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December 27, 2024

Gold continues to soar in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs.4,000 on Monday and was sold at Rs.342,500 against its sale at Rs.338,500 on the previous trading day. According to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewelers Association, prices of 10 grams of 24 karat also increased by Rs.3,429 to Rs.293,638 from…
Indiana man set for execution in state’s second since 2009
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer is set to receive a lethal injection early Tuesday in the state’s second execution in 15 years. Benjamin Ritchie, 45, has been on death row for more than 20 years after being convicted in the fatal shooting of Beech Grove Police…
Poland set for knife-edge presidential runoff as far right surges
WARSAW, Poland — The centrist and nationalist hopefuls contesting Poland’s presidential election runoff began trying to win over the supporters of eliminated candidates on Monday, in a major test of the coalition government’s pro-European policies. A broad alliance led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk swept to power in 2023 promising to mend ties with the European Union and undo judicial reforms implemented by…
Joe Biden cancer diagnosis and California fertility center bombing suspect: Morning Rundown
Biden is diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The House Budget Committee advance its bill for Trump’s agenda. And New Yorkers react to a Mexican navy ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge. Here’s what to know today. Biden considering his treatment options after prostate cancer diagnosis Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial recap: Dawn Richard to testify
Share How the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial might affect hip-hop Sean “Diddy” Combs spent most of his career as an influential figure in hip-hop; now he is on trial over human trafficking allegations. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz talks to Variety Senior Music Writer Steven J. Horowitz about how this trial might affect the genre. Share…
Back from ‘complete hell,’ Edan Alexander is smiling again, parents say
TEL AVIV — On Mother’s Day, Yael Alexander got perhaps the best gift: the news that her son Edan Alexander would be released from Hamas captivity the following day. One week after that life-changing phone call, NBC News spoke to Yael Alexander and her husband, Adi Alexander, about their son’s more than a year in…
PM Shehbaz arrives in Karachi on day visit
KARACHI: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Karachi on Monday on a one-day visit. Federal Minister for Education Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui received the Prime Minister upon his arrival in Karachi. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit the Pakistan Navy dockyard.The Prime Minister will meet the officers and men of the Pakistan Navy. PM…
How shoddy science is fueling a charge to restrict abortion pill access
Health and Human Services Secret Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has tasked the Food and Drug Administration with conducting a safety review of mifepristone, a pill used in most U.S. abortions. Kennedy said this week that the review was warranted due to an “alarming” new report on serious adverse events released last month. “Clearly it indicates…
The death toll keeps rising in Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ‘moving toward full control’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his country’s milit was “moving toward full control” of the Gaza Strip as its intensifying air strikes and ground operation there killed dozens more people overnight. Airstrikes had killed more than 300 people in the 72 hours to early Monday, the health authority in Hamas-run Gaza said.…