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December 25, 2024

Actor Brad Pitt finds peace after divorce from Angelina Joli
Hollywood icon Brad Pitt has said he is now at peace following his divorce from Angelina Jolie, expressing readiness to embrace a new chapter in his life. Currently engaged in the promotional activities for his highly anticipated film ‘F1’, Pitt recently finalized a long-standing legal battle with Jolie, marking a significant turning point in his…
Trump tariff court ruling and OKC Thunder advance to NBA Finals: Morning Rundown
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Alpine village is largely destroyed when a Swiss glacier collapses
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Pakistan ready to welcome $2b investment from Azerbaijan: PM
LACHIN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan is prepared to receive a $2 billion investment from Azerbaijan, targeting multiple sectors for mutual economic benefit. In an interview with Azerbaijan TV before departing Lachin for Dushanbe at the conclusion of his three-day visit, the prime minister revealed that President Ilham Aliyev had reaffirmed his country’s…
Bilal Saqib for establishing first strategic Bitcoin reserve
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Heatstroke cases surged by 675 in Sindh
KARACHI: Sindh Health Department has successfully treated 675 heatstroke cases from April 14 and May 28. According to data issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh, out of the total affected, 393 are men, 276 women, and 6 children. Additionally, 60 livestock have died due to the extreme heat conditions. In the past…
Trump gives Putin two weeks. What’s next?
Moscow has done little to dispel that reputation of slow-balling the president in recent days. Putin is yet to deliver a memorandum for a peace agreement that he promised shortly after the two leaders spoke on the phone over a week ago. The Kremlin insists the document is in its final stages and Russian Foreign…
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Stocks and U.S. dollar rally as Trump tariffs hit court roadblock
SYDNEY — Asian shares and Wall Street futures jumped in Asia on Thursday after a U.S. federal court blocked President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect, sending the dollar up on safe haven currencies. The little-known Manhattan-based Court of International Trade ruled that Trump overstepped his authority by imposing his April 2…