In the Netherlands, farmers block a major highway with their tractors on Tuesday during a national protest. Farmers say their livestock and operations are being unfairly blamed for greenhouse gas emissions. Vincent Jannink/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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A months-long service has come to a close at a church in The Hague, Netherlands. Koen Van Weel/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi looks on during an appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Aug. 22, at the start of his trial on charges of involvement in the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu. Mahdi pleaded guilty. Patrick Post/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ahmad Faqi al-Mahdi in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in the Hague last September. Mahdi pleaded guilty to war crimes over the deliberate destruction of buildings at a UNESCO-listed desert heritage site in Mali in 2012. Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands sets off for her first day of public school in The Hague. Netherlands Government Information Service/Getty Images hide caption