LOCAL NEWS

US President-elect Donald Trump is all set for his historic comeback to the White House. US President Joe Biden has invited him on Wednesday. Biden, who has pledged an orderly transfer of power, will meet Trump at the Oval office at 11 am. The US Secret Service has also stepped up Trump’s security after an Afghan man was charged with plotting to kill the president-elect on instructions from the Iran regime. The focus now is on how Trump will change the US government’s policies, especially those governing immigration and border affairs. Trump Tracker: Top news about Donald Trump

Giant African rats that weigh 1.5-2 kg and are 3-4 times the size of brown rats can be used to fight illegal wildlife trafficking, according to a study published last month by nonprofit APOPO. Natives to the savannahs of southern Africa, these giant rats, also known as ‘hero rats’ by people who train them, have been used to detect deadly land mines and tuberculosis pathogens in samples. The scientists now believe they can be trained to identify illegally trafficked wildlife through scent detection. The study, conducted in Morogoro, Tanzania in eastern Africa between December 2017 and December 2021, demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood… Read More »Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims

US President-elect Donald Trump ruled out on Saturday re-appointing two senior figures from his first administration, ex-secretary of state Mike Pompeo and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley. Writing on his Truth Social social network, Trump said he “will not be inviting” either figure to join his administration as speculation swirls about the identity of his new team.   Pompeo had outlined a hawkish plan for Ukraine in July involving more weapons transfers and tough action against Russia’s energy sector which analysts noted on Saturday was at odds with Trump’s campaign statements. Trump has repeatedly boasted that he could end the war in Ukraine in his first 24 hours in power and criticised American aid to… Read More »Donald Trump Rules Out Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley From New White House Team

One terrorist was killed in the ongoing operation with security forces in the Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday evening, the Army said. They said the search operation is in progress. Update : OP RAJPURA, #Baramulla One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces in the ongoing Operation in general area Rajpura, Sopore, Baramulla. Search Operation is in progress.#Kashmir@adgpi@NorthernComd_IA — Chinar Corps? – Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) November 9, 2024 “One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces in the ongoing Operation in general area Rajpura, Sopore, Baramulla. Search Operation is in progress,” Chinar Corps-Indian Army said in a post on social media platform X. Further details are awaited.

The Israeli military on Saturday accused a group of soldiers of burning a Lebanese flag in southern Lebanon where they are fighting the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. The military spoke after a video circulated on social media showing around half a dozen people dressed in Israeli uniforms jumping and singing a religious maxim as one of them sets fire to the flag with a lighter. “We view the act of some soldiers burning the Lebanese flag in southern Lebanon as a violation of orders, inconsistent with the values of the defence forces, and misaligned with the goals of our military activities in Lebanon,” said military spokesman Avichay Adraee. #هام منذ بدء الحرب على حزب الله، قلناها… Read More »Israel Army Slams Soldiers For Burning Lebanese Flag In Viral Video