Dutch Pm Quits

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said today he would quit politics after the fall of his coalition government, in a shock end to the career of the Netherlands' longest-serving leader.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his three-nation tour in the Netherlands. PM Modi tweeted enthusiastically in Dutch several times during his visit. His Dutch counterpart tweeted back in Hindi. Except, it seems like he might have had a faulty keyboard as the message was tweeted without a single space, making it quite a mouthful to read.

Outgoing liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte will address the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday to explain why his government crashed in the wake of failed austerity talks with a far-right ally.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was expected to tender his resignation today after the collapse of a parliamentary partnership with a far-right party fatally undermined his governing coalition. The ANP news agency reported that Rutte would submit his resignation in a meeting with Queen Beatrix at the palace scheduled for 2:00 pm (1200 GMT) followin...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said today he would quit politics after the fall of his coalition government, in a shock end to the career of the Netherlands' longest-serving leader.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his three-nation tour in the Netherlands. PM Modi tweeted enthusiastically in Dutch several times during his visit. His Dutch counterpart tweeted back in Hindi. Except, it seems like he might have had a faulty keyboard as the message was tweeted without a single space, making it quite a mouthful to read.

Outgoing liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte will address the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday to explain why his government crashed in the wake of failed austerity talks with a far-right ally.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was expected to tender his resignation today after the collapse of a parliamentary partnership with a far-right party fatally undermined his governing coalition. The ANP news agency reported that Rutte would submit his resignation in a meeting with Queen Beatrix at the palace scheduled for 2:00 pm (1200 GMT) followin...