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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently declared that the Golan Heights is an “integral part” of Israel, further solidifying the country's position on the contentious territory. The Golan Heights, a strategic plateau located between Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, has been a point of conflict and dispute for decades. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967 and officially annexed it in 1981, a move that has not been recognized by the international community.
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In the world of football, every match presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities, and the ability to adapt and innovate is crucial for success. The story of Real Madrid's specialized training to counter Barcelona's high defensive line, despite the offside woes of Mbappé, serves as a reminder of the importance of meticulous preparation and strategic thinking in the pursuit of victory on the football pitch.As the story of the "love-supplied heating" spread through the neighborhood, it became a symbol of the power of caring and compassion within a community. In a world often marked by division and isolation, this simple act of kindness served as a reminder of the warmth and comfort that can be found in the bonds between neighbors.Title: Clash of the Titans: Century Grip 2.0 - The Explosive Conflict of Iron Hammer Wolves vs. Conte-Tuchel Duo!
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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Alex Chaikin’s 20 points off of the bench helped Lafayette to a 77-73 victory against Mercyhurst on Saturday. Chaikin went 7 of 8 from the field (6 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Leopards (5-5). Justin Vander Baan added 13 points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line while he also had six rebounds and five blocks. Andrew Phillips had 10 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line. Shemar Rathan-Mayes finished with 21 points and four assists for the Lakers (5-6). Aidan Reichert added 18 points, six rebounds and three steals for Mercyhurst. Jeff Planutis also recorded 13 points. Chaikin scored nine points in the first half and Lafayette went into the break trailing 38-31. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .So mark your calendars, set your reminders, and get ready for an unforgettable tennis experience as the WTT Singapore Grand Slam 2025 kicks off at the Singapore Sports Hub from January 30th to February 9th. Whether you're a casual fan or a die-hard enthusiast, this event promises to be a spectacle that you won't want to miss. Join us as we witness history in the making, as the world's best tennis players battle it out for supremacy on the courts of Singapore.
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NIGEL FARAGE’s Reform UK has smashed past the Conservatives in membership numbers, the party has claimed. A digital counter on its website hit 131,680 on Boxing Day, surpassing Tory numbers revealed during their leadership race in November. Mr Farage , who was all smiles yesterday at a Boxing Day hunt in Chiddingstone, Kent , hailed the moment as “historic”, adding on X: “The youngest political party in British politics has just overtaken the oldest political party in the world. “Reform UK are now the real opposition.” Meanwhile, party chairman Zia Yusuf insisted Mr Farage will be “the next prime minister, and will return Britain to greatness”. To mark the moment, Reform projected the new membership number onto Conservative Campaign Headquarters on Wednesday night. READ MORE POLITICS NEWS But Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hit back, branding the claim “fake” and accusing Mr Farage of “manipulating” supporters at Christmas . She wrote on X: “How do I know for certain the Reform announcement is not true? Because the Conservative Party has gained thousands of new members since the leadership election. "But we don’t shout about it...we are building quietly and steadily on principles and values, not gimmicks.” The Tories had 131,680 members eligible to vote in the election that crowned Ms Badenoch leader on November 2 — the lowest on record. Most read in The Sun It was a huge drop from the 172,000 members they boasted during the 2022 leadership contest. Mr Farage fired back, pointing to his 5.4million followers compared to Badenoch’s 320,000. He said: “We understand you are bitter, upset and angry that we are now the second biggest party in British politics, and that the Conservative brand is dying under your leadership. "However, this is not an excuse to accuse us of committing fraud.”With the recent increase in mortgage interest rates amidst a turbulent economic landscape, many potential homebuyers are left pondering a crucial question: Is now the right time to purchase a property? The decision to invest in real estate is a significant financial commitment that requires careful consideration, especially when faced with fluctuating interest rates that can impact the affordability of a home loan.
NEW YORK (AP) — He’s making threats, traveling abroad and negotiating with world leaders. has more than a month and a half to go before he’s sworn in for a second term. But the Republican president-elect is already moving aggressively not just to fill and outline policy goals, but to achieve . Trump has on goods from Canada and Mexico, prompting emergency calls and a visit from Canada’s prime minister that resulted in what Trump claimed were commitments from both U.S. allies on new border security measures. The incoming president has if, before his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, Hamas does not release the hostages being held in Gaza . He has the purchase of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company, warning “Buyer Beware!!!” And this weekend, Trump was returning to the global stage, for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral five years after it was ravaged by a fire. On Saturday, he met with French President Emmanuel Macron — joined at the last minute by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — and had plans to see Britain’s Prince William also in Paris. Absent in Paris: lame duck President Joe Biden, who has largely disappeared from headlines, except when he issued a , Hunter, who was facing sentencing for gun crimes and tax evasion. First lady Jill Biden is attending in his place. “I think you have seen more happen in the last two weeks than you’ve seen in the last four years. And we’re not even there yet,” Trump said in . For all of Trump’s bold talk, though, it is unclear how many of his efforts will bear fruit. Breaking precedent The pre-inauguration threats and deal-making are highly unusual, like so much of what Trump does, said Julian Zelizer, a political historian at Princeton University. “Transitions are always a little complicated in this way. Even though we talk about one president at a time,” he said, “the reality is one president plus. And that plus can act assertively sometimes.” Zelizer said that is particularly true of Trump, who was president previously and already has relationships with many foreign leaders such as Macron, who invited both Trump and Biden to Paris this weekend as part of the Notre Dame celebration. “Right now he’s sort of governing even though he’s not the president yet. He’s having these public meetings with foreign leaders, which aren’t simply introductions. He’s staking out policy and negotiating things from drug trafficking to tariffs,” Zelizer said. Foreign leader meetings Trump already has met with several foreign leaders, in addition to a long list of calls. Argentinian President in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago club in November. After the tariff threat, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a three-hour dinner meeting. Canadian officials later said the country is ready to make new investments in border security, with plans for more helicopters, drones and law enforcement officers. Last Sunday, Trump dined with Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Israeli prime minister. Incoming Trump aides have also been meeting with their future foreign counterparts. On Wednesday, several members of Trump’s team, including incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz, met with Andriy Yermak, a top aide to Zelenskyy, in Washington, as Ukraine tries to win support for its ongoing efforts to defend itself from Russian invasion, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Yermak also met with Trump officials in Florida, . That comes after Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, about a cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza, according to a U.S familiar with the efforts, meeting with the prime ministers of both countries. One president, two voices There is no prohibition on incoming officials or nominees meeting with foreign officials, and it is common and fine for them to do so — unless those meetings are designed to subvert or otherwise impact current U.S. policy. Trump aides were said to be especially cognizant of potential conflicts given their experience in 2016, when interactions between Trump allies and Russian officials came under scrutiny. That included a phone call in which Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Michael Flynn, discussed new sanctions with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, suggesting things would improve after Trump became president. Flynn was later charged with lying to the FBI about the conversation. Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that, “All transition officials have followed applicable laws in their interactions with foreign nationals.” She added: “World leaders recognize that President Trump is returning to power and will lead with strength to put the best interests of the United States of America first again. That is why many foreign leaders and officials have reached out to correspond with President Trump and his incoming team.” Such efforts can nonetheless cause complications. If, say, Biden is having productive conversations on a thorny foreign policy issue and Trump weighs in, that could make it harder for Biden “because people are hearing two different voices” that may be in conflict, Zelizer said. Leaders like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Netanyahu may also anticipate a more favorable incoming administration and wait Biden out, hoping for more a better deal. Coordination between incoming and outgoing administrations It also remains unclear how extensively the Biden administration has been kept apprised of Trump transition efforts. Although there is no requirement that an incoming administration coordinate calls and meetings with foreign officials with the State Department or National Security Council, that has long been considered standard practice. That is, in part, because transition teams, particularly in their early days and weeks, do not always have the latest information about the state of relations with foreign nations and may not have the resources, including interpretation and logistical ability, to handle such meetings efficiently. Still, the Biden and Trump teams have been talking, particularly on the Middle East, with the incoming and outgoing administrations having agreed to work together on efforts to free hostages who remain in held in Gaza, according to a U.S. official, who, like others, was not authorized to comment publicly about the sensitive talks and spoke on condition of anonymity. That includes conversations between Witkoff and Biden’s foreign policy team as well as Waltz and Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Last month, Biden administration officials said they had kept Trump’s team closely apprised of efforts to broker a on the Israel-Lebanon border. “I just want to be clear to all of our adversaries, they can’t play the incoming Trump administration off of the Biden administration. I’m regularly talking to the Biden people. And so, this is not a moment of opportunity or wedges for them,” Waltz said Friday in a Fox Business interview. But when it comes to immigration, Biden administration officials haven’t been entirely in the loop on discussions around how to execute on Trump’s pledge to deport millions of migrants, according to four administration officials with knowledge of the transition who spoke on condition of anonymity. That’s not terribly surprising given how differently the teams view migration. Taking credit already Trump’s team, meanwhile, is already claiming credit for everything from gains in the stock and to a decision by diversity, equity and inclusion policies Trump opposes. “Promises Kept — And President Trump Hasn’t Even Been Inaugurated Yet,” read one press release that claimed, in part, that both Canada and Mexico have already pledged “immediate action” to help “stem the flow of illegal immigration, human trafficking, and deadly drugs entering the United States.” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has stopped short of saying Trump mischaracterized their call in late November. But she said Friday that Trump “has his own way of communicating, like when we had the phone call and he wrote that we were going to close the border. That was never talked about in the phone call.” Earlier this week, Mexico carried out what it claimed was its largest seizure of fentanyl pills ever. Seizures over the summer had been as little as 50 grams per week, and after the Trump call, they seized more than a ton. Security analyst David Saucedo said that “under the pressure by Donald Trump, it appears President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration is willing to increase the capture of drug traffickers and drug seizures that Washington is demanding.” Biden, too, tried to take credit for the seizure in a statement Friday night. ___ Associated Press writers Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long and Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington and Mark Stevenson in Mexico City contributed to this report. Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Article content One momentary lapse of reason was a contributing factor in the Hounds 3-0 loss to the Kitchener Rangers on Friday night. Soo captain Caeden Carlisle earned a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct for his crosscheck into the back of Rangers d-man Alexander Bilecki at 7:56 of the first period. The hit started a minor skirmish behind the Rangers net as players from both teams arrived at the collision point. Justin Cloutier also picked up a minor for roughing. “Yeah. I think so,” said assistant coach Brendan Taylor when asked if the penalty was the turning point of the game. “I felt (the penalty) was unnecessary, and it put us in a tough spot, both because it put us down to five defencemen for 50-plus minutes, but also, because he is our captain and leader, an excellent player and we need him on the ice.” Carlisle was suspended back in October for a check from behind hit against the Sarnia Sting. The Soo captain earned a two-game suspension for his actions. All five-minute major penalties are reviewed for potential suspensions. According to the official OHL scoresheet, Carlisle is in the starting lineup for Saturday’s game in Owen Sound against the Attack. “I thought (the momentum of the game) turned from there,” Taylor said. “It zapped us of energy, and it is something that can’t happen to someone we really need on our team. He does so much for us, and we need him on the ice.” Charlie Schenkel gets the nod in the net. His last start was Nov. 22 against the Erie Otters. Puck drop is 7 p.m. from the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. The Hounds were shutout for the third time this season. Kitchener goaltender Jackson Parsons has a 120-minute shutout streak against the Soo. He picked up a shutout on Nov. 8 as the Rangers won 4-0. Parsons stopped 20 pucks back in November and stopped 27 last night. Taylor didn’t think his club made life difficult for the soon-to-be Clarkson Golden Knight. “I don’t think we generated enough or made it hard enough on Parsons, who is an excellent goalie,” Taylor said. “I don’t think we got to the net enough and when we did have chances, it looked rushed, a lot of shots on the logo or fanning on them. There was opportunity to have more scoring chances and better, but we didn’t generate nearly enough, not nearly enough offensively in the interior or around the net.” For the second game running, Landon Miller was busy in the net. Miller earned his first shutout of the season in Wednesday night’s 2-0 victory over the Saginaw Spirit. He stopped 38 shots mid-week and turned aside 45 pucks on Friday night. “I thought it was as competitive or more competitive than I have ever seen him,” Taylor said. “Not to say that he normally isn’t, but there were a lot of goal-mouth scrambles where he didn’t give up on a single puck. He was outstanding and so competitive.” Taylor has seen tremendous growth in the young goaltender in the one-plus seasons he’s been an assistant coach with the team. Taylor is excited about Miller’s future in the league, but did warn the lanky netminder is not a finished product quite yet. “It is very difficult to become a starting goaltender in the OHL,” Taylor said. “I think there is a process with lots of ups and downs, trying to establish yourself. Miller is in the process of doing that, and there are still going to be growing pains, but I think the last two games specifically, if he is able to continue and grow from these situations. His confidence should be growing and keep.” Noel Nordh, Brady Martin, Christopher Brown and Spencer Evans were scratched ... John Dean’s two-game suspension is complete. Dean was also fined $1,000. The Soo bench boss ripped into the officials last Saturday night as an interference major assessed to Brady Martin resulted in the game-winning goal late in the third. Martin has one game remaining in his three-game suspension for his hit on Nolan Laird of the North Bay Battalion ... Greyhounds draft choice Noah Tegelaar made the Team East Canada roster for the upcoming Hockey Canada Junior A Challenge. The Hounds drafted Tegelaar in the 2023 U18 draft from the Guelph Gryphons. The Georgetown, Ont., resident is 11-2-1-1 with the Collingwood Blues of the GOJHL this season. Tegelaar played for the Blind River Beavers last year, Share this Story : Rinkside: 'We need (Caeden Carlisle) on the ice,' Hounds lose 3-0 to the Kitchener Rangers Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr