Mark Rutte

Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte is shown in a close-up photograph wearing a gray suit and looking down.

Dutch government resigns over child welfare scandal

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire Cabinet resigned Friday to take political responsibility for a scandal involving investigations into child welfare payments that wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters.

Dutch government resigns over child welfare scandal
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte greets supporters during campaigning in The Hague, Netherlands on March 14.

The Dutch far-right party of Geert Wilders looks to lose the election — by a lot

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The Dutch far-right party of Geert Wilders looks to lose the election — by a lot

Dutch voices demand their government get tough with Russia over the downed Malaysia Airlines flight

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Dutch voices demand their government get tough with Russia over the downed Malaysia Airlines flight