The World Health Organization has said it believes there may have been human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship where three passengers have died.

Officials in Cape Verde have said they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harbouring an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus to dock in its ports, after three passengers died.

Multiple fires have ignited at Dutch military training areas, with the largest blaze currently raging near the Oirschotse Heide army camp in Noord Brabant.

A massive fire has erupted at an artillery training range in 't Harde, Gelderland, with multiple sources of flames and plumes of smoke visible from areas well beyond the nearby town of Epe.

The Dutch government has announced a package of measures totaling nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to help households and businesses cope with rising energy costs resulting from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Azerbaijan has summoned the ambassadors of Belgium and the Netherlands in Baku over what it described as “irresponsible” parliamentary resolutions.

On Saturday, Dutch police announced they were investigating an overnight explosion at the Israel Center in the central town of Nijkerk.

Archaeologists may have uncovered the skeletal remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, better known as the fourth musketeer d'Artagnan, at a church near Maastricht.

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday kept key interest rates unchanged as heightened geopolitical tensions weigh on the outlook of inflation and economy in the euro area.