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One killed and 30 injured in train accident near The Hague

At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early Tuesday after hitting construction equipment on the track, Dutch emergency services said. Rescue teams were seen ferrying away the injured in pre-dawn darkness at the scene of the accident at Voorschoten, …

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Egypt Independent April 8, 2023

Trial of 87-year-old Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga opens at The Hague

London CNN — The trial of one of the last fugitives accused of broadcasting hateful propaganda and arming militias in the 1994 Rwanda genocide has opened at a United Nations court in The Hague. Before opening statements, judges said 87-year-old Félicien Kabuga had refused to attend but ruled that the trial would go ahead. He …

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Egypt Independent October 2, 2022

A moment of silence for victims of Russian aggression at a war crimes conference in The Hague

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a moment of silence as he addressed a war crimes conference in The Hague, Netherlands, via videolink on Thursday, just hours after a deadly missile strike landed on central Ukrainian town of Vinnytsia. “This morning, Russian missiles hit our city of Vinnytsia — an ordinary, peaceful city. Cruise missiles hit …

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Egypt Independent July 14, 2022