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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on Jan. 20. The large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defense system. It also will provide Stinger missiles and 155 mm- and 105 mm artillery rounds, officials said. The officials, who said they expect the announcement to be made on Monday, spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details not yet made public. The new aid comes as Russia has launched a barrage of attacks against Ukraine’s power facilities in recent days, although Ukraine has said it intercepted a significant number of the missiles and drones. Russian and Ukrainian forces are also still in a bitter battle around the Russian border region of Kursk, where Moscow has sent thousands of North Korean troops to help reclaim territory taken by Ukraine. Earlier this month, senior defense officials acknowledged that that the Defense Department may not be able to send all of the remaining $5.6 billion in Pentagon weapons and equipment stocks passed by Congress for Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. Trump has talked about getting some type of negotiated settlement between Ukraine and Russia, and spoken about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin . Many U.S. and European leaders are concerned that it might result in a poor deal for Ukraine and they worry that he won't provide Ukraine with all the weapons funding approved by Congress. The aid in the new package is in presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon to take weapons off the shelves and send them quickly to Ukraine. This latest assistance would reduce the remaining amount to about $4.35 billion. Officials have said they hope that an influx of aid will help strengthen Ukraine’s hand, should Zelenskyy decide it’s time to negotiate. One senior defense official said that while the U.S. will continue to provide weapons to Ukraine until Jan. 20, there may well be funds remaining that will be available for the incoming Trump administration to spend. According to the Pentagon, there is also about $1.2 billion remaining in longer-term funding through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which is used to pay for weapons contracts that would not be delivered for a year or more. Officials have said the administration anticipates releasing all of that money before the end of the calendar year. If the new package is included, the U.S. has provided more than $64 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's popularity shows little sign of waning more than a year after he led the provincial New Democrats to power. But there are some tough choices ahead as he tries to fulfil promises to improve health care, address poverty and get the government's finances in order. Kinew has carried through on election promises to hire more health-care workers, expand school nutrition programs and temporarily suspend the provincial fuel tax for a one-year period that is to end Jan. 1. The NDP government has also announced extra funding for the arts, policing and other items. Opinion polls continue to rank highly the NDP as a party and Kinew as a premier. What Kinew has yet to show is a plan to control spending in order to balance the budget by 2027 -- another campaign promise -- and end a long series of deficits in Manitoba, said political analyst Paul Thomas. "At some point, you have to make hard choices," said Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba. "You don't get to continue to say yes to most requests that come along." In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Kinew said he's working on ways to add front-line staff to health care while finding cost savings elsewhere. The Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care ministry -- by far the biggest-spending government department -- was allocated hundreds of millions of more dollars in this year's budget to boost staffing levels and add hospital beds. A mid-year fiscal update earlier this month said the department was on track to spend even more and run $438 million over budget. "I think it's important for us to keep that flexibility with health spending right now because we are trying to match the needs of the health-care system to the population," Kinew said. "A lot of what we're doing right now is trying to get through this transitional period of scaling up health care to the appropriate size." When pressed for specifics on where the government is cutting costs, Kinew hinted there was guidance being given to some departments. "We are looking at making sure that the belt tightening that we do is more like, 'Do you really need that software subscription? Does the lobby really need a new coat of paint in someone's office?"' Kinew said. "Things like that, which individually are smaller-scale decisions, but over an apparatus the size of the provincial government ... it does total tens of millions of dollars." The latest deficit projection for the current fiscal year is $1.3 billion -- $513 million higher than the original budget projection. The government will face new spending requirements as it ramps up, among other initiatives, new programs to tackle homelessness. Kinew is a gifted public speaker and communicator who connects with the public as empathetic and caring, Thomas said. The premier also uses social media well and his New Democrats often set up news conferences in community settings where supporters and funding recipients are in attendance and applauding. The New Democrats are also helped by the state of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, who are still working to rebuild after losing the last election and are under an interim leader until their convention slated for April, Thomas added. Kinew's public missteps have been few so far, and Thomas said the premier has moved quickly to address them before controversy can grow. Kinew came under fire in September after Mark Wasyliw was removed from the NDP caucus. Kinew said it was because Wasyliw's former law partner was representing convicted sex offender Peter Nygard. The legal community said the premier was attacking the role defence lawyers play in the justice system. Kinew apologized and the New Democrats cited other reasons for Wasyliw's dismissal. The NDP also backtracked quickly in the spring after initially cutting funding for "green team" youth summer jobs. Many community groups denounced the move, and funding was partially restored. "Issues have come and gone, but it hasn't dented (the NDP's) image and reputation," Thomas said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 24, 2024.– WWE Hall of Famer and NXT executive producer Shawn Michaels shared some candid behind-the-scenes footage from last weekend’s NXT Deadline event. You can view the clip he shared on social media below. Shawn Michaels wrote in the caption, “We raised the bar at #WWEDeadline. Incredible effort from our #WWENXT Superstars and entire crew... What’s next? 👀” We raised the bar at #WWEDeadline . Incredible effort from our #WWENXT Superstars and entire crew... What's next? 👀 pic.twitter.com/i5tqgrom9r — Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) December 10, 2024 – WWE Top 10 showcased the Top 10 NXT Moments:
Jimmy Carter has been one of the classic examples of Democratic politics in the US history book for decades, but one feather is now going to be added to the cap of the former US President. Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, by running as a Democrat, ruled with an iron fist during his tenure. He passed away at the age of 100, the Carter Centre , an organization founded by him, has confirmed. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for Reuters Former US President Jimmy Carter Has Jimmy Carter set a new record? With the death of Jimmy Carter, he sets the record for living longer than any president in American history. He had just celebrated his 100th birthday a couple of months before, and has been a pivotal example of ruling the country smoothly through a epic period of economic and diplomatic crisis. Even though he had to leave the White House with a dent on his legacy, based on his low approval ratings, he bounced back into the political forefront, when he ended up winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work. Carter to remain an idol of humanitarian work? The record of being the oldest President to have lived may not be broken in the coming years now, and his new record is going to stay safe, along with a refresher course for the new generation of Americans about the former President. He will always be remembered in history as one of the champions of human rights, claim reports. Artificial Intelligence(AI) Java Programming with ChatGPT: Learn using Generative AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Basics of Generative AI: Unveiling Tomorrows Innovations By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Generative AI for Dynamic Java Web Applications with ChatGPT By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Mastering C++ Fundamentals with Generative AI: A Hands-On By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Master in Python Language Quickly Using the ChatGPT Open AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Marketing Performance Marketing for eCommerce Brands By - Zafer Mukeri, Founder- Inara Marketers View Program Office Productivity Zero to Hero in Microsoft Excel: Complete Excel guide 2024 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Finance A2Z Of Money By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Marketing Modern Marketing Masterclass by Seth Godin By - Seth Godin, Former dot com Business Executive and Best Selling Author View Program Astrology Vastu Shastra Course By - Sachenkumar Rai, Vastu Shashtri View Program Strategy Succession Planning Masterclass By - Nigel Penny, Global Strategy Advisor: NSP Strategy Facilitation Ltd. View Program Data Science SQL for Data Science along with Data Analytics and Data Visualization By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) AI and Analytics based Business Strategy By - Tanusree De, Managing Director- Accenture Technology Lead, Trustworthy AI Center of Excellence: ATCI View Program Web Development A Comprehensive ASP.NET Core MVC 6 Project Guide for 2024 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Marketing Digital Marketing Masterclass by Pam Moore By - Pam Moore, Digital Transformation and Social Media Expert View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) AI-Powered Python Mastery with Tabnine: Boost Your Coding Skills By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Office Productivity Mastering Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and 365 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Marketing Digital marketing - Wordpress Website Development By - Shraddha Somani, Digital Marketing Trainer, Consultant, Strategiest and Subject Matter expert View Program Office Productivity Mastering Google Sheets: Unleash the Power of Excel and Advance Analysis By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Web Development Mastering Full Stack Development: From Frontend to Backend Excellence By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Finance Financial Literacy i.e Lets Crack the Billionaire Code By - CA Rahul Gupta, CA with 10+ years of experience and Accounting Educator View Program Data Science SQL Server Bootcamp 2024: Transform from Beginner to Pro By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program FAQs: Is Jimmy Carter dead ? Yes, Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100, the Carter Centre has confirmed. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Maria Gakdeng tied her season high with 21 points and grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds, Alyssa Ustby added 19 points and 13 boards and the No. 17 North Carolina women beat Miami 69-60 on Sunday for their third consecutive win. North Carolina (13-2, 1-1 ACC) lost its conference opener to No. 13 Georgia Tech on Dec. 15 before nonconference wins against Florida and Norfolk State. Gakdeng made 7 of 11 from the field and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. Indya Nivar finished with 11 points, five assists and three steals for the Tar Heels. Miami (11-2, 1-1) had its four-game win streak snapped. Gakdeng made a layup with 6:14 left in the first quarter that gave North Carolina the lead for good and Ustby followed with a 3-pointer to spark a 9-0 spurt that made it 16-7 about 2 minutes later. 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TEHRAN - Kayhan dedicated its editorial to the belief among a group of political and economic experts who believe the solution to the country's problems lies in removing sanctions and membership in the FATF. It wrote: Unfortunately, a group inside the country, willingly or unwillingly, has completed the puzzle of the enemy in the hybrid war. They believe that nothing can be done as long as we are sanctioned and FATF is not resolved. One of the tools of the enemy's psychological operations in the hybrid war, whose main goal is to anger the people, is nothing but giving the wrong address to solve the country's problems. Contrary to the claim of FATF supporters, it is not the case that if we implement the FATF in the future we will benefit from its economic dividends. The purpose behind the formation of the FATF is not to lift the anti-Iran sanctions but to use a tool at the disposal of the U.S. Treasury Department to make the sanctions more effective. The worst condition that FATF can create for a country is "mutual action", which is referred to as "blacklisting". Until now, being on the blacklist of FATF has not had any negative impact on Iran's commercial and economic exchanges with other countries. In an analysis, the Iran newspaper discussed Pezeshkian’s trip to Cairo to participate in the D-8 summit and said: Pezeshkian made a trip to Cairo to attend the D-8 summit. The trip is very important. It shows this event will promise new developments in the region. According to Sanaei, the political director of the President's Office, the trip is important in making arrangements to restore relations between Iran and Egypt. Also, positive steps have been taken in recent weeks to fully restore the relationship between Tehran and Cairo. This is an important development that can be considered as one of the advantages of Pezeshkian’s journey. If this goal is realized, it will provide a basis for a new balance in the relations between the countries in the West Asia region and a new integration in the relations between the Islamic countries. It should be noted that from now on, there is a common understanding of solidarity among the Muslim countries. Therefore, in the current situation in the region, countries need to fill the gaps and remove hurdles. The severed relations between Iran and Egypt are among the most important of these huge gaps. Shargh discussed the new order in the Middle East in an interview with Mehdi Motaharnia, a senior foreign policy analyst. He said: In the current situation, Trump either wants Iran to be his biggest partner or the biggest victim. Probably, the Israeli extremists including Netanyahu and some Arab actors in the region will try to use the radical figures in Donald Trump’s foreign policy, security, and defense teams to start a big war with Iran. Therefore, the option of a full-scale war with Iran is not ruled out. If military leverage is used, Trump gives priority to a "military strike", but in the end, a military war should also be considered, which will proceed with Israeli engineering. In the current situation, Trump has shown that he does not want to intervene in Syria and wants to withdraw American forces from this country, especially when the position of Russia and Iran is weakened. In a commentary, Jam-e-Jam addressed anti-Iran statements by Rafael Grossi, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA. It wrote: Rafael Grossi's recent statements about the JCPOA have taken on more anti-Iranian dimensions than in the past and have shown that the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has taken the role of the advocate of the Zionists. Grossi said that Iran is rapidly moving towards a nuclear weapons state, so the JCPOA is no longer relevant. Regarding these statements by Grossi, it should be noted that he has repeatedly acted contrary to the rules of the body under his leadership. The development of Iran's nuclear program is in tandem with technical needs and is carried out completely under the IAEA's safeguards. But Grossi showed that he has no authority except what is dictated to him by the Westerners and the Zionists. Contrary to what he tries to show, he has again become the tool of the oppressive powers. Grossi's political and non-technical statements cannot be justified in a situation in which Iran is threatened by the Israeli regime. Moreover, these statements are a clear violation of the rights of the Iranian nation to peaceful uses of nuclear technology.
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Amazon is doubling its investment in Anthropic to $8 billion in a deepened collaboration on artificial intelligence, the companies said Friday. The e-commerce and technology behemoth will remain a minority investor in Anthropic, having pumped an initial $4 billion into the artificial intelligence developer late last year and becoming its primary cloud computing provider. "The response from AWS customers who are developing generative AI applications powered by Anthropic in Amazon Bedrock has been remarkable," said Matt Garman, chief of AWS cloud computing division. "We'll keep pushing the boundaries of what customers can achieve with generative AI technologies." Amazon is investing the additional $4 billion in Anthropic as part of an expanded alliance that includes working together on "Trainium" hardware to optimize machine learning, according to the companies. "We're looking forward to working with Amazon to train and power our most advanced AI models using AWS Trainium, and helping to unlock the full potential of their technology," said Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei. The announcement came just days after Britain's competition regulator cleared Google-parent Alphabet's investment in Anthropic, following a probe. The Competition and Markets Authority concluded that the big tech giant had not acquired "material influence" over Anthropic as a result of the deal, which was reported to have cost $2 billion. The British regulator is one of several global regulators concerned with reining in big tech companies and their partnerships with AI firms. In September, the CMA cleared Amazon's initial investment in Anthropic, saying it did not believe that "a relevant merger situation has been created." gc/mlmMany still wonder whether Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada exists. Some say no, others say yes. At times, bizarre and laughable rumors circulate, too absurd to mention. For instance, some suggest that Hamid Karzai is Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. This perception stems from Karzai’s past Taliban-friendly policies and stances, which led people to draw such conclusions. Yet, some public perceptions about Mullah Hibatullah are worth contemplating. When people claim that a senior ISI officer named Mullah Hibatullah issues extremist decrees, they are emphasizing the deep ties between the Taliban and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), particularly during the group’s two decades of war against Western forces led by the U.S. and the former Afghan government. This connection is so evident that even ordinary citizens have no doubts about it. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising when people believe that Mullah Hibatullah is an ISI agent. Even if the Taliban leader were to appear in public and go to great lengths to prove his independence, people would still not be convinced that he is free of Pakistan’s influence. Despite over three years of Taliban efforts to portray themselves as independent of Pakistan, the Afghan public remains unconvinced that the group has stopped taking orders from Rawalpindi. More than two decades of overt dependence on Pakistan’s ISI is not something that can be erased through a few short-term political maneuvers or public displays. This dependency has become an entrenched belief among the people of Afghanistan. Each time tensions arise between the Taliban and Islamabad, the public reacts with a predictable and performed response: “It’s a staged drama; there’s no real issue between them, and this is all a ploy to deceive us.” In such an atmosphere, even if the Taliban were to sever all ties with Pakistan which is highly unlikely genuinely it would take a long time for people to believe that their relationship has fundamentally changed. People are slow to accept new ideas, but once they do, they hold on to them tenaciously. This is one of the inherent and unchanging characteristics of the people of Afghanistan. Don’t the Taliban understand this deeply ingrained trait of the public, given their persistent and seemingly futile efforts to change public perception? In my view, they understand it all too well. One of the Taliban’s political successes in Afghanistan has been their skillful exploitation of this steadfast characteristic of the people. However, the issue of Mullah Hibatullah’s seclusion is unrelated to this. It would be overly simplistic to claim that the Taliban leader remains hidden from public view because he believes that appearing in public would not resolve the perception of his group’s dependency on Pakistan. The matter is far more serious and profound than that. There is no doubt that a person named Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada exists; however, his lack of public appearances has turned his existence into a source of ambiguity and questions for some people. This power of ambiguity and questioning is so profound that it has the potential to build prestige and credibility for Mullah Hibatullah. Ambiguity and questions arise when you lack the necessary information to confirm the existence of something or to discern truth from falsehood. When doubt and uncertainty exist regarding a matter, questions emerge. Questions signify that you are unsure and stuck in a dilemma between truth and falsehood, or affirmation and denial. This is when the politics of ambiguity steps in with full force, undermining your confidence. Once confidence is eroded, malevolence reproduces itself as an untouchable, uncontrollable force that seems impossible to defeat. This is the false prestige that Mullah Hibatullah enjoys. Figures like Sirajuddin Haqqani and other Taliban leaders, by making public appearances, have forfeited such a mystique and, as a result, are comparatively more vulnerable than Mullah Hibatullah. Another significant factor is the extraordinary role that sanctity plays in shaping the personas of individuals, a reality that must not be overlooked. Ignoring or downplaying this notion can lead to major errors in understanding human behavior and character. Phenomena become sacred only when they are mysterious and unattainable. Once something is stripped of its sanctity, it loses the credibility it once held. The more terrifying, invisible, and inaccessible individuals are, the more they appear to possess an exaggerated sense of false grandeur compared to visible and easily reachable ones. If Mullah Hibatullah were to appear in public, he would be just another bearded cleric like other Taliban leaders, devoid of any real grandeur or majesty. At that point, the enigmatic and mysterious Mullah Hibatullah, who constantly stirred questions and undermined confidence, would cease to exist. He would simply be revealed. Whoever Mullah Hibatullah may be, he clearly understands the psyche of the people of Afghanistan. He knows that in this country, people do not fear visible and readily accessible figures as much. The Taliban leader has grasped that fostering fear in society is a critical element of constructing a false persona for political leaders. 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