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Archaeologists in Maastricht say they’ve uncovered skeletal remains beneath the floor of St. Peter and Paul Church that a deacon says are 99% likely to be Count d’Artagnan, the famed musketeer. The find includes a buried bullet, a 1660 coin, and the skeleton’s position under the former altar, with a sample sent to Germany for analysis.
Archaeologists in Maastricht uncovered a grave beneath the St. Peter and Paul Church floor after part of the nave subsided. A jawbone DNA sample is being tested against the musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan’s descendants, with other bones sent to Germany and Deventer for dating and sex estimation. A 1660 coin and a lead bullet were found at the burial, and a contemporary letter says d’Artagnan was buried in consecrated ground, but researchers caution that confirmation will require conclusive results.
Belgian soldiers were deployed to guard Jewish sites in Brussels and Antwerp, with later phases planned to cover Liege, to bolster security at synagogues and Jewish schools after antisemitic attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands. The move follows incidents including a Liege synagogue explosion and a Rotterdam arson attack and an Amsterdam Jewish-school explosion; Dutch police have arrested five suspects in Rotterdam. Rights advocates warn of a global uptick in antisemitism amid geopolitical tensions surrounding the US-Israeli war with Iran, while there were no reported injuries in the attacks.
An explosion lightly damaged an Orthodox Jewish school in Amsterdam in what the city’s mayor called a deliberate attack on the Jewish community; no injuries were reported, and security at Jewish institutions will be increased. Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten condemned the act as unacceptable, and regional tensions over antisemitism have been noted following related incidents in nearby countries.
An overnight explosion damaged the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam and the mayor called it a targeted attack against the Jewish community. Security was heightened as Dutch leaders condemned antisemitism and police released images of a suspected attacker. The incident fits a broader pattern of antisemitic violence in Europe, with related incidents in Rotterdam and Liège earlier in the week and expressions of solidarity from international leaders.
An overnight explosion damaged the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam's Buitenveldert district, with no injuries reported. Mayor Femke Halsema described it as a deliberate attack on the Jewish community and said Amsterdam must be a safe place for Jews, as police review CCTV footage and security at Jewish sites was tightened amid broader antisemitism concerns in the Netherlands.
An explosion damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam early Saturday with no injuries; the mayor described it as a deliberate attack on the Jewish community, with security at Jewish sites heightened in the Netherlands after a Rotterdam synagogue incident earlier in the week.
Ozzie Albies hit the first walk-off home run in World Baseball Classic history, a ninth-inning blast that gave the Netherlands a two-run win over Nicaragua and kept them alive for a looming showdown with the Dominican Republic.
Venezuela defeated the Netherlands 6-2 in World Baseball Classic Pool D, delivering a throwback, patriotic feel with quirky, low-velocity bullpen action and unexpected bunts, underscoring the WBC’s old-school charm as Venezuela eyes a deeper run and players like Arráez and Contreras show pride in representing their country.
Researchers in Denmark and the Netherlands find that cancer patients have about a 14% higher likelihood of committing a crime in the decade after diagnosis than people without cancer, suggesting welfare states are not immune to social-stress effects and echoing the Breaking Bad premise.
Rob Jetten, 38, was sworn in as the Netherlands’ youngest prime minister, becoming the first openly gay leader, and now leads a three-party minority government aiming to boost defense spending toward 5% of GDP and cut livestock emissions, while navigating a fragile coalition and a CV misrepresentation controversy involving a state secretary from his own party.
New Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten leads a fragile 66-seat minority coalition pledging defense boosts, housing spending and farm reforms funded by welfare cuts and a new 'freedom contribution' tax, but faces strong cross-party opposition and a high risk of deadlock as it seeks support in a parliament without a majority.
Rob Jetten, leader of the D66 party, was sworn in as the Netherlands’ youngest prime minister, heading a three‑party minority coalition sworn in at Huis ten Bosch, marking a generational shift in Dutch politics.
Live updates from Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026: Great Britain edge Canada 5-4 to win the men’s curling final, marking Olympic gold; the Netherlands continue their dominance in speed skating with Jorrit Bergsma’s mass-start gold and Marijke Groenewoud’s mass-start victory. The women’s halfpipe was postponed due to heavy snow, while Germany kept its bid for 2036 alive. The IOC said it will not censure Gianni Infantino over a link to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, and Rai faced backlash over off-air remarks about Israeli athletes.
Jutta Leerdam won the women's 1000m at the Winter Olympics 2026, clocking 1:12.31 to take gold as the Netherlands secured a 1-2 finish with teammate Femke Kok earning silver and Japan’s Miho Takagi taking bronze.