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“We now have two wins and two draws from our last four games, which is not the standard we aspire to but it is a sequence of results which give us a platform to build from. “We know also that had we managed certain moments better our points return could – and almost certainly should – have been better. This is where we need to improve. “We need to show more consistency from one game to the next and we need to manage key moments better. “At times this season we have shown our quality and our potential – beating…

Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in “Mary Poppins” and starred in his self-titled sitcom.“The funniest thing is, it’s not enough,” Van Dyke said in an interview with ABC News at his Malibu, California home. “A hundred years is not enough. You want to live more, which I plan to.”Van Dyke became one of the biggest actors of his era with “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which ran from 1961-66 on CBS; appeared with Andrews as a chimney sweep with…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Shots were fired at Syrian and U.S. forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria’s state media and a war monitor said.The shooting took place near Palmyra, according to the state-run SANA news agency, which said two members of Syria’s security force and several U.S. service members were wounded. The injured were taken by helicopters to the al-Tanf garrison near the border with Iraq and Jordan.SANA said the attacker was killed, without providing further details.A U.S. defense official told The Associated Press that they are aware…

Dec 13, 2025, 04:52 AM ETAZ Alkmaar wonderkid Kees Smit is being tracked by Chelsea, Newcastle United and Manchester United, but the Blues are leading the chase, while Sunderland midfielder Noah Sadiki is also attracting interest from two of those clubs. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Arteta tells critics to back off struggling Gyökeres- Frank: Tottenham will make signings in January- David Silva: ‘I was the first’ to receive Inter Miami offerAZ Alkmaar star Kees Smit could be set to move on. Ed van…

When Ahmed Hamed returned to his home in Gaza City after the ceasefire, it stood about 1.5 kilometres west of the so-called “Yellow Line” enforced by Israel.  Two months on, that distance has shrunk to roughly 200 metres. “Before the war ended, our home was in a dangerous area, and it was difficult for us to return,” the 31-year-old Palestinian journalist told Middle East Eye.  “We waited two weeks after the ceasefire to make sure it was safe.” Eventually, the family went back to their house near the Shujaiya neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City.  New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign…

“To win any game in the Champions League, particularly away from home, you need to be able to deal with pressure.”You have to defend as a team, concentrate for 90+ minutes and have the courage and confidence to play your own football as well. “I thought we showed all of those qualities on the night, and in the end we got our reward with Dom [Szoboszlai]’s late penalty.”After the disappointment of Elland Road, that was a very satisfying ending at San Siro. It was great to walk out onto the pitch for some media duties, well after the final whistle,…

MADRID (AP) — With most European leaders talking tougher about immigration amid a rise in far-right populism and Trump administration warnings that they could face “civilizational erasure” unless they tighten their borders, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stands apart.The Iberian nation has taken in millions of people from Latin America and Africa in recent years, and the leftist Sánchez regularly extols the financial and social benefits that immigrants who legally come to Spain bring to the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy.Spain’s choice, Sánchez often says, is between “being an open and prosperous country or a closed and poor one.”His words stand in…

BAGHDAD (AP) — United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Baghdad on Saturday to mark the end of the political mission set up in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein.The U.N. Security Council, at Iraq’s request, voted last year to wind down the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), by the end of 2025. The mission was set up to coordinate post-conflict humanitarian and reconstruction efforts and help restore a representative government in the country.Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said his country “highly values” the mission’s work in a…

NEW YORK (AP) — For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.For a single mom in Nevada, the spiking costs mean fewer Christmas gifts this year. She is stretching her budget already while she waits to see if Congress will act.Less than three weeks remain until the expiration of COVID-era enhanced tax credits that have helped millions of Americans pay their monthly fees for Affordable Care Act coverage for the past four years.The Senate on Thursday…

Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube speaks during a panel for the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesYouTube’s CEO Neal Mohan is the latest in a line of tech bosses who have admitted to limiting their children’s social media use, as the harms of being online for young people have become more evident. Mohan, who took the helm of YouTube’s leadership in 2023, was just named Time’s 2025 CEO of the Year. He said in an interview with the magazine that his children’s use of media platforms is controlled and restricted. “We…