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Feds suspend ACA marketplace access to companies accused of falsely promising ‘cash cards’WASHINGTON D.C., DC — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Middle East. Biden spoke at the White House hours after after rebel groups completed a takeover of the country following more than a dozen years of violent civil war and decades of leadership by Assad and his family . Biden said the United States was monitoring reports of the whereabouts of Assad, with Russian state media saying he had fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally. The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East. Biden credited action by the U.S. and its allies for weakening Syria's backers — Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. He said “for the first time” that they could no longer defend Assad's grip on power. “Our approach has shifted the balance of power in the Middle East," Biden said, after a meeting with his national security team. Trump said Sunday that Assad had fled because close ally Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, “was not interested in protecting him any longer.” Those comments on Trump's social media platform came a day after he used another post to decry the possibility of the U.S. intervening militarily in Syria to aid the rebels, declaring, “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT." The Biden administration said it had no intention of intervening. The U.S has about 900 troops in Syria, including forces working with Kurdish allies in the opposition-held northeast to prevent any resurgence of the Islamic State group. Biden said he intended for those troops to remain, adding that U.S. forces on Sunday conducted “precision air strikes" on IS camps and operations in Syria. U.S. Central Command said the operation hit more than 75 targets. “We’re clear-eyed about the fact that ISIS will try and take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish its credibility, and create a safe haven," Biden said, using a different acronym for the group. "We will not let that happen.” The Syrian opposition that brought down Assad is led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham , which the U.S. says is a terrorist organization with links to al-Qaida, although the group says it has since broken ties with al-Qaida. “We will remain vigilant,” Biden said. “Make no mistake, some of the rebel groups that took down Assad have their own grim record of terrorism and human rights abuses.” He added that the groups are “saying the right things now.” “But as they take on greater responsibility, we will assess not just their words, but their actions,” Biden said. A senior Biden administration official, when asked about contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leaders after Assad's departure, said Washington was in contact with Syrian groups of all kinds. The official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the situation and spoke on condition of anonymity, also said the U.S. has focused over the past several days on chemical weapons that had been controlled by the Assad government, aiming to ensure they were secured. Still, Assad's fall adds to an already tense situation throughout much of region on many fronts — including Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza and its fragile cease-fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Like Biden, Trump, who takes office in five-plus weeks, made a connection between the upheaval in Syria and Russia's war in Ukraine , noting that Assad's allies in Moscow, as well as in Iran, the main sponsor of Hamas and Hezbollah, “are in a weakened state right now.” Vice President-elect JD Vance , a veteran of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, wrote on own social media Sunday to express skepticism about the insurgents. “Many of ‘the rebels’ are a literal offshoot of ISIS. One can hope they’ve moderated. Time will tell,” he said, using another acronym for the group. Trump has suggested that Assad's ouster can advance the prospects for an end to fighting in Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in February 2022. The president-elect wrote that Putin's government “lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine” and the Republican called for an immediate cease-fire, a day after meeting in Paris with the French and Ukrainian leaders . Daniel B. Shapiro, a deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, said the American military presence will continue in eastern Syria but was “solely to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS and has nothing to do with other aspects of this conflict.” “We call on all parties in Syria to protect civilians, particularly those from Syria’s minority communities to respect international military norms and to work to achieve a resolution to include the political settlement,” Shapiro said. “Multiple actors in this conflict have a terrible track record to include Assad’s horrific crimes, Russia’s indiscriminate aerial bomb bombardment, Iranian-back militia involvement and the atrocities of ISIS," he added. Shapiro, however, was careful not to directly say Assad had been deposed by the insurgents. “If confirmed, no one should shed any tears over the Assad regime,” he said. As they pushed toward the Syrian capital of Damascus, the opposition freed political detainees from government prisons. The family of missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice renewed calls to find him. “To everyone in Syria that hears this, please remind people that we’re waiting for Austin,” Tice’s mother, Debra, said in comments that hostage advocacy groups spread on social media. "We know that when he comes out, he’s going to be fairly dazed & he’s going to need lots of care & direction. Direct him to his family please!” Tice disappeared in 2012 outside Damascus, amid intensification of what became a civil war stretching more than a decade. "We’ve remained committed to returning him to his family,” Biden said at the White House. "We believe he’s alive, we think we can get him back but we have no direct evidence to that yet. And Assad should be held accountable.” The president added: “We have to identify where he is." The U.S. has no new evidence that Tice is alive but continues to operate under the assumption that he is, according to a U.S. official. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly, added that the U.S. will continue to work to identify Tice's whereabouts and to try to bring him home . ___ Associated Press writers Jon Gambrell in Manama, Bahrain, and Aamer Madhani and AP White House Correspondent Zeke Miller contributed to this report.

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EFF leader Julius Malema is not budging on his tough stance on party leaders who were “silent” about the exit of his former deputy Floyd Shivambu from the party and did not give him a heads-up. Shivambu resigned from the red berets on August 15. It remains a fresh wound for Malema. Speaking to the media on Monday at the Nasrec expo centre, the venue for its elective conference in December, Malema lamented his stance to not form strong ties with party leaders who “betrayed” him. “You cannot know such information and not tell me and expect me to trust you. I do not trust them. I will never trust them. You sit there comfortably with people telling you about an issue that is going to bring the organisation into disrepute and say, ‘It was not my place to tell you’,” he said. Malema said even his eldest son Ratanang had tried to convince him to forgive party members who did not disclose the information but he “does not care ” even if his discontent would cost the party votes. “People who are not loyal must never be trusted; they will kill you. No we are fine. We are colleagues, it ends there. People tell you that they are leaving the EFF and you say, ‘Have you prayed about it?’ And you keep quiet. You think we must all survive through prayer. That is the highest form of disloyalty.” He applauded EFF former general secretary Godrich Gardee whom he said had showed the EFF leadership loyalty during its time of trouble. “Our organisation went through a particular period when all leadership came out and defended it and you were not there. Why must I be there for you? “The organisation gets insulted in your name and people threaten to disrupt EFF conference in your name and you keep quiet. Even if that means we must lose votes, I am not going to sit with people who are disloyal because I want votes. People who knew Floyd was going were at the centre of my downfall.” The Mail and Guardian recently reported there were some EFF members who wanted EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi to stand for the deputy president post and planned to disrupt the party’s elective conference in December. Ndlozi publicly labelled the move as “rubbish” saying: “Anyone who loves the EFF will do no such thing.” Ndlozi has been in the spotlight with many questioning his future in the party. Concerns have been raised about whether he will take up the call from the youth and contest for the vacant deputy president post. Last month the EFF Students Command (EFFSC) expelled former University of Limpopo SRC member Kganki Mphahlele after he took jabs at Malema while calling on Ndlozi to contest for the deputy president position. “CIC Julius Malema is not a national people assembly super delegate, he must not dare try to impose Godrich Gardee as the EFF deputy president. We don't want Gardee, we want Mbuyiseni Ndlozi as branches. Julius and all his deployees must not dare start a war with branches, war is a very difficult thing,” Mphahlele said. Ndlozi has also not publicly spoken about the leadership troubles but instead pledged his allegiance to the EFF — not necessarily the leaders. TimesLIVE

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Reconfiguring Asean rights declaration(Reuters) – Microchip Technology lowered its third-quarter revenue forecast on Monday and announced the closure of its wafer manufacturing factory in Arizona, as the chipmaker looks to restructure under interim CEO Steve Sanghi. Microchip has been through a tumultuous few quarters, grappling with slowing orders for its automotive chips as carmakers, navigating an uncertain macro economy, clear existing inventory which they built up to avoid a supply crunch. The company now expects revenue to be close to the lower end of its previous forecast of $1.03 billion, below analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion as per data compiled by LSEG. Shares of Microchip fell over 3.5% in extended trading after being around 3% higher at close. The company’s stock has fallen 22% so far this year. Microchip expects to shut down the Arizona facility in the September 2025 quarter and generate annual cash savings of around $90 million. “With inventory levels high and having ample capacity in place, we have decided to shut down our Tempe wafer fabrication facility that we refer to as Fab 2,” said interim CEO Sanghi, who came into the role after Ganesh Moorthy retired from the top job at the end of November. The company said the closure should help the company moderate its inventory levels beginning in the fourth quarter and will affect around 500 employees. The company said that its other factories in Oregon and Colorado have ample space for expansion and plans to transition product manufacturing from the Arizona plant to other such facilities. (Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );

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Intel ( INTC 3.28% ) stock is climbing in Thursday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price was up 3.1% as of 3:15 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite index were both down 0.5%. Intel stock is gaining ground today following a presentation from co-CEOs Michelle Johnston Holthaus and David Zinsner at Barclay's Global Technology Conference . The executives shared some insight into the direction of the business going forward, and Wall Street seems to have been somewhat comforted by the content of the presentation. Intel stock is down roughly 59% in 2024. Intel starts to make its plans a bit more clear Holthaus and Zinsner stepped in as co-CEOs following the recent departure of former-CEO Pat Gelsinger. The company's path forward amid underperformance for its chip design and semiconductor fabrication units was already a concern for investors, and Gelsinger's resignation only added to the uncertainty surrounding the business. With today's presentation at the Barclarys conference, Holthaus and Zinsner shared some new insights and commented on Intel's direction going forward. Most notably, they said that Intel's foundry business is in the process of being shifted to be a subsidiary. This means it will operate pretty much entirely separately from the chip-design division. The executives also left the door open for the foundry business to be spun off entirely, but Zinsner said that whether the unit would ever be fully separated was a question for another day. What's next for Intel? Intel is going through some dramatic structural changes. In addition to discussing plans for creating more separation for the foundry business, Holthaus and Zinsner indicated that the company was open to selling some of its stake in machine-vision specialist Mobileye . It's also looking for a partner to help take its Altera unit public again. Intel acquired the programmable chips specialist for $16.7 billion in 2015. As mentioned in the Barclays presentation, Intel has also been facing significant competitive pressures in the chip design space -- and Holthaus highlighted recent wins by Advanced Micro Devices as something the company needs to do a better job of combatting. Along those lines, Intel is aiming to make 2025 a year of stabilization and regaining market share in the data center, and the company acknowledges it has a lot of work to do when it comes to taking advantage of artificial intelligence ( AI ) opportunities.CMA holds Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2024

A two-day thought-provoking photo exhibition, ‘7 Decades: A Silent Refugee Crisis’, at Tanishq near VIP Road here, concluded on Sunday. The expo made its debut in India after receiving international acclaim in Sydney, Australia. The exhibition, part of its nationwide tour for 2024-25, was curated and captured by noted human rights advocate and photographer Kiran Chukkapalli. The exhibition brings to light the hidden narratives of refugee communities across India, showcasing intimate, raw, and poignant images documenting the lives of those displaced by conflict and socio-political upheavals. These stories, captured through the lens of Mr. Chukkapalli, offer an unprecedented view into the resilience and fortitude of individuals living in refugee camps across the country. The exhibition highlights the enduring struggle and strength of these silent communities, shedding light on their challenges and triumphs over seven decades of displacement. In addition to the photo exhibition, a special clothing exhibit titled ‘Stateless’ was also featured. This collection of garments, stitched by refugee women, was created to empower these women and showcase their remarkable stitching talent. The “Stateless” brand, designed by Mr. Kiran Chukkapalli, aims to provide economic independence to women living in refugee camps, allowing them to support themselves and their families while also highlighting their invaluable skills. Visakhapatnam North MLA P. Vishnu Kumar Raju, Visakhapatnam South MLA Vamsi Krishna Srinivas, Police Commissioner Shanka Brata Bagchi, and business tycoons such as Prabhu Kishore of Varun Motors, Kankatala Mallikharjuna Rao, philanthropists Jayshree Hatangadi and Rana Uppalapati were among those who attended. The participants discussed the importance of addressing refugee crises and the need for collective action to support marginalized communities. In his address, Mr. Kiran Chukkapalli shared his personal journey of documenting these stories while living in the refugee camps, emphasising the profound impact that the experience had on his understanding of resilience and human rights. He hoped this exhibition would inspire greater empathy and advocacy for the displaced. The exhibition will continue its tour across India. Mr. Kiran plans to conclude his tour in Delhi, sometime in mid-March, 2025. ‘7 Decades: A Silent Refugee Crisis’ is more than just an art exhibit—it is a call to action, encouraging viewers to reflect on the stories that remain largely untold and to join in the effort to support and empower those affected by displacement,” he adds. Published - December 09, 2024 04:20 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit

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Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler says an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate him should serve as a “wake-up call” for democracies around the world to combat transnational repression and violence by Iran and other hostile actors. In an interview with Global News, Cotler, a vocal critic of the Iranian regime, said he was informed by his RCMP security detail late last month they had received “information of an imminent assassination attempt within the next 48 hours” while he was in Montreal to attend an event marking the 60th anniversary of his law class at McGill University. “My security was intensified for those next 48 hours,” he said. His security was then lowered from the “highest level” several days ago, he added, though it’s unclear to him what changed. “I then read — I have not been told — I then read that two suspects may have been apprehended.” The Globe and Mail first reported on the alleged plot against Cotler on Monday, and that a source said law enforcement was aware of two suspects but it was not clear if they were arrested or fled the country. The report said Cotler was advised last week that the threat against him had been “significantly lowered.” Cotler has been under 24-hour RCMP protection since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, which receives backing from Iran. He told Global News he was first informed of an “imminent and lethal threat on my life” upon arriving in Montreal from a trip to Washington, D.C., with his wife in November 2023, and his security detail began “immediately” afterward. “The protection I’ve had has been exemplary,” he said. “They accompany me wherever I go. Even if I go to the barber shop or if I go for my medical treatment under dialysis, they are with me all the time.” When he later learned the threat came from Iran, he said he wasn’t surprised, given his years-long advocacy for Iranian human rights and criticism of the Iranian regime. He began lobbying the international community 15 years ago to list the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. The Canadian government did so in June, following months of mounting political pressure. Cotler said he’s “noticed a pattern” of increased alleged assassination plots against Iranian dissidents and western political critics of the regime on foreign soil, alongside a crackdown on dissent at home, including executions and abductions of dual nationals back to Iran. “You have really a confluence of intensified domestic repression, intensified transnational repression, the phenomenon of assassinations as part of that transnational repression and the compelling and urgent need for the community of democracies to hold the Iranian regime to account,” he said. “At the same time, as we express our support and solidarity with the Iranian people that are under increased assault.” U.S. intelligence agencies saw increased Iranian death threats against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump during his campaign this year, and the U.S. Justice Department has indicted multiple alleged hired assassins who prosecutors say were tasked to carry out Iranian plots to kill Trump. Earlier this month, an unsealed U.S. indictment revealed two men were allegedly recruited by an IRGC contact to follow and kill prominent Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad, who has endured multiple Iranian murder-for-hire plots foiled by law enforcement. The indictment alleged that same IRGC contact had been tasked with planning an assassination plot against Trump ahead of the U.S. election. Cotler said the alleged plots against Alinejad, who he called a friend and colleague, and himself are part of the increasing pattern of repression against critics of Iran. Trump has taken a hardline stance against Iran and earned the regime’s ire after his first administration carried out a strike that killed IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani in early 2020. Cotler said he expects Trump to continue that approach when he returns to the White House next year, though he noted the incoming president is “unpredictable.” “If the past is prologue, we might see intensified sanctions again the Iranian regime, and I think we’ll find an intensified response to hold the Iranian regime accountable,” he said. He hopes Canada and other countries follow suit and make transnational repression and assassinations a top priority at next year’s G7 summit, which Canada is hosting. Canada has been facing growing allegations of foreign interference from not just Iran but also China, Russia and India. The government has been vocal about alleged ties between New Delhi and Indian consular officials in Canada and recent murder-for-hire plots against Sikh nationalists on Canadian soil , including the assassination last year of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. Iran has been accused of hiring Hells Angels members in Canada to carry out killings, and immigration officials have found 16 senior Iranian regime members illegally living in Canada to date. Cotler called for a separate independent government agency to combat cases of foreign interference and repression abroad. “I see this as a phenomenon not related to me personally, but to the larger threatening concern of transnational repression and assassination,” he said. “This has to be seen as a wake-up call for the community of democracies because this is a direct threat to our security, to our democracy and to our human rights.”

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain retained a six-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after a labored 3-0 home win over Toulouse on Friday. The defending champion dominated the first half but it took until the 35th minute to open the scoring. Young Portuguese midfielder João Neves spun to meet a cross from the right and struck a superb half volley from just outside the box. Lucas Beraldo got a second with six minutes remaining when he pounced on loose ball and fired home. Vitinha made it 3-0 in stoppage time when he showed fine footwork inside the box to finish off a quick counterattack. The scoreline was harsh on Toulouse, which came into the game in a more even second half. Only Vitinha’s last-gasp tackle stopped Zakaria Aboukhlal from equalizing after 69 minutes and then Shavy Babicka blazed over from close range a minute later when he should have hit the target. The win was a confidence boost for Luis Enrique’s side ahead of next Tuesday’s Champions League encounter at Bayern Munich. PSG lies in 25th place in the 36-team Champions League table with one win in four matches and outside the playoff spots. The win came immediately after second-placed Monaco beaten Brest 3-2 to briefly close the gap at the top to three points. Brest, which faces Barcelona next week in the Champions League, turned in another inconsistent French league performance and not the sparkling form it has shown in Europe. Brest has struggled in Ligue 1, where it remains 12th, but shone with three wins from four in its first ever Champions League campaign. It was behind after just five minutes on Friday when Maghnes Akliouche scored with a superb airborne volley, and 2-0 down after 24 minutes thanks to Aleksandr Golovin. The Russian striker seized on a poor pass just outside the Brest penalty area and his low shot was perfectly placed to sneak in off the post and give him his first goal in nine league appearances. On-loan Brighton striker Abdallah Sima used his 1.88-meter frame to outjump the Monaco defense four minutes into the second half and cut the deficit but Akliouche restored Monaco’s two-goal cushion when he brilliantly finished a quick counterattack in stoppage time. Ludovic Ajorque got a second for Brest in the sixth minute of added time but it was not enough in a second half most notable for the red card shown to Brest coach Éric Roy. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerKano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced a major reshuffle of the state executive council to effect pragmatic political realignment of his administration. In a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, on Thursday, Governor Yusuf disclosed that the first major rejig of his cabinet takes immediate effect. According to the statement, Governor Yusuf maintained the much awaited decision finally came to enable optimum performance that will drive more dividends of democracy to the good people of Kano state. “Those affected by the major shake up are the Chief of Staff, Alh. Shehu Wada Sagagi, whose office is now scrapped, and Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi dropped on health grounds.” According to Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf removed some cabinet members and reassigned others to enhance administrative performance and political re- alignment. Those who retained their positions are Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Haruna Isa Dederi, Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Danjuma Mahmoud, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran, Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Hon. Abduljabbar Mohammed Umar, Commissioner for Budget and Planning Hon Musa Suleiman Shannon and Commissioner for Works and Housing Engr. Marwan Ahmad. Also retained are Commissioner for Solid and Mineral Resources, Sefiyanu Hamza, Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Sheikh Ahmad Tijani Auwal, Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, Commissioner for Investment and Commerce, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya and that of Internal Security and Special Services, Major General Mohammad Inuwa Idris Rtd. According to the statement, those reassigned are the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulssalam who is moved from Ministry of Local Government to Higher Education, Hon. Mohammad Tajo Usman moved from Science and Technology to the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata from Higher Education to Science, Technology and Innovation. Others on the reassignment list include Hon. Amina Abdullahi from Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation to the Ministry for Women, Children and Disabled, Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo, from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to the Ministry of Special Duties. Commissioner for Project Monitory and Evaluation Hon. Ibrahim Namadi now moved to the Ministry of Transport, while Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa of the Ministry of Education now moved to the Ministry of Water Resources. On the reassigned list, are Hon. Ali Haruna Makoda moved from Water Resources to Ministry of Education, Hon. Aisha Lawal Saji from the Ministry of Women, Children and Disabled to Tourism and Culture, and Hon. Muhammad Diggol from Transport to the Ministry of Project Monitoring and Evaluation. Meanwhile, Governor Yusuf has dropped five members of his cabinet to include Ibrahim Jibril Fagge, of Finance Ministry, Ladidi Ibrahim Garko, Culture and Tourism; Baba Halilu Dantiye, Information and Internal Affairs, Shehu Aliyu Yammedi, Special Duties and Abbas Sani Abbas, Rural and Community Development. Also, the Governor has directed the Chief of Staff and the five commissioners that are dropped to report to the office of the Governor for possible reassignment. Ahmad Sorondinki Follow us on:

So you're gathering with relatives whose politics are different. Here are some tips for the holidays49ers QB Brock Purdy, DE Nick Bosa out, Brandon Allen to start at Green BayGary Neville has aimed a cheeky dig at Pep Guardiola after Manchester City were drawn against Salford in the FA Cup . The reigning Premier League champions will host local fourth-tier opposition in the third round in January after the two clubs were paired together in Monday night’s draw at Old Trafford . Such a fixture is certainly not short on narrative, with League Two side Salford co-owned by United’s famous ‘Class of 92’ stars in Gary Neville, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt. And Neville could not resist a playful jab at Guardiola on social media straight after Monday’s draw, writing on X: “He’s getting sacked in the morning @SalfordCityFC.” That is a reference to the chants aimed at the Catalan - to which he responded by holding up six fingers as a reminder of how many Premier League titles he has won - by the gleeful home fans at Anfield as Premier League leaders Liverpool deepened the sense of crisis at City with a 2-0 win on Sunday that moved them nine points clear at the top of the table. City are now winless in their last seven matches across all competitions, having last tasted victory at home to struggling Southampton on October 26. Their recent uncharacteristic slump has included an initial run of five successive defeats and now four consecutive Premier League losses, while they also inexplicably threw away a 3-0 lead at home to Feyenoord in the Champions League to draw 3-3. By far the worst run of his illustrious managerial career to date has taken its toll on Guardiola, who said before watching his team fall 11 points off the Premier League title pace on Merseyside: “I don’t like it. I don’t enjoy it at all. “I don’t sleep as good as when I won every game. Maybe it’s more unusual to win four Premier League titles in a row. In that moment I was stable enough, I was happy because I eat better and sleep better.” Among the multitude of other compelling narratives to emerge from Monday’s FA Cup third round draw was League One Peterborough being handed a trip to face Premier League strugglers Everton at Goodison Park - a match that could see the Toffees’ veteran winger Ashley Young go up against his son Tyler, 18. “WOW.......... Dreams Might Come True #FaCup #GoosebumpsMoment #YoungVsYoung,” Young Sr wrote on X.