Lost for 70 years: the Netherlands still searching for missing Dutch soldiers in Korean War, but North Korea remains out of reach

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Lost for 70 years: the Netherlands still searching for missing Dutch soldiers in Korean War, but North Korea remains out of reach
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The Dutch government is continuing its efforts to locate and potentially repatriate the remains of five Dutch soldiers who went missing during the Korean War, but no breakthrough has been achieved so far. JA21 MP Michiel Hoogeveen has drawn attention to the issue through parliamentary questions and has received a response from Foreign Minister Berendsen on what is — and isn’t — being done to bring the five Dutch soldiers home.

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Dutch cabinet marks 7 October with different messages: Prime Minister Jetten remembers Israelis and Palestinians, while ministers Berendsen and Yeşilgöz focus on Israel

Dutch cabinet marks 7 October with different messages: Prime Minister Jetten remembers Israelis and Palestinians, while ministers Berendsen and Yeşilgöz focus on Israel

Three years after the Hamas attacks of 7 October, members of the Dutch cabinet are commemorating the day in notably different ways. While Prime Minister Rob Jetten explicitly referred to both Israeli and Palestinian victims of the conflict that followed, Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen and Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz focused

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