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The attacks on Israeli football supporters in Amsterdam this week followed tensions that began brewing days before between the fans and pro-Palestinian activists and other people in the city, a chronology of events showed. Supporters of Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv were targeted for beatings by groups of thugs in the early hours of Friday following a match with Amsterdam’s Ajax, the city’s mayor Femke Halsema has said. Among dozens of Israeli supporters who were chased and assaulted, five suffered injuries needing hospital treatment, police said. In all, 63 suspects have been arrested and authorities promised an investigation, as politicians within the country and beyond expressed their condemnation. DAY BEFORE MATCH Tension began to… Read More »Explained: The Build-up To Attacks On Israeli Football Fans In Amsterdam

<p>Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s grandnephew has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to bring back the remains of the freedom fighter from Japan before his birth anniversary on January 23 next year.&nbsp;</p> <p>Chandra Bose, who has made familiar demands in the past, the last being on August 17, also demanded that a memorial in Netaji’s honour be built in New Delhi, reported PTI.&nbsp;</p> <p>He said it was a “great dishonour” to the freedom fighter that his “remains” are still lying at the Renkoji Temple in Japan. “Netaji’s remains are still lying at Renkoji Temple in Japan. Netaji wanted to return to Independent India, but he could not as he sacrificed his… Read More »Netaji’s Grandnephew Writes To PM Modi Urging To Bring Back His Remains Before January 23 

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