Name: 9 US citizens killed in Hamas-Israel war: officials confirm
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Description: Notably, the USA is also trying to verify reports of several Americans taken hostage by Hamas. However, the numbers are still unclear.

The US has said that it will wait to see the results of India's probe into the alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil.

Will wait for result of India's probe: US on 'plot to kill' Khalistani

The US has said that it will wait to see the results of India's probe into the alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil.

The United States has said it will wait to see the results of the investigation announced by India concerning allegations of the involvement of an Indian official in a plot to assassinate a separatist Sikh leader in the US.
"We have noted at the most senior levels of this government &ndash; the secretary of state has raised this directly with his foreign counterpart that we take this issue very seriously. They told us they would conduct an investigation," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference on Tuesday.
"They have publicly announced an investigation. Now, we will wait to see the results of the investigation...," Miller said in response to a question.
American prosecutors have linked an Indian official to a man charged with conspiring to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on US soil.
India has described it as a "matter of concern" and asserted that follow-up action will be taken based on findings of a panel investigating the allegations.
The US, Miller said, has also urged India to cooperate with Canada's investigation of allegations of Indian involvement in the killing of a Canadian national.
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An Israeli girl who was recently freed by Hamas returned to school. Her mother said that her letter praising Hamas for treating her daughter like a queen was written under duress.

5-yr-old Israeli girl Emelia Aloni freed by Hamas returns to school | Watch

An Israeli girl who was recently freed by Hamas returned to school. Her mother said that her letter praising Hamas for treating her daughter like a queen was written under duress.

Five-year-old Israeli girl Emelia Aloni, who was recently freed by Hamas under a prisoner swap deal, returned to school.
A heart-warming video showed the girl being welcomes by her teacher and fellow students as she entered the school.
She is the girl whose mother, 44-year-old Danielle Aloni, wrote an open letter thanking Hamas for treating her daughter like a queen while she was held as a hostage.
However, she later revealed that the letter was written under duress and that the reality was a horror movie.
&nbsp;&ldquo;Our daughter saw things that children at that age, or at any age, should not see,&rdquo; the woman told The US Sun.
&ldquo;It was a horror movie &mdash; you feel like you want to pinch yourself and wake up from this movie. People can die because their abductors simply decided to murder them,&rdquo; she added.
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Israeli soldiers in Gaza are suffering from food poisoning and are experiencing symptoms like fever and diarrhoea.

Israeli soldiers hit by stomach illnesses, food poisoning in Gaza: report

Israeli soldiers in Gaza are suffering from food poisoning and are experiencing symptoms like fever and diarrhoea.

Israeli forces in Gaza have reportedly been hit by an outbreak of gastrointestinal diseases and food poisoning.
As per media reports, there has been an unusual increase in the incidence of intestinal diseases among the soldiers.
The soldiers have shown symptoms of food poisoning like fever and severe diarrhoea.
A report said that many restaurants and individuals donated food items to the Israeli forces, which were likely contaminated during preparation, transportation or storage.
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A Pakistani woman, Javeria Khanum, has arrived in India to marry a Kolkata man, Sameer Khan. Their wedding is set to be held in January. They have been in a relationship for five years.

'I can't believe it': Pakistani woman arrives in India to marry Kolkata man | Watch

A Pakistani woman, Javeria Khanum, has arrived in India to marry a Kolkata man, Sameer Khan. Their wedding is set to be held in January. They have been in a relationship for five years.

A Pakistani woman on Tuesday crossed over to India from the Wagah-Attari International Border to marry a Kolkata resident with whom her marriage has been fixed in January next year.
Karachi resident Javeria Khanum crossed over into the Indian side from Attari in Amritsar district where she was welcomed by her fiance Sameer Khan and some members of his family to the beats of 'dhol'.
Khanum has been granted a 45-day visa after two previous visa rejections and the Covid pandemic stalled their plans for around five years.
The couple, in a brief interaction with reporters at Attari, said the marriage will be solemnised in January next year.
"I have been granted a 45-day visa. I am very happy to be here. Just on arrival, I am already getting so much love here. In the first week of January the marriage will be solemnised," she said.
She had tried to get a visa on two occasions, but got lucky the third time. "It is a happy ending and a happy beginning," she said, expressing her happiness at being able to travel to India to get married.
&ldquo;Everyone back home was very happy. I can&rsquo;t believe I have got the visa after five years,&rdquo; she added.
Sharing how the couple got in touch, Khan said he expressed interest in marrying Khanum after seeing her photo on his mother&rsquo;s phone.
&ldquo;This started in May 2018. I had come home from Germany where I was studying. I saw her photo on my mother's phone and expressed my interest. I told my mother that I want to get married to Javeria,&rdquo; he said.
Earlier, the visa was rejected twice and in between there was the Covid pandemic, Khan said, adding that he was thankful to the Indian Government for the visa.
"My mother is very happy now that we will be getting married in January next year," he said.
Khan said his friends from his time in Germany &ndash; from Africa, Spain, the United States and other countries &ndash; are likely to attend his wedding.
The couple then left to catch a flight from Amritsar to Kolkata.
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Russian President will visit Saudia Arabia and UAE on December 06 to discuss the bilateral relations as well as the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel-Hamas war: Putin  shows efforts to become power broker in Middle East conflict 

Russian President will visit Saudia Arabia and UAE on December 06 to discuss the bilateral relations as well as the Israel-Hamas war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused on the Israeli-Hamas war and host the Iranian president in Moscow this week, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
Putin will make working visits to both countries on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
The talks will focus on bilateral relations, the war between Israel and Hamas and other international issues, Peskov said. Issues related to oil price caps under OPEC+ will also be on the agenda, he added.
Putin's trip was first announced on Monday by his foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov, who didn't give a date for the visits when he spoke to the Russian news outlet Life.
&ldquo;I hope that these will be very useful negotiations, which we consider extremely important,&rdquo; Ushakov was quoted as saying by Life.
Putin will make the visit at a time when Russia wants to advance its role as a power broker in the conflict in the Middle East.
Putin will host Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in the Kremlin on Thursday, Peskov added.
The Russian president visited China in October and recently made several trips to former Soviet nations.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.
Since the warrant was issued, Putin chose not to attend a BRICS summit in South Africa because the country would be obliged to arrest Putin upon arrival as it is a signatory to the international court's treaty.
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the UAE have signed the ICC's founding treaty.
The notice against Putin in March was the first time the global court issued a warrant against a leader of one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. The ICC said in a statement that Putin is accused of the war crime of &rdquo;unlawful deportation" of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.

A Hamas rocket struck a military base holding nuclear-capable missiles in Israel during the October 7 offensive. The rocket caused a fire that approached missile storage facilities.

Hamas rocket hit Israeli base holding nuclear-capable missiles on Oct 7: report

A Hamas rocket struck a military base holding nuclear-capable missiles in Israel during the October 7 offensive. The rocket caused a fire that approached missile storage facilities.

The New York Times has reported that during the October 7 attack, a Hamas rocket struck an Israeli base holding nuclear-capable missiles. The report said that though the missiles weren&rsquo;t directly hit, the rocket's impact sparked a fire that approached missile storage facilities and other sensitive weaponry at the Sdot Micha base in central Israel. It is noteworthy that Israel has never acknowledged possessing nuclear arsenal, however, US officials and satellite imagery analysts claim the country does have at least a small number of nuclear weapons.
According to experts and declassified US government documents, Israel possesses Jericho missiles that are equipped to carry nuclear warheads.
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In the backdrop of the US accusing an Indian citizen of working on a plot to kill a Sikh separatist, reportedly Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, S Jaishankar met an American NSA official for the first time  

Amid Nikhil Gupta indictment, S Jaishankar meets US Principal Deputy NSA

US Principal Deputy NSA meets External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

In the backdrop of the US accusing an Indian citizen of working on a plot to kill a Sikh separatist, reportedly Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, S Jaishankar met an American NSA official for the first time.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US Principal Deputy NSA Jon Finer and discussed various bilateral and global issues, in the first publicly announced meeting with an American security official after the US's charges relating to a thwarted plot to kill a Sikh separatist on its soil.
The meeting between Jaishankar and Finer here came days after American prosecutors linked an Indian official to a man charged with conspiring to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
It is understood that the issue figured in the meeting though there is no official confirmation of it.
"Good to meet Principal Deputy NSA of the US Jon Finer this afternoon. Useful exchange of views on the global situation. Discussed taking our bilateral cooperation forward," Jaishankar said on 'X'.
India on November 30 described as a "matter of concern" the US linking the Indian official to a man charged with conspiring to kill Pannun, and asserted that follow up action will be taken based on findings of an inquiry panel investigating the allegations.
India has already constituted a probe team to investigate allegations relating to the foiled plot.
On November 29, US federal prosecutors charged Nikhil Gupta, 52, of working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Pannun. The US prosecutors informed a Manhattan court that authorities in the Czech Republic arrested and detained Gupta.
Pannun, a leader of the so-called 'Sikhs for Justice', is wanted by Indian probe agencies on various terror charges.
The Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, first reported last month that US authorities foiled a plot to assassinate Pannun, and issued a warning to the Indian government over concerns it was involved in the plot.
The Washington Post on November 29 said the Biden administration was so concerned after discovering the plot that it sent CIA Director William J Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to India in August and October respectively to demand investigation and hold those responsible to account.
Last week, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed as "good and appropriate" India's decision to announce a high-level probe into the allegations.
"The government (of India) announced today that it was conducting an investigation, and that's good and appropriate, and we look forward to seeing the results," he told reporters in Tel Aviv

At least 11 hikers were killed after a massive volcano erupted in Indonesia. Hot ash clouds spread several kilometres blanketing villages and nearby towns by tons of volcanic debris.

Massive volcano erupts in Indonesia; 11 hikers dead, search on for 22 others

At least 11 hikers were killed after a massive volcano erupted in Indonesia. Hot ash clouds spread several kilometres blanketing villages and nearby towns by tons of volcanic debris.

The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for at least 22 others reportedly missing.
Mount Marapi in Agam district in West Sumatra province spewed thick columns of ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the sky in a sudden eruption Sunday and hot ash clouds spread several miles (kilometers). Villages and nearby towns were blanketed by tons of volcanic debris.
About 75 climbers started their way up the nearly 2,900-meter (9,480-foot) mountain on Saturday and became stranded.
Eight of those rescued Sunday were rushed to hospitals with burn wounds and one also had a broken limb, said Hari Agustian, an official at the local Search and Rescue Agency in Padang, the provincial capital.
West Sumatra's Search and Rescue Agency head Abdul Malik said rescuers on Monday morning found 11 bodies of climbers as they searched for those who still missing and rescued three others.
&ldquo;The evacuation process of the bodies and survivors are still ongoing,&rdquo; he said, adding that rescuers are still searching for 22 climbers reportedly still missing.
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The Israeli military has said it has expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza and ordered more evacuations in the crowded south.

Southern Gaza will be hit as hard as the north: Israel

The Israeli military has said it has expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza and ordered more evacuations in the crowded south.

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza and ordered more evacuations in the crowded south, followed by heavy bombardment, as it vowed that operations there against Hamas would be &ldquo;no less strength&rdquo; than its earlier offensive in the north.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip said they were running out of places to go in the sealed-off territory that borders Israel and Egypt. Many of its 2.3 million people are crammed into the south after Israel ordered civilians to leave the north in the early days of the war, which was sparked by the October 7 attack by Hamas and other militants that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in southern Israel.
The United Nations estimates that 1.8 million Gazans have been displaced. Juliette Toma, director of communications at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said nearly 958,000 of them were in 99 UN facilities in the south.
Heavy bombardment was reported around Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis in the south and the nearby city of Rafah. UN human rights chief Volker T&uuml;rk urged an end to the war, saying civilian suffering was &ldquo;too much to bear&rdquo;.
The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the death toll there since October 7 has surpassed 15,500. The ministry does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths, but said 70 per cent of the dead were women and children. It said more than 41,000 people had been wounded.
A Health Ministry spokesman asserted that hundreds of people had been killed or wounded since the cease-fire ended. &ldquo;The majority of victims are still under the rubble,&rdquo; Ashraf al-Qidra said.
Meanwhile, fears of a wider conflict intensified. A US warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed attacks on two ships they described as being linked to Israel but did not acknowledge targeting a US Navy vessel.
Hopes for another temporary truce in Gaza were fading. A weeklong cease-fire that expired on Friday facilitated the release of dozens of the roughly 240 Gaza-held Israeli and foreign hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. But Israel has called its negotiators home, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war will continue until &ldquo;all its goals&rdquo; are achieved. One is to remove Hamas from power in Gaza.
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said resuming talks with Israel on further exchanges must be tied to a permanent cease-fire.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told NBC's &ldquo;Meet the Press&rdquo; that the US is working "really hard&rdquo; for a resumption of negotiations.
Israel's military widened evacuation orders in and around Khan Younis, telling residents of at least five more areas to leave. Residents said the military dropped leaflets ordering them to move south to the border city of Rafah or to a coastal area in the southwest. &ldquo;Khan Younis city is a dangerous combat zone,&rdquo; the leaflets read.
But Halima Abdel-Rahman, a widow and mother of four, said she won't heed such orders anymore. She fled her home in October to an area outside Khan Younis, where she stays with relatives.
&ldquo;The occupation tells you to go to this area, then they bomb it,&rdquo; she said by phone. "The reality is that no place is safe in Gaza. They kill people in the north. They kill people in the south.&rdquo; The United States, Israel's closest ally, has urged Israel to avoid significant new mass displacement and do more to protect civilians. US Vice President Kamala Harris also told Egypt's president that &ldquo;under no circumstances&rdquo; would the US permit the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank, an ongoing siege of Gaza or the redrawing of its borders.
On the ground in Gaza, there was frustration and mourning. Outside a Gaza City hospital, a dust-covered boy named Saaed Khalid Shehta dropped to his knees beside the bloodied body of his little brother Mohammad, one of several bodies laid out after people said their street was hit by airstrikes. He kissed him.
&ldquo;You bury me with him!&rdquo; the boy cried. A health worker at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital said more than 15 children were killed.
Israel's military said its fighter jets and helicopters struck targets in the Gaza Strip including &ldquo;tunnel shafts, command centres and weapons storage facilities", while a drone killed five Hamas fighters. Military officials acknowledged &rdquo;extensive aerial attacks in the Khan Younis area".
The bodies of 31 people killed in Israeli bombardment of central Gaza were taken to the Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, said Omar al-Darawi, a hospital administrative employee. One woman wept, cradling a child's body on her lap. Another carried the body of a baby. Later, hospital workers reported 11 more dead after another airstrike. The bloodied survivors included a child carried in on a mattress.
Outside a morgue in Khan Younis, resident Samy al-Najeila carried the body of a child. He said his sons had been preparing to evacuate their home, &ldquo;but the occupation didn't give us any time. The three-floor building was destroyed completely, the whole block was totally destroyed&rdquo;. He said six of the bodies were his relatives.
&ldquo;Five people are still under the rubble,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;God help us.&rdquo; During a short trip to the United Arab Emirates as the top American representative at the UN climate conference, Harris said: "Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. Frankly, the scale of civilian suffering and the images and videos coming from Gaza are devastating.&rdquo; Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Netanyahu, said Israel was making &ldquo;maximum effort&rdquo; to protect civilians. In addition to the leaflets, the military has used phone calls and radio and TV broadcasts to urge Gazans to move from specific areas.
Israel says it targets Hamas operatives and blames civilian casualties on the militants, accusing them of operating in residential neighbourhoods. It claims to have killed thousands of militants, without providing evidence. Israel says at least 78 of its soldiers have been killed in the offensive in northern Gaza.
The renewed hostilities have heightened concerns for the 137 hostages who the Israeli military believes are still being held by Hamas. During the recent truce, 105 hostages were freed, and Israel released 240 Palestinian prisoners. Most of those released by both sides were women and children.
The families of hostages have called for an urgent meeting with Israel's Security Cabinet, saying time is &ldquo;running out to save those still held by Hamas&rdquo;.
Elsewhere in the region, Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group said it struck Israeli positions near the tense Lebanon-Israel border. Eleven people &mdash; eight soldiers and three civilians &mdash; were wounded by Hezbollah fire in the area of Beit Hillel, army radio reported. The military said its artillery struck sources of fire from Lebanon. It also said its fighter jets struck other Hezbollah targets.
And Iraqi militants with the Iran-backed umbrella group the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said they struck the Kharab al-Jir US military base in Syria with rockets. A US military official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said rockets hit Rumalyn Landing Zone in Syria but there were no reports of casualties or damage.
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The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

Warships, commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea on Sunday: Pentagon

The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack on Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
&ldquo;We're aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,&rdquo; the Pentagon said.
The Carney is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
The British military earlier said there had been a suspected drone attack and explosions in the Red Sea, without elaborating.
The Pentagon did not identify where it believed the fire came from. However, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been launching a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said the attack began about 10 a.m. in Sanaa, Yemen, and had gone on for as much as five hours. Another US official who similarly spoke on condition of anonymity for the same reason said the Carney had intercepted at least one drone during the attack.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis. However, a Houthi military spokesman earlier said an &ldquo;important&rdquo; statement would be released shortly.
Global shipping had increasingly been targeted as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a wider regional conflict &mdash; even as a truce briefly halted fighting and Hamas exchanged hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
However, the collapse of the truce and the resumption of punishing Israeli airstrikes and its ground offensive there had raised the risk of the seaborne attacks resuming.
Earlier in November, the Houthis seized a vehicle transport ship also linked to Israel in the Red Sea off Yemen. The rebels still hold the vessel near the port city of Hodeida. Missiles also landed near another US warship last week after it assisted a vessel linked to Israel that had briefly been seized by gunmen.
However, the Houthis had not directly targeted the Americans for some time, further raising the stakes in the growing maritime conflict. In 2016, the US launched Tomahawk cruise missiles that destroyed three coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory to retaliate for missiles being fired at US Navy ships at the time.

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Notably, the USA is also trying to verify reports of several Americans taken hostage by Hamas. However, the numbers are still unclear. 

9 US citizens killed in Hamas-Israel war: officials confirm

Hamas-Israel&nbsp;conflict
9 citizens&nbsp;killed, US officials&nbsp;confirm
Several&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;held&nbsp;as hostage: reports
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Notably, the USA is also trying to verify reports of several Americans taken hostage by Hamas. However, the numbers are still unclear.&nbsp;

Day after Secretary of State, Antony Blinken during a broadcast said, the authorities were working overtime to check reports about Americans killed in the deadly assault by Hamas in Israel, USA officials on October 9 confirmed that nine of its citizens lost their lives in the violence.
"At this time, we can confirm the deaths of nine US citizens," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
"We can confirm that there are unaccounted for US citizens, and we are working with our Israeli partners to determine their whereabouts."
Notably, the USA is also trying to verify reports of several Americans taken hostage by Hamas. However, the numbers are still unclear.&nbsp;
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Santa in scuba gear feeds fishes in Germany | Video

The seasonal divers crossed the artificial ocean in an underwater tunnel and came face to face with sea turtles, small sharks and rays.

Santa Claus brought Christmas gifts to the sea world at an aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen on Wednesday morning.
Santa Claus and his reindeer took a dive into the aquarium to feed rays, sharks and other sea creatures.
The seasonal divers crossed the artificial ocean in an underwater tunnel and came face to face with sea turtles, small sharks and rays.
Sea Life in Oberhausen is home to Germany's biggest shark nursery.

Iran's Defence Minister on December 6 announced the successful launch of a space capsule into orbit. As per official reports, the capsule was carrying animals.

Iran sends animals to space, man-mission soon, says defence minister

Iran's Defence Minister, Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani, on December 6 announced the successful launch of a space capsule into orbit. As per official reports, the capsule was carrying animals.

Stating that Tehran has successfully launched a capsule carrying animals into the space, the country's Defence minister said on Wednesday that Iran is inching close to launch a human mission to the space.&nbsp;
A 500 kg capsule is expected to be sent to space carrying Iranian astronauts and if successful the mission will make Iran 4th nation to have a manned space mission.
Quoting Telecommunication minister Isa Zarepourn, IRNA news agency said the capsule carrying animals was placed 130 kilometers into orbit.
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However, there was no official confirmation on which animals were sent in the capsule. Iran is hyperfocused on its space mission and has announced many successful launch of the satellites into space earlier.&nbsp;

A controversial incident took place in Tokyo as a cab driver Atsushi Ozawa arrested for allegedly killing a pigeon, violating wildlife protection laws. Discover the details of the incident.

Violation of wildlife protection laws: Tokyo cab driver arrested for allegedly killing a pigeon, says roads are for people 

A controversial incident took place in Tokyo as a cab driver Atsushi Ozawa arrested for allegedly killing a pigeon, violating wildlife protection laws. Discover the details of the incident.

#Tokyo #Japan #Wildlife 



In Tokyo, a cab driver allegedly killed a pigeon usign his car on Nov 13. The postmortem report says the cause of death as a traumatic shock.&nbsp;

In Japan's capital Tokyo, a cab driver was arrested for allegedly killing a common pigeon on November 13.&nbsp;
The Tokyo police said in a statement that the 50-year-old, Atsushi Ozawa, used his car to violate wildlife protection laws by driving off through a flock of pigeons and killing one of them on a street.&nbsp;
"The taxi reportedly had no passengers at the time and quickly accelerated right after the traffic light changed to green, striking the pigeons. A passerby, who witnessed the incident called him out, to which Ozawa replied by saying things like, 'Pigeons should get out of the way,' and drove away from the scene," said the Metropolitan Police Department of the city.
The driver has reportedly admitted to the allegations and defended himself saying that roads are for people and pigeons have the option to avoid cars.&nbsp;
The postmortem report of the pigeon revealed the cause of death as a traumatic shock.
Is it illegal to kill pigeon in Japan?
While it's legal to hunt a number of game pigeons in Japan, the feral species of the same are permissible for killing only in some specific cases, such as damage to crops and livestock. Further, the killing is allowed after legal permission by the local authorities. &nbsp;
Crow's life matters
The condition of pigeons in Tokyo is absolutely opposite to its crows, as the latter get severely targeted after receiving complaints that they are becoming the major cause of concern of Tokyo's streets.&nbsp;
In 2001, Tokyo's crows were targeted for littering streets with restaurant trash, reacting to which, the former governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara announced to launch of a war on the city&rsquo;s crows, almost 36,000 in number. The population of Tokyo's crows reportedlly has reduced by two-thirds over the period of 20 years. &nbsp;

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a trip on Wednesday to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to discuss the crises in Middle-East.

Putin's bid to shore up support, Russian President visits UAE, Saudi next

Putin began a trip to Saudi Arabia &amp; the United Arab Emirates to discuss the crises in Middle-East. He was given a welcome as the UAE's military acrobatics team flew in formation with red, white and blue smoke trailing them in the colours of the Russian flag.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a trip on Wednesday to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, hoping to shore up support in the Mideast from two major oil producers allied to the US as his war on Ukraine grinds on.
Putin landed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms now hosting the United Nations' COP28 climate talks. It marked his first trip to the region from before the coronavirus pandemic and the war &mdash; and as he faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over the war in Ukraine.
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the UAE has signed the ICC founding treaty, meaning they don't face any obligation to detain Putin over the warrant accusing him of being personally responsible for the abductions of children from Ukraine during his war on the country. Putin skipped a summit in South Africa over concerns he could be arrested on arrival there.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's foreign minister, met a smiling Putin after he bounded down the stairs of his presidential plane. As he arrived at Abu Dhabi's Qasr al-Watan palace to meet Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the country's ruler, the UAE's military acrobatics team flew in formation with red, white and blue smoke trailing them in the colours of the Russian flag.
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Delhi Police are on high alert after Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to attack the Indian Parliament on the anniversary of 2001 terrorist attack.

Gurpatwant Pannun threatens to attack Parliament, Delhi Police on alert

Delhi Police are on high alert after Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to attack the Indian Parliament on the anniversary of 2001 terrorist attack.

The Delhi Police are on alert after the US-based Khalistani supporter Gurpatwant Singh Pannun released a video message threatening to "shake the very foundation of Parliament" on December 13 -- the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament.
A senior police officer said security has already been stepped up in and around Parliament. "No one will be allowed to disturb law and order," he said.
"When Parliament is on, we remain alert. We are taking all precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incident," the officer said adding that security has also been beefed up in entire Delhi. &nbsp;In the video, which also had a photo of the 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, the chief of the proscribed organisation Sikhs for Justice claimed that the Narendra Modi government tried to kill him and threatened to respond on December 13.
Pannu claimed that his response would shake "the very foundation of the Indian Parliament".&nbsp;
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