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Dutch police detain 50 pro-palestinian protestors who defied ban after Amsterdam soccer unrest

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the capital's Dam Square, chanting 'Free Palestine' and 'Amsterdam says no to genocide', in reference to the Gaza war.

Outrage over attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. Mayor calls it ‘black night’, Israel urges action

Thursday’s incident after a soccer game led to many calling it a 'pogrom against Jews', and others slamming Israel supporters for spreading disinformation and blaming Muslims for violence.

Amsterdam bans protests after ‘antisemitic squads’ attack Israeli soccer fans Friday

Mayor Halsema said Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were 'attacked, abused, pelted with fireworks,' and riot police intervened to protect and escort them to hotels. Five people were hospitalised.

Dutch right-wing govt installed as Wilders’ shadow looms large

Far-Right anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders will not be part of govt but hardliners from his party will be part of coalition cabinet led by unelected career civil servant Dick Schoof.

US rapper Nicki Minaj held at Amsterdam airport for possession of soft drugs, says report

Dutch military police confirmed a 41-year-old American woman had been held for possession of soft drugs Saturday. Police, however, did not identify the suspect.

Dutch parties meet to begin difficult, lengthy process of coalition after Wilders’ shock poll win

Geert Wilders’ election win led to protests in several cities. Muslim organisations said they were worried about their treatment under a possible Wilders government.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.