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Pakistan's ISLAMABAD Following a massive nighttime security force operation in the capital, Islamabad, that resulted in hundreds of arrests, the party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ceased public demonstrations calling for his release from prison, according to local media on Wednesday. According to a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) statement cited by broadcaster Geo News, the party has declared a temporary halt to the demonstration, which has resulted in the deaths of at least six persons, including two demonstrators and four paramilitary personnel. Requests for response were not immediately answered by a PTI official. On Tuesday, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the heart of Islamabad after a convoy driven by Bushra Bibi, Khan's wife, breached multiple security barri...

On November 28, the 98th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return, including 34 amazing floats, seven wheeled "balloonicles," 22 large balloons, and more. The 2024 parade will once more be hosted by Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker of NBC's "TODAY" program. What's the parade route? from 8:30 a.m. ET, the parade starts from West 77th Street & Central Park West, and it ends at 12:00 p.m. ET at Macy's Herald Square flagship store on 34th Street. The 2024 route includes 2.5 miles of approved public viewing places. To secure the finest seats, viewers are encouraged to arrive as early as 6:00 a.m. Bring ponchos since it's supposed to rain in New York City on Thursday! Central Park West: Great views can be found along Central Park West from West 75th to West 61...

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated on Tuesday that Sweden is requesting a Chinese ship to return to Swedish seas in order to assist in the investigation of recent breaches of undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, but he made it clear that he was not leveling any charges. On November 17 and 18, two undersea cables—one connecting Sweden to Lithuania and the other connecting Finland and Germany—were destroyed in less than a day, leading German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to claim he believed it was sabotage. Last week, criminal investigations were opened by Sweden, Germany, and Lithuania, focusing on the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which departed the Russian port of Ust-Luga on November 15. The ship's coordinates matched the time and location of the breaches, according to...

On Wednesday, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Courts requested that judges issue an arrest warrant for the leader of Myanmar's military administration for crimes against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The deportation and persecution of the Rohingya are alleged to be crimes against humanity committed by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who succeeded elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in 2021. In order to avoid what has been described as an ethnic cleansing effort that included mass rapes, massacres, and home burning, over a million people were compelled to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. Karim Khan, the court's senior prosecutor, said in a statement from a Bangladeshi refugee camp that he plans to ask for further warrants for Myanmar's leaders shortly. By doing this, w...

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden declared that a truce in Lebanon, mediated by the United States, had been reached between Israel and Hezbollah and would go into effect a few hours later. Tens of thousands have been displaced on both sides of the border, and the heightened tensions and back-and-forth strikes over the past year have killed dozens in Israel and hundreds in Lebanon, increasing the likelihood of a regional conflict. In describing the ceasefire, Biden stated that it was "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities." The agreement was set to take effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time and was intended to end combat at the Israel-Lebanese border. According to Biden, France and other allies of the United States "will make sure this deal is implemented fully." "Let me be clea...

A judge announced Tuesday that the prosecution of an 86-year-old white man accused of killing a Black youngster in Kansas City, Missouri, last year through the wrong door will proceed. Judge David P. Chamberlain of Clay County Circuit Court approved Andrew Lester's mental exam in September. It was finished and recorded on November 15 but was otherwise kept private. According to court documents, the trial is set to begin on February 18 during a hearing in early October, and the report has not yet paused that date. If necessary, a second trial week was set for February 24. Ralph Yarl's mother, Cleo Nagbe, said the family is happy the lawsuit was kept on track. In a statement to Kansas City, Missouri's NBC station KSHB, Ralph Yarl's family expressed gratitude that the trial against Andrew Les...

About 40% of the fresh vegetables and 60% of the fresh fruit in the United States are imported. And Mexico is the largest contributor among the countries of origin for those products, so if President-elect Donald Trump fulfills his most recent pledge to impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported across the southern border, U.S. consumers may see higher prices for a variety of produce and grocery items. Mexico is the United States' top foreign supplier of bell peppers, strawberries, raspberries, avocados, tomatoes, and avocados, according to data from the University of California, Davis. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mexico accounted for 51% of all fresh fruit imports and 69% of all vegetable imports into the United States in 2022. The value of Mexico's horticulture export...

Walmart customers can start their holiday shopping early this year with discounts of up to 70% off on a variety of categories, including tech, beauty, home and kitchen, and more, as Black Friday approaches. Walmart Plus customers with a monthly or annual subscription will have early online access to Black Friday deals during the retailer's second holiday event, which begins today (Nov. 25) at 12 PM ET, after the retailer's first Black Friday Deals event, which runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17. The in-store sales will start on November 29 at 6 AM local time, while all other customers will have access to the internet later today at 5 PM ET. On Sunday, December 1, Cyber Monday sales begin at 5 p.m. ET for Walmart Plus members and 8 p.m. ET for all other consumers.Additionally, from now until Dece...

Although they may not be as common in home gyms as other well-known exercise equipment like treadmills, ellipticals, and exercise bikes, vertical climbers are a great way to work out your entire body and burn hundreds of calories, according to fitness experts. Usually standing 7 to 8 feet tall, vertical climbers are exercise equipment with foot pedals and handlebars that may be adjusted in height. "As if you were climbing or scaling something," says Kyle Gonzalez, head of content at nutrition and supplement firm Momentous and integrative health and wellness specialist, these devices assist you in pulling up and down against calibrated resistance. Additionally, according to Andrew Schillaci, a personal trainer at Casa Cipriani in New York City, this exercise equipment works best for high-in...

Two years after being found not guilty of attempted murder, an FBI agent was caught and charged with several charges of sexual assault. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Montgomery County Police Department charged Eduardo Valdivia, 40, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, with two counts of second-degree rape, four counts of fourth-degree sexual crime, and four counts of second-degree assault. Police said Valdivia may have more victims, and two women claim they were raped inside a tattoo parlor. According to police, the two ladies were sexually assaulted at DC Fine Line Tattoos, a studio run by Valivida under a false identity on Washingtonian Boulevard in Gaithersburg. According to the first woman, a man named Lalo Brown sexually assaulted her in October. According to authorities, a second la...