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Die Niederlande waren über Jahrhunderte ein bedeutender Kolonialmacht, insbesondere durch die Ostindien-Kompanie, die in Indonesien und anderen Teilen Asiens tätig war. Die Sklaverei spielte eine zentrale Rolle im kolonialen Wirtschaftssystem.
Eine vom niederländischen König Willem-Alexander 2022 beauftragte Untersuchung hat ergeben, dass das Königshaus den Kolonialismus über Jahrhunderte als rechtmäßige Quelle der Bereicherung für das Land betrachtete. »Es ist ein schmerzvolles und aufwühlendes Fazit. Ein Fazit, das mich betrifft, auch wenn ich bereits drei Generationen davon entfernt bin«, sagte Willem-Alexander. Im Jahr 2023 hatte er sich offiziell für die Verwicklung seines Landes in die Sklaverei entschuldigt.
Der Studie der Universität Leiden zufolge erwirtschaftete das Königshaus Oranien-Nassau durch seine Verbindungen zur Niederländischen Ostindien-Kompanie und zu den Kolonien nach heutigem Wert einen Gewinn von umgerechnet 500 Millionen Euro.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Die niederländische Regierung wird innerhalb der nächsten Jahre eine offizielle Kommission zur Aufarbeitung des Kolonialismus einsetzen.
Likely · Within months
Es werden vermehrt rechtliche Schritte von Nachfahren kolonialer Opfer gegen den niederländischen Staat erwartet.
Possible · Within years
After riots at school protests in France, representatives of student organizations such as Renouveau Lycéen and Les Lycéen condemned the violence and called on students to behave responsibly. They stressed that the acts were being committed by outsiders, while thousands were arrested and a video of a police officer being attacked caused horror.
Since Monday, more than 5,000 people have been arrested in protests by French students, 85 percent of whom are minors. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez attributed the scale to social networks and left-wing political influence, while student representatives distanced themselves from violence but called for protests to continue.

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Yemen's Houthi militia has stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia, while the World Food Program warns of accelerating famine as three in four households can no longer meet their basic needs and 90 percent of food must be imported.
Russian drones have hit the South Bridge in Kiev, causing a closure that is causing massive traffic problems. Mayor Vitali Klitschko describes the situation as “very dramatic” and warns that a normal life is no longer possible. Over 100 drones were fired into Ukraine on Friday night, killing one person in an attack on a residential building.