On Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day, the 23rd annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina will resume. Approximately 2,000 dogs representing 205 different breeds will compete for the coveted title of "Best in Show." Any dog registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC) may compete in the National Dog Show, which is an open, all-breed event hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia. It is regarded as the sport's most well-known and watched showcase in America. How are the winners selected? Every dog breed competing is placed into one of seven groups that correspond to traits and purposes for which the breeds were first developed. Sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting, and herding are the seven categories. According to the official breed standard, each dog is evaluated on the ba...

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...