Dutch authorities announced Sunday they are conducting an investigation involving 45 individuals tied to the violent assaults on Israeli soccer fans that occurred on November 7. According to AFP, nine suspects have already been identified and apprehended.
Dutch police chief Janny Knol explained the gravity of the situation prompted an immediate escalation. “Because of the seriousness of the crimes, but also because of the social impact, we immediately scaled up to a special investigation team,” she stated in a press release.
The inquiry encompasses “all crimes committed in the run-up to the game and in its aftermath,” Knol detailed, referencing the violence in Amsterdam on November 7, which triggered widespread demonstrations and political upheaval across the country.

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Mike Huckabee, who was appointed Ambassador to Israel by President-elect Donald Trump, told Newsmax that Hamas must be eradicated and the hostages released.
“We have four Americans being held hostage in Gaza — Americans. And this is outrageous that we have not put more pressure, not just on Hamas, but on Iran, which has funded Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,” Huckabee said on National Report. “We need to put pressure on Qatar. They have influence over Hamas, and they need to understand that Donald Trump doesn’t play around.”
Huckabee stated that Hamas can no longer control Gaza.

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has pledged that President-elect Donald Trump’s newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will eliminate entire federal agencies in a sweeping effort to streamline the federal workforce.
Ramaswamy, co-leading DOGE alongside Tesla CEO Elon Musk, hinted at significant layoffs and operational changes across government institutions. He stated that the initiative would assess inefficiencies and make real-time recommendations for cuts.

“We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright,” Ramaswamy, 39, told Maria Bartiromo during an appearance on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “We expect mass reductions in force in areas of the federal government that are bloated.

Iran has released a photo of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei following numerous unsourced rumors on social media suggesting he was either unconscious or deceased.
The picture depicts Khamenei seated in his office, speaking with Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani. Amani was injured during Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah targets in Beirut in September.
Recent social media reports speculated that Khamenei had fallen into a coma, while others suggested he had passed away. Some rumors also alleged that in a private meeting, he had named his son as his successor.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday night that he has chosen Brendan Carr, a senior Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to take on the role of its chairman.
Trump, who originally appointed Carr to the FCC in 2017, described him as a staunch defender of free speech. “His current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great work, I will now be designating him as permanent Chairman,” Trump, 78, said in a statement.

New York and New Jersey are bracing for the possibility of a major winter storm in the coming days, with harsh weather conditions set to disrupt millions of Thanksgiving travel plans across the country.
Meteorologists predict temperatures will plunge into the mid-40s as heavy rain and strong winds sweep through the metropolitan area from Wednesday night into Thursday.
Meanwhile, residents in northern New Jersey and regions of western and upstate New York could face significantly colder conditions, accompanied by snowfall, according to FOX Weather.
The impending storm is expected to complicate travel plans at the start of the busy holiday week, experts have warned.

Rudy Giuliani, once the personal attorney for Donald Trump, has agreed to relinquish his 1980 Mercedes-Benz as part of a settlement to address $148 million in damages owed to two election workers he defamed during the 2020 election. Despite this, he is holding onto a collectible baseball jersey, his attorney revealed.
Giuliani played a central role in the former president’s campaign to challenge the 2020 election results. In December 2023, he was found liable for damages to election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, who were the targets of his false claims.

President Joe Biden’s administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, three sources familiar with the matter said, marking a significant shift in Washington’s policy regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources added, without disclosing details due to operational security concerns. The White House declined to comment.
This decision, announced two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, follows months of appeals from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to permit Ukraine’s military to use U.S. weapons against Russian targets deep within its territory.