise and attracts global players

“Malta’s maturity as an EU domicile is fostering excellence and high-level technical expertise, rein...