[09:23] Braving the crowds and clouds in Amsterdam: the real King’s Day

There is, so they say, nothing like Kings Day in Amsterdam. After living in the Netherlands for over a decade,...

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/04/braving-the-crowds-and-clouds-in-amsterdam-the-real-kings-day/

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Braving the crowds and clouds in Amsterdam: the real King's Day - DutchNews.nl

There is, so they say, nothing like Kings Day in Amsterdam. After living in the Netherlands for over a decade, Brandon Hartley decided to find out what all the fuss is about. If you didn’t grow up with it, Koningsdag is a weird holiday. One part yard sale, one part street party, and with a carnival sprinkled on top, it’s an occasion almost universally beloved by the Dutch that often leaves the rest of us scratching our heads. It’s also...

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[14:49] Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally

Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators have rallied in Istanbul calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked Turkey's worst street unrest in over a decade.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0329/1504766-turkey-protests/

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[06:09] Longest-serving death row prisoner seeks acquittal

The world's longest-serving death row prisoner hears from a Japanese court if he will again face execution or finally be acquitted, a decade after obtaining a retrial of his murder conviction.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0926/1472032-longest-serving-death-row-prisoner-seeks-acquittal/

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