The Hague
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The city is frequently the site of international conferences.
The International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration are both housed in the city in the Peace Palace, which was built to fulfill the dream that The Hague might become the neutral capital of the world.
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ICJ judges are hearing three weeks of testimony, which began in The Hague on Monday, as they weigh accusations by The Gambia that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya in a 2017 crackdown.
From Barron's
The 17th century masterpiece will be loaned to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka in August and September while its home museum in The Hague is closed for renovations.
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An AFP journalist in such a zone in The Hague reported loud bangs until around 3am.
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She later pursued music at university, first at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, an associated college of Trinity College Dublin, before studying at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
From BBC
Appeared in the December 19, 2025, print edition as 'Another Pinprick Strike at The Hague'.
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