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Geo News Blog delivers the latest breaking news, world headlines, politics, current affairs, and international updates from Pakistan and around the world, updated through trusted RSS sources.

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Ronaldo double helps Real to 3-1 win over PSG

Real Madrid?s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal against Paris St Germain in Champions League Round of 16 First Leg held in Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez MADRID: European champions Real Madrid roared back to life from a dismal domestic campaign, coming from behind to beat runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain 3-1 in a Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday. Adrien Rabiot smashed PSG into the lead in the 33rd minute but
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FDA approves J&J prostate cancer treatment

A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, US, January, 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved Johnson & Johnson?s Erleada treatment for use with prostate cancer patients whose cancer has not spread but continues to grow despite hormone therapy. The drug is the first FDA-approved treatment for non-metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer, the FDA said in a statement.
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Egyptian authorities detain ex-presidential candidate Aboul Fotouh

Former Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt, February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files CAIRO: Egyptian security forces detained former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh over alleged contacts with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday. The country?s state security prosecution ordered the arrest of Aboul Fotouh and several leaders of his Strong Egypt party,
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Four killed in Bolivia bomb attack: government

Morenada dancers participate in the traditional inaugural parade of Oruro's Carnival ? declared Unesco World Heritage ? in Oruro, Bolivia, February 10, 2018. AFP/Files LA PAS: A bomb triggered a blast that killed four people during carnival celebrations in the Bolivian city of Oruro, police said Wednesday. Police commander Faustino Mendoza said a device packed with three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of dynamite exploded late Tuesday, killing bystanders. "We have four people killed and nine injured,
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Zuma quits as President of South Africa

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma speaks at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG: Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa on Wednesday, heeding orders by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to bring an end to his nine scandal-plagued years in power. In a 30-minute farewell address to the nation, 75-year-old Zuma said he disagreed with the way the ANC had shoved him toward an early exit after the election of Cyri
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Florida high school shooting: At least three dead, 50 wounded

SWAT and police are seen in Coral Springs, Florida, US, February 14, 2018. Image obtained from social media/Twitter/@Grumpyhaus At least three people died and 50 were wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Florida high school on Wednesday, local media reported, with dozens of police and emergency officials surrounding the building while students fled. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland ? about 72 kilometres (45 miles) north of Miami ? had been placed on a ?code red? lockdown but h
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Ismail blames India for US motion to put Pakistan on FATF watchlist

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e53a8c63bd34384ec21cbc013f5e4c38.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xNC8yMDE4IDY6NTg6MDkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1hWVMwU1djZDZRQnpLUlNkTG5WOFN3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Advisor to PM on Finance Miftah Ismail Wednesday said the United States' motion to
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No terror link in NSA shooting incident: FBI

Police tape blocks a visitor´s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) after a shooting incident at the entrance in Fort Meade. -AFP  WASHINGTON: The shooting incident on Wednesday at the headquarters of the US National Security Agency outside Washington does not appear to be a terror attack, an FBI official said. "There is no indication that this has a nexus to terrorism," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Gordon Johnson. Three people were arrested after their vehic
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Berlin film fest turns down #MeToo plea to turn red carpet black

BERLIN: Organisers of the Berlin International Film Festival on Wednesday declined a call to have movie stars walk a black, rather than red, carpet as a symbol of support for the campaign against sexual harassment in the industry. After January?s Golden Globes ceremony where people wore black on the red carpet to express solidarity with the movement, more than 21,000 people signed a petition calling for the carpet itself to change color at this year?s ?Berlinale?. But one day before the festi
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Ties with Russia strengthened under current government, says Dastgir

Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said that Pakistan?s ties with Russia have strengthened under the current government. Speaking on the security policy in the upper house of the parliament, Dastgir said that Pakistan and Russia have held joint military exercises to strengthen the bilateral relations. He also briefed the lawmakers about Pakistan?s improved security relations with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The defence
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Placing Nawaz on ECL test for PM Abbasi: Imran Khan

Imran, in an interview with a private channel, was commenting on the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)?s request today to the Ministry of Interior to place Nawaz, daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar's names on the ECL-Photo:File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday said that whether names of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his children are placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) is a test case for Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
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US must stop scapegoating Pakistan for its failures in Afghanistan, says Aizaz Chaudhry

Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Pakistani ambassador to the US, says a recent tweet by President Trump critical of Pakistan "caused considerable disappointment and surprise to us." Photo: Geo News file1 WASHINGTON: Pakistani ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has said that a tweet that the US President Donald Trump issued on the eve of New Year caused considerable disappointment and surprise to Pakistan. On New Year's Day, Trump had tweeted that the United States had "foolishly given Pakistan mor
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Allies promise Iraq $30 billion, falling short of Baghdad's appeal

KUWAIT: Iraq received pledges of $30 billion, mostly in credit facilities and investment, on Wednesday from allies but this fell short of the $88 billion Baghdad says it needs to recover from three years of war. Donors and investors gathered in Kuwait to mull ways to rebuild Iraq?s economy and infrastructure as it emerges from a ruinous conflict with Daesh militants who seized almost a third of the country before being beaten back. ?If we compare what we got today to what we need, it is no sec
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Saudi Arabia seeks to further reduce oil stockpiles

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it will further trim oil production and exports next month to reduce excess stockpiles that have weighed on crude prices, as concerns mount over US oversupply. Saudi Aramco's crude output in March will be 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) below its February level while exports will be kept below seven million bpd, the energy ministry said. "Saudi Arabia remains focused on working down excess oil inventories," a ministry spokesman said. "Market volatility is a
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UN says bombs will litter Mosul for more than a decade

A worker repairs a house in Mosul, Iraq January 28, 2018. Picture taken January 28, 2018. REUTERS GENEVA: The Iraqi city of Mosul will remain strewn with unexploded bombs for a decade, endangering a million or more civilians who want to return home following the end of three years of Daesh occupation, a UN demining expert said on Wednesday. Pehr Lodhammar, a senior program manager at the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said the destruction of Mosul had left an estimated 11 million tonnes of d
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Syria denies possessing chemical arms, says use ?unacceptable?

A general view shows damage at a site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria April 5, 2017. Photo: AFP file  DAMASCUS: The Syrian government on Wednesday denied it possessed chemical weapons and branded the use of such arms "immoral and unacceptable", following a French warning of punitive strikes. "Syria?s government categorically denies possessing... chemical weapons. We consider the use of such arms as immoral and unacceptable, whatever the context," said Deputy F
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Afghan Taliban say they want to solve war through dialogue

KABUL: The Taliban said on Wednesday they want to end Afghanistan?s war through dialogue but warned that their willingness to find peace did not mean they were exhausted and that their armed campaign would be sustained no matter how powerful the US opposition. A more aggressive US strategy in Afghanistan, including a surge in air strikes, introduced by President Donald Trump in August has pushed the Taliban back from several district centers and two provincial capitals. But the militants cont
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War of words continue between Nisar, PML-N leaders

The statement comes after Nawaz in an apparent jibe at Nisar, who has publicly expressed reservations over various party policies, said that ?certain people had advised the party chief against taking out the rally through GT Road?-Photo News ISLAMABAD: Spokesman for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Chauhdry Nisar on Wednesday issued a clarification against ?accusations? hurled by party leaders in a meeting held a day before. A statement said that the decision that the rally by party chi
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Was offered Rs10mn by Hajj tour operator, says Shah

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah Wednesday claimed that he was offered Rs10 million bribe by a tour operator during his tenure as minister for religious affairs. Shah made the statement during his address with the National Assembly on Wednesday. It is also pertinent to note here that nearly 2,800 new companies were registered as Hajj tour operators during the past tenure. Here the question rises if a tour operator offers Rs10 million bribe for acquiring Hajj quota, then how would h
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Man gets 10 years in prison for owning dog who killed neighbour

Picture credit:  West Yorkshire police/PA In a bizarre ruling, a 30-year-old man was jailed for 10 years because of his pet bull terrier, who killed his neighbour in 2016, reported The Guardian. The man named Aaron Joseph was the owner of the dog that killed his 52-year-old neighbour David Ellam. Ellam died while saving his own pet from Joseph?s terrier in August 2016, in West Yorkshire. He sustained serious injuries and after 12 hours succumbed to them at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Polic
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Shooting outside US NSA headquarters, one hurt

The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters is located outside Washington in Fort Meade, Maryland. Photo: AFP file  WASHINGTON: A shooting erupted Wednesday outside the suburban Washington headquarters of the National Security Agency, a secretive intelligence organisation responsible for global US electronic eavesdropping, leaving at least one person injured, officials said. NBC News aired aerial images of what appeared to be police surrounding a man on the ground in handcuffs outside the
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Iran's Rouhani seeks Indian investment amid US pressure

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (right) meets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tehran on May 23, 2016.-Reuters (Photo:File) NEW DELHI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will be seeking billions of dollars of Indian investment during a visit to New Delhi, diplomats said, a trip that comes amid US pressure to review a 2015 international nuclear deal and re-impose sanctions on Iran. India is trying to develop the port of Chabahar on Iran?s east coast as a way to gain access the markets of ce
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KKF?s Kaif-ul-Wara admits to money laundering for MQM: FIA sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/94f2648a7e374c4af28c5f46fb18ade1.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xNC8yMDE4IDI6MTk6NTUgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0yZ3Fpa1BGMVFvVVZVZ2NlYW82QmxnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Kaif-ul-Wara, a member of the Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF) has admitted to laun
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Salman Mujahid sexual exploitation case: Accuser denies taking Rs4 million

Aleena Khan (left) and MQM-P leader Salman Mujahid Baloch (right). Photo: Geo News KARACHI: A woman who had alleged that Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) lawmaker Salman Mujahid Baloch had sexually exploited her has also accused the man of stalking and following her around. ?He stalked me for some time when I would visit Jinnah Garden with my mother and eventually forged a bond with my mother by saying she was his sister and I, his niece,? Aleena told Geo News.  The woman had filed
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Shooting outside US top spy headquarters in Maryland

The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters is located outside Washington in Fort Meade, Maryland. Photo: AFP file  WASHINGTON: A shooting erupted Wednesday outside the headquarters of the National Security Agency, a secretive intelligence organization responsible for global US electronic eavesdropping in the suburbs of Washington, the White House confirmed. NBC News aired aerial images of what appeared to be police surrounding a man on the ground in handcuffs outside the NSA facility in
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