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Tottenham slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, leaving Ange Postecoglou ’s side winless in three games and the head coach under a degree of pressure ahead of Sunday’s visit of Chelsea . Dean Huijsen headed the Cherries in front after 17 minutes, the centre-half meeting Marcus Tavernier’s corner unmarked at the back post. Tavernier, Evanilson and Spurs substitute Heung-min Son all had goals ruled out for offside but the Cherries looked far the likely to add to the scoreline, with the hosts missing a string of chances in the second half. Here are three Spurs talking points from the game.... Sloppy goal kills Spurs Bournemouth’s goal was particularly frustrating for Spurs because it was so soft, and came after a bright start from the visitors. Spurs had already twice got behind Bournemouth’s back four when Radu Dragusin was pickpocketed in the six-yard box by Evanilson, forcing Fraser Forster into a point-blank save from the Brazilian’s shot. From the resulting corner, Huijsen ghosted in at the back post completely unmarked to head home, with Destiny Udogie appearing to misjudge the flight of the ball. Postecoglou will not want to hear it but the goal was another example of Spurs’ occasional frailty at set-pieces, which has been less of an issue this season but not gone away entirely. Huijsen’s header was the second Spurs have conceded from a dead-ball in a week after Roma’s Evan Ndicka equalised from a free-kick in the Europa League seven days ago, and the fourth they have shipped from set-pieces this season. The goal changed the game entirely, shaking Spurs off their rhythm and playing into the hands of a Cherries side who were set up to counter-attack. Postecoglou’s side could not recover from the setback and their performance for the remaining 75 minutes plus was as abject as anything they have produced this season. Forster kept it at 1-0 with a series of fine saves. Bournemouth are a formidable opponent, particularly at home, but it felt like Spurs were the makers of their own downfall on the south coast by conceding a decisive goal that could easily have been avoided. Mood glum ahead of Chelsea visit The magnificent 4-0 away win at Manchester City was less than a fortnight ago but already seems like a distant memory for Spurs following the frustrating draws with Roma and Fulham, and this rough evening on the south coast. As Postecoglou has pointed out, there is a danger in lurching between joy and despair week-to-week but the reality is that the mood will be very glum indeed if Spurs cannot change their fortunes against bitter rivals Chelsea on Sunday. There are mitigating factors to their slump, with Postecoglou again without seven players due to injury, illness or suspension against the Cherries, leaving his starters looking shattered and his bench inexperienced. Ben Davies was forced off with what looked like a hamstring injury on the hour, increasing Spurs’ defensive concerns, and Postecoglou will desperately hope Cristian Romero is fit to return against the Blues. Absentees are only part of the story, however, and Spurs were incredibly poor for most of this match, relying on Forster and some wasteful Bournemouth finishing for staying in the game so long. They are still a flawed side, susceptible to conceding when playing well, incapable of playing Postecoglou’s football when certain players are missing, and psychologically fragile. Postecoglou has said they are still making progress, although weeks like this one are putting the head coach’s belief to the test. Now the manager will be hoping his side’s inconsistent form continues and they bounce back with a win against Chelsea. Spurs need January reinforcements It is a little harsh to blame Postecoglou’s high-intensity approach for Spurs' dire selection problems. Cristian Romero and Guglielmo Vicario are sidelined with contact injuries, Mikey Moore is ill and Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended. That leaves Micky van de Ven, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison with hamstring injuries but the latter is increasingly susceptible to muscle problems, which, at this point, appear unrelated to his work-load in training. Regardless, it is increasingly obvious that Tottenham’s squad as it is cannot cope with the intensity of the schedule and struggle to play Postecoglou’s football when certain players are missing or his starters are fatigued. Postecoglou said on Wednesday that the club’s January plans will depend on the state of his squad going into the window but if Spurs want to remain competitive on multiple fronts this season, they need additions – ideally experienced and technically-sound players who can hit the ground running and ease the burden on the current squad.
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to serve as his ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration's envoy to America's most potent economic and military adversary. Trump said in a social media post that Perdue “brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China.” Perdue lost his Senate seat to Democrat Jon Ossoff four years ago and ran unsuccessfully in a 2022 primary against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Perdue pushed Trump’s debunked lies about electoral fraud during his failed bid for Georgia governor. During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated that the U.S. needed to build a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from China. Before launching his political career, Perdue held a string of top executive positions, including at Sara Lee, Reebok and Dollar General. Get the latest breaking news as it happens. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy . Economic tensions will be a big part of the U.S.-China picture for the new administration. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one of his first executive orders. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. Credit: AP/Allison Robbert The Chinese Embassy in Washington cautioned earlier this week that there will be losers on all sides if there is a trade war. “China-US economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature,” embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu posted on X. “No one will win a trade war or a #tariff war.” He added that China had taken steps in the last year to help stem drug trafficking. The embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday evening about Perdue's nomination. It is unclear whether Trump will actually go through with the threats or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. Credit: AP/Allison Robbert The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices for American consumers on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products. The U.S. is the largest importer of goods in the world, with Mexico, China and Canada its top three suppliers, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. Perdue, if confirmed, will have to negotiate a difficult set of issues that goes beyond trade. Washington and Beijing have long had deep differences on the support China has given to Russia during its war in Ukraine, human rights issues, technology and Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a meeting with outgoing President Joe Biden last month that Beijing stood “ready to work with a new U.S. administration." But Xi also warned that a stable China-U.S. relationship was critical not only to the two nations but to the “future and destiny of humanity.” “Make the wise choice,” Xi cautioned during his November meeting with Biden on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru. “Keep exploring the right way for two major countries to get along well with each other.” Trump’s relationship with Xi started out well during his first term before becoming strained over disputes about trade and the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump seems particularly focused on using tariffs as a pressure point on Xi, even threatening he would use tariffs as a cudgel to pressure Beijing to crack down on the production of materials used in making fentanyl in Mexico that is illegally sold in the United States. A second Trump administration is expected to test U.S.-China relations even more than the Republican’s first term, when the U.S. imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion in Chinese products. That brought Beijing to the negotiating table, and in 2020, the two sides signed a trade deal in which China committed to improve intellectual property rights and buy an extra $200 billion of American goods. A couple years later, a research group showed that China had bought essentially none of the goods it had promised. Ahead of Trump's return to power, many American companies, including Nike and eyewear retailer Warby Parker, have been diversifying their sourcing away from China. Shoe brand Steve Madden says it plans to cut imports from China by as much as 45% next year. Trump also filled out more of his immigration team Thursday, as he promises mass deportations and border crackdowns. He said he’s nominating former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to head U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Scott, a career official, was appointed head of the border agency in January 2020 and enthusiastically embraced then-President Trump’s policies, particularly on building a U.S.-Mexico border wall. He was forced out by the Biden administration. Trump also said he’d nominate Caleb Vitello as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that, among other things, arrests migrants in the U.S. illegally. Vitello is a career ICE official with more than 23 years in the agency and most recently has been the assistant director for the office of firearms and tactical programs. The president-elect named the head of the Border Patrol Union, Brandon Judd, as ambassador to Chile. Judd has been a longtime supporter of Trump’s, appearing with him during his visits to the U.S.-Mexico border, though he notably supported a Senate immigration bill championed by Biden that Trump sank in part because he didn’t want to give Democrats an election-year win on the issue. — AP writer Didi Tang contributed reporting.
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Romania braces for parliamentary vote after far right's poll upsetJalandhar: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) clinched a decisive victory in the Chabbewal assembly byelection with a record margin of 28,690 votes — largest of all the four contests in Punjab — which not only consolidates AAP’s dominance in the state but also makes Dr Ishank Kumar his party’s first MLA who is also son of its sitting MP. AAP’s winning formula Chabbewal was as a relatively low-stakes contest delegated largely to Hoshiarpur MP Dr Raj Kumar, who spearheaded his son’s campaign. Despite accusations of nepotism, which contrasted with AAP’s ethos of promoting fresh candidates, the party managed to secure a commanding 60% vote share. This result also improves AAP’s vote share from the Lok Sabha elections. In stark contrast, the Congress suffered a significant defeat, compounded by its controversial decision to nominate a "turncoat" candidate, Ranjit Kumare, who was a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate in the parliamentary polls. Maharashtra Jharkhand Maharashtra Alliance View i Party View Seats: 288 Results Majority: 145 BJP+ 229 MVA 47 OTH 12 Results : 288 / 288 BJP+ WON Jharkhand Alliance View i Party View Seats: 81 Results Majority: 41 INDIA 56 NDA 24 OTH 1 Results : 81 / 81 INDIA WON Source: PValue Many Congress insiders were reportedly unaware of Kumare’s induction until after the ticket announcement, which aggravated internal dissent. Kumare managed a meagre 3% vote share, highlighting voter discontent with the Congress’ strategy. Shifting loyalties The BJP performed poorly, with its candidate, former Akali minister Sohan Singh Thandal, securing only 8,692 votes (10.17%). Thandal, a four-time Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA, failed to retain his security deposit and saw his vote count fall below that of the SAD candidate in the parliamentary elections. Analysis suggests that a significant portion of the Shiromani Akali Dal vote bank shifted to the Aam Aadmi Party, underscoring the party’s growing appeal. Cong faces rebellion Congress’ troubles in Chabbewal were exacerbated by internal dissatisfaction. Kulwinder Singh Rasulpuri, a former constituency in-charge of the party, accused its senior members of reneging on a promise to grant him the ticket. Rasulpuri, along with Gurpreet Singh of the Youth Congress, joined AAP subsequently and played a pivotal role in mobilising local support against the Congress. Mandate’s meaning The bypoll, necessitated after Congress MLA Dr Raj Kumar switched to AAP and became an MP, serves as a microcosm of Punjab’s shifting political landscape. AAP’s ability to consolidate its vote base and attract disillusioned supporters from rival parties reinforces its growing influence in the state. This outcome not only underscores voter frustration with traditional party dynamics but also solidifies AAP’s narrative of offering an alternative. We also published the following articles recently Former Delhi Congress MLA Sumesh Shokeen joins AAP Sumesh Shokeen, a former Congress MLA, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal. Shokeen expressed his commitment to serving the people of Delhi Dehat and working alongside Kejriwal to further integrate the region with the rest of Delhi. Delhi assembly elections: AAP releases first list of candidates The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced its first list of 11 candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. The list includes several former BJP and Congress leaders who recently joined the AAP. Punjab bypolls: Clash breaks out between Congress, AAP in Dera Pathana village A clash erupted between Congress and AAP workers at a polling booth in Punjab's Dera Pathana village during the Dera Baba Nanak by-elections. Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa urged voters to maintain peace, alleging an attempted booth capture by individuals he described as "goons.
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the competition winners for its 37th edition. The awards were unveiled at a ceremony on Thursday in Amsterdam at the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, just a few blocks from the iconic Rijksmuseum. This year’s IDFA selection includes more than 250 documentary titles, many hinging on the current wars and ideological fissures plaguing the world. In a unanimous decision from jurors Juliana Fanjul, Sophie Fiennes, Grace Lee, Asmae El Moudir, and Kazuhiro Soda, Maciej J. Drygas’ Polish archival documentary “Trains” took the IDFA Award for Best Film in the international competition. The film is a rail journey through 20th-century Europe taking place entirely within steam locomotives and railroad cars. “The jury was unanimous. This is a bold and inventive use of archive. The film shows us routes to the positive and negative consequences of modern industrial innovation. It harnesses the magic of cinema and as an audience we are haunted by our present historical time, even while we bear witness to the past,” the jury said in a statement. The win includes a 15,000 euro cash prize. The IDFA Award for Best Directing (worth 5,000 euros) in the international competition went to Auberi Edler for “An American Pastoral,” centered on ideological battles in a small, conservative Pennsylvania town. “By simply looking and listening, this director reveals the current complexity at the heart of the United States. Her deep commitment to observation allows the viewer to come face to face with the communities in the film and provides critical insight into the results of the last U.S presidential election,” said the jury. The IDFA Award for Best Editing also went to Maciej J. Drygas for “Trains,” while the IDFA Award for Best Cinematography went to Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz for the refugee portrait “The Guest,” from Poland and Qatar. In the Envision Competition, which showcases daring international and world premieres, the award for Best Film went to “Chronicles of the Absurd,” a hybrid portrait of Kafkaesque repression within and outside Cuba. “Formally complex with a film language that arises organically and directly from its limitations, this film impressed us with the use of an audio track as a political diary,” the jury said. The Award for Best Directing in the Envision Competition went to Massimo D’Anolfi and Martina Parenti for “Bestiaries, Herbaria, Lapidaries” (Italy/Switzerland), while the Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution went in a tie to Omar Mismar for “A Frown Gone Mad” (Lebanon) and to Yo-Hen So for “Park” (Taiwan). The jury members for the Envision Competition were Sam Green, Nduka Mntambo, Kumjana Novakova, B. Ruby Rich, and Wael Shawky. In the DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction, Lisa Schamlé won the top prize for “Me, a Depiction” hailing from the Netherlands. Another local title, “The Liminal” (also from Lebanon, Palestine, and Norway) from Alaa Al Minawi won a special mention in that section. Pegah Tabassinejad’s “Entropic Fields of Displacement” (Canada) won the IDFA DocLab Award for Digital Storytelling. Emeline Courcier’s “Burn from Absence” (France/Canada) received the DocLab Special Mention for Digital Storytelling. In the short documentary competition, Theo Panagopoulos’ “The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing” (U.K.) won for Best Short Documentary. A special mention also went to “Mama Micra” (Germany) by Rebecca Blöcher. The IDFA Award for Best Youth Documentary (13+) went to Eefje Blankevoort and Lara Aerts for “Everything Will Be Alright” (Netherlands). A special mention here went to “Simply Divine” (France/Romania) by Mélody Boulissière. The IDFA Award for Best Youth Documentary (9-12) went to Poorva Bhat for “What’s the Film About?” (India). Martijn Blekendaal received a special mention here for “The Invisible Ones” (Netherlands/Belgium). More overall awards were given, including The IDFA Award for Best First Feature for “CycleMahesh” (India) by Suhel Banerjee. The IDFA Award for Best Dutch Film went to Luuk Bouwman for “The Propagandist” (Netherlands). The Beeld & Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award went to Farahnaz Sharifi for “My Stolen Planet” (Iran/Germany), a moving essay film about the filmmaker’s experience emigrating to Germany at the peak of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in her home country, which she watched from afar on social media. Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz received the Beeld & Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award special mention for “Eight Postcards from Utopia” (Romania), a collage of Romanian commercials made after the country converted to capitalism after Nicolae Ceaușescu’s death. inally, the FIPRESCI Award went to “Writing Hawa” (France/Netherlands/Qatar/Afghanistan) by Najiba Noori. IDFA opened on Thursday, November 14 and runs through Sunday, November 24. Festival director Orwa Nyrabia, who has been at IDFA since 2018, previously announced that he will step down after this year’s edition.Not Purdy: 49ers hit Green Bay with backup QB, no BosaNone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, paid tribute to Dr. B R Ambedkar, the primary architect of the Indian Constitution, on his death anniversary. Modi acknowledged Ambedkar's relentless struggle for equality and human dignity, which continues to inspire future generations. Ambedkar, who hailed from a Dalit family, emerged as a significant political figure in India, championing the rights of the underprivileged and marginalized sectors of society. His efforts played a crucial role in shaping modern India's socio-political landscape. Expressing his respect on Mahaparinirvan Diwas, Modi described Dr. Ambedkar as a beacon of social justice. Reflecting on his visit to Chaitya Bhoomi earlier this year, the Prime Minister reiterated his commitment to Ambedkar's vision of equality and justice for all. (With inputs from agencies.)