Morning coverage still followed the US midterm fallout, with Hegseth rejecting an impeachment push and Trump replacing his chief of staff with hardliner Stephen Miller.
The previous day's aviation disruption continued with fresh bomb threats against Prague flights including one to Amsterdam, fighter escorts over Hungary and evacuations at Irish media firms, ending with an arrest at Schiphol after no explosives were found.
Attention then moved to Amsterdam, where hundreds broke through fences at Microsoft's datacenter construction site before riot police cleared the terrain and detained 150 to 200 people.
In The Hague coalition leaders canvassed parliament corridors for opposition backing for next week's Tax Plan vote, with Jetten portrayed as increasingly isolated.
The evening closed on a Nasdaq tech sell-off reviving AI-bubble fears and an NCTV warning that cyber resilience was lagging.