Dutch Foreign Minister Resigns After Admitting Lie

Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra resigned Tuesday after admitting he had lied about attending a 2006 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zijlstra went before members of parliament and said he had decided to step down because the foreign minister's credibility must be "beyond doubt." He held the position for about four months. Prime Minister Mark Rutte faced questions about why he had not made the lie public despite having known about it for several...

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