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By Enas Alashray and Bart H. Meijer, Reuters Dutch police officers stand guard after several scuffles broke out after a football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Photo: VLN Niews Israeli PM sends rescue planes to Amsterdam Dutch PM "horrified" by attacks after soccer match Police detain 57 after pro-Palestinian protests Dutch PM tells Netanyahu perpetrators will be prosecuted Israel sent two planes to bring back fans of an Israeli soccer team from the Netherlands on Friday (local time) after overnight attacks in the streets that officials described as antisemitic. Videos circulating on social media showed riot police intervening in street clashes, with some attackers shouting anti-Israeli slurs. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters wer...

By Nectar Gan, CNN Xi and Trump during the latter's first term. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP China is bracing for what could be a volatile and highly unpredictable path ahead in its escalating great power rivalry with the United States, after Donald Trump made a historic political comeback to win the race to the White House. His return could bring tariffs as high as 60 percent on Chinese goods - which could devastate economic growth in the world's second largest economy and upend global supply chains - more technology controls and fiery rhetoric on Beijing, heightening tension in already rocky relations between the superpowers. But Trump's protectionist trade posture and transactional approach to foreign policy may also weaken US alliances and global leadership, presenting opportu...

A firefighter tries to control the fire burning down a house in Camarillo, California, on 6 November 2024. Photo: AFP / Etienne Laurent Terrie Morin, 60, and her husband, Dave, were at the barber shop when they heard about a raging wildfire making headway toward their Camarillo home in California on Wednesday (local time) morning. The couple were hosting two guests at the time, but because their guests worked late, Morin suspected they slept through the residence's fire alarms. "I run in the house, and I'm banging on the door, and they did not hear me. They were knocked out," Morin told CNN. "Get the dog. Get out of here. You don't have time, just get out!" she recalled telling them. Ten minutes later, Dave noticed sparks in their backyard. The temperature was also picking up. "It was h...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi for Reuters Children stare at the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 7 November. Photo: EYAD BABA/AFP Israeli forces have stepped up bombardment across the Gaza Strip and ordered more evacuations, creating a fresh wave of displacement from northern Gaza, to which Palestinians fear they will not be able to return. Palestinian health officials said at least 10 people had been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli air strike on a school housing displaced families in Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a Hamas command centre embedded inside the compound that previously served as a UN-run school. It accused Hamas of exploiting civilian facilities for mil...

New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive officer Philip Gregan said there was "a little bit of nervousness". Photo: 123RF Kiwi winemakers are anxiously waiting to see if and when they'll be hit by high tariffs exporting into the US, following the election of Donald Trump. President-elect Trump campaigned on introducing tariffs of up to 20 percent on imported goods as part of his 'America First' economic policy. If he goes through with that promise, it could hit our exporters hard - and with the US market accounting for some 40 percent of New Zealand's wine exports, it could be devastating for the $800 million industry here. New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive officer Philip Gregan told Checkpoint on Friday there was "a little bit of nervousness" about the "hypothetical" hit to busine...

Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP By Jeff Mason, Reuters US President Joe Biden has urged Americans to "bring down the temperature", following Republican Donald Trump's election victory and sought to console fellow Democrats who are alarmed by the former president's stunning comeback. "Setbacks are unavoidable. Giving up is unforgivable," Biden said at the White House Rose Garden as he addressed staff who were disappointed in Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat. "A defeat does not mean we are defeated." Biden said the election had proven the integrity of the US electoral system and pledged an orderly transfer of power - an implicit rebuke of Trump, who sought...

Sydney Airport said it is not clear if the fire is linked to the incident with the plane. Photo: ABC News A Qantas flight has made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport following a contained engine failure. Earlier this afternoon, the aircraft landed after a loud bang was heard following take-off. An airport spokesperson said Qantas flight QF520 from Sydney to Brisbane landed safely just after 1pm (local time). "After circling for a short period of time, the aircraft landed safely at Sydney Airport," a Qantas spokesperson said. "Our pilots are highly trained to handle situations like this and the aircraft landed safely after the appropriate procedures were conducted. "We understand this would have been a distressing experience for customers and we will be contacting all customers this ...

By Graham Hurley for CNN Local police say the research lab has eyes on the monkeys and are attempting to entice them with food. Photo: wwwfotokreativde/123RF Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility. The rhesus macaque primates are all still on the loose after escaping on Wednesday from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Centre in Yemassee, town administrator Matthew Garnes said. "Residents are strongly advised to keep doors and windows secured to prevent these animals from entering homes," the Yemassee Police Department said in a Facebook post. In an update shortly before noon, police said Alpha Genesis had eyes on the monkeys and were attempting to entice them with ...

File photo. Photo: Supplied/ CDC Public Health Image Library - Frank Hadley Collins By Joshua Boscaini, ABC Climate change and extreme weather have the potential to increase cases of mosquito-borne diseases and push the insects into new areas of Australia, according to medical and research science experts. A "unique signature" of chemicals on the skin can also make people more susceptible to mosquito bites, with these experts highlighting the need to protect yourself from bites. Australia experienced an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus recently - a diseases that is usually confined to Asia and the Torres Strait. What impact could climate change have on mosquitoes? Experts say climate change could lead to an increase in mosquito numbers and transmission of mosqu...

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, visits the Earthshot Prize Climate Leaders Youth Programme at Rooftop on Bree in Cape Town. Photo: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / POOL / AFP Prince William said the past year had probably been the "hardest" of his life after a difficult period for Britain's royal family in which both his father King Charles and wife Kate were diagnosed with cancer. Speaking to British media at the end of a visit to South Africa, the heir to the throne reflected on how he was coping while balancing his duties as a royal with family time, the BBC and other publications reported on Thursday. Asked how his year has been, William said: "Honestly? It's been dreadful. It's probably been the hardest year in my life. So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on...