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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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Khamenei blames Iran's 'enemies' for unrest as US ups pressure

In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time since they erupted last Thursday. Photo: AFP/file  TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader blamed "enemies" Tuesday for unrest that has seen 21 deaths as Washington sought to increase pressure on the regime that was facing its biggest test in years. In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time since they erupted last
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Whither rock? Beyonce, Eminem to headline Coachella

LOS ANGELES: Beyonce, Eminem and The Weeknd will headline Coachella, promoters announced Tuesday, marking the first time that no rock act will be among the main attractions at the leading festival. Coachella, which has turned into one of the world´s most lucrative and influential festivals since its debut in 1999, takes place in the desert of southern California over two successive weekends in April with identical lineups for each. The festival -- April 13-15 and April 20-22 -- marks the first
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Pakistan set NZ XI 342 target in warm-up game

The captains at toss  Pakistan put up a massive total of 342 from 50 overs in their warm-up game against New Zealand XI in Nelson on Wednesday, three days before the five-match ODI series kicks off. Put in to bat first by New Zealand XI, who won the toss, Pakistan were off to a flying start with openers Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman scoring 104 and 106, respectively. Both the batsmen retired out ? an occasional practice in warm-up matches. Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed scored
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Arundhati Roy: the literary canary in India's coalmine

This picture taken on December 8, 2017 shows Indian author Arundhati Roy smiling during an interview with AFP in New Delhi. Photo: AFP2 NEW DELHI: She may have returned to publishing fiction after a two-decade hiatus, but Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she has no plans to sheath her polemical sword anytime soon in a world where the vulnerable are still being "smashed". Sitting in a cafe in the bowels of Old Delhi´s labyrinthine streets on a chilly winter´s afternoon, the 56-year-old still si
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Peru bus plunge kills 48: police

The accident took place on a coastal highway about 45 kilometers north of the capital Lima. Photo: AFP LIMA: A bus plunged over a seaside cliff in Peru on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people after a collision with a truck on a precarious stretch known as the "devil´s curve," officials said. The bus was travelling from Huacho, 130 kilometers (81 miles) north of the capital, to Lima with 55 passengers and two crew on board when it went off the road about midday. It plunged 100 meters (330 feet)
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Justin Timberlake gets 'personal' in first album in five years

Timberlake's fifth solo studio album 'Man of the Woods' comes out on February 2  NEW YORK: Pop superstar Justin Timberlake on Tuesday announced his first album in nearly five years, promising more "personal" songwriting inspired by his home and family. The 36-year-old singer and actor said that "Man of the Woods," his fifth solo studio album, will come out on February 2 -- two days before he headlines entertainment during the Super Bowl, generally the most watched television event of the year
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Maxwell, Wade axed from Australia ODI squad to play England

Chief selector Trevor Hohns said ODI specialist Maxwell was omitted over consistency concerns SYDNEY: Regulars Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade were axed from Australia´s squad on Wednesday for this month´s one-day international series against England. Chief selector Trevor Hohns said ODI specialist Maxwell was omitted over consistency concerns, while Tim Paine takes the wicketkeeping gloves from Wade following his outstanding form in the Ashes Test series. Selectors also named Australia´s Test
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Spotify hit with $1.6 billion copyright lawsuit

Photo: Reuters  Music streaming company Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Doors, without a licence and compensation to the music publisher. Wixen, an exclusive licencee of songs such as ?Free Fallin? by Tom Petty, ?Light My Fire? by the Doors, (Girl We Got a) Good Thing by Weezer and works of singers such as Stevie Nicks, is seeking damages worth at least $1.6 billion along with injun
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How Facebook could stop a disease outbreak

Facebook accounts and telephone records can be used to pinpoint the best individuals to vaccinate to stop a disease outbreak in its tracks PARIS: Facebook accounts and telephone records can be used to pinpoint the best individuals to vaccinate to stop a disease outbreak in its tracks, researchers said Wednesday. Such people would be "central" in their social networks, and thus likelier to spread disease-causing germs from one group to another. Assuming there is an outbreak, and not enough vac
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Eastern US braces for more frigid weather, storm

People cross 6th Avenue and 42nd Street as a cold weather front hits the region, in Manhattan, New York, US, December 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters   NEW YORK: A record-shattering freeze kept its grip on much of the eastern United States on Tuesday, causing at least seven deaths and closing schools as forecasters warned of a storm that could slam some areas with blizzard conditions later this week. Late on Tuesday, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for 28 counties after the
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Three suspected terrorists killed during encounter in Karachi?s Baldia Town

The deceased were affiliated with the banned TTP and were plotting a terror bid in the city: CTD  KARACHI: Three suspected terrorists affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in an encounter with law enforcement agencies in the city?s Baldia Town area late Tuesday night. Rangers and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police conducted a targeted operation in Kaimkhani Colony area of Baldia Town on a tip-off regarding the presence of the TTP terrorists
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Freed Canadian hostage arrested for 15 charges including assault

Joshua Boyle/File photo MONTREAL: A Canadian man who was held captive by a faction of the Afghan Taliban for five years has been arrested on 15 charges including sexual assault, illegal confinement and issuing death threats, according to reports on Tuesday. Joshua Boyle was freed last October along with his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three children born in captivity. The identity of the alleged victim was being withheld by a court, according to Boyle´s lawyer Eric Granger. Grang
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US nuclear button ´much bigger´ than N.Korea´s: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Kim Jong-Un that he possessed a nuclear button that is "much bigger & more powerful" than that of the North Korean leader. He tweeted: "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the ´Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.´ Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" Trump´s message
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US threatens to withhold aid cash to Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump said in tweets on Tuesday that the United States may withhold future aid payments to Palestinians, accusing them of being ?no longer willing to talk peace? with Israel. Trump said that Washington gives Palestinians ?HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don?t even want to negotiate a long overdue peace treaty with Israel ... with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these m
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Republican Senator Hatch to retire, opening door for bid by Romney

WASHINGTON: US Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in November, opening the door to a potential Senate bid by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate and one of the party?s harshest critics of President Donald Trump. ?Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves. And for me, that time is soon approaching,? Hatch said in a video statement posted on Twitter. ?That?s why after much prayer and discussion with family and friends, I?ve d
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Selection headache for South Africa ahead of test series against India

CAPE TOWN: South Africa have a selection conundrum as they consider their team to face India in the first test on Friday with veteran bowler Dale Steyn far from sure of a place in the side, coach Ottis Gibson said on Tuesday. "We have to try and pick the best team for the conditions and it is clearly a selection headache, but it is a good headache to have all the best players back and available to play," he told a news conference. AB de Villiers has returned after a two-year hiatus from the t
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US to announce further action against Pakistan within days: White House

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/884b8044fdac3a780a344457882fdfd1.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yLzIwMTggODozODozMyBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVYwZ0ZNZld6Ykc4THBIRm9ZSk5hTEE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday said it wanted to see Pakistan do more to fight terrorism and that it would likely announce actions to pressure Islamabad within days. "Our goal is that we know that they
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Haley accuses Pakistan of playing 'double game for years'

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a65dfec816b9fcbeeba4187cd5f88630.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yLzIwMTggNzozMzoyMSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPWlpRUVxbzRIQzV2RGRibDNqUWs4VHc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] UNITED NATIONS: The United States has accused Pakistan of failing to cooperate fully in the fight against terrorism, saying it is wit
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Saudi-led coalition denies blocking aid to Yemen

RIYADH: The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen has denied blocking aid and basic supplies from entering, following a Reuters story detailing how Yemen is struggling to cope with a new outbreak of the bacterial disease diphtheria. The Dec. 29 report quoted the World Health Organization as saying 380 patients had been admitted to hospitals across Yemen with diphtheria since August. The spread of the disease compounds widespread hunger and one of the worst cholera outbreaks ever record
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New Bronx fire injures 16, including nine children

Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firemen work at an apartment building in the Bronx. -Reuters NEW YORK: A fire destroyed a building and injured 16 people in the Bronx on Tuesday, just days after the worst fire in New York City in 25 years killed 12 people. "Our units arrived and were immediately faced with heavy fire. Numerous people were brought out of the building by the firefighters on scene. We have 16 people; seven adults and nine children, all with non life-threatening injuries," said
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US military member killed in Afghanistan

A US Marine watches Afghan commandos during a combat training exercise last year. Photo: AFP files WASHINGTON: A member of the US military was killed and four others wounded during a New Year´s Day combat operation in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. According to the NATO mission in Kabul, the "combat engagement" occurred in Achin, in the restive Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. "Two wounded service members are being treated at a nearby medical treatment facility and are in stab
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NSC reviewing negative statements by US officials in recent months: Dastagir

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Defence Khurram Dastagir, following a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday, said that the committee has been reviewing negative statements by US officials, including President Donald Trump, for the past few months. The minister, in an interview with BBC Urdu, said that Tuesday's meeting of the NSC observed that 'better results can be yielded if all the stake-holders cooperate and jointly struggle for peace in Afghanistan and fight against terror, i
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Immune cells linked to very early spread of breast cancer

Malignant breast cancer cells metastasized to the liver are seen in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/file Normal immune cells that live near milk ducts in healthy breast tissue may play a key role in helping early breast cancer cells leave the breast for other parts of the body, researchers say. This could possibly cause cancer to metastasize, or spread, even before a tumor has developed, according to Dr. Julio Aguirre-Ghiso of The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mo
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YouTube star apologizes for viral suicide video

WASHINGTON: Actor and YouTube celebrity Logan Paul apologized for posting a video of a suicide victim in Japan that reportedly was viewed by six million people before being deleted. Paul, who gained notoriety on social media and has a popular video blog or "vlog" on YouTube, filmed the video in Aokigahara, which is known as "the Japanese Suicide Forest" because of its reputation. According to media reports, the video showing a man who had hanged himself received six million views before being
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Nation of pessimists no more: French more optimistic under Macron: poll

French President Emmanuel Macron visits with guests during the Christmas party for children at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 13, 2017. REUTERS PARIS: The French have become more optimistic about the future that at any time in the past eight years, a survey showed on Tuesday, belying their reputation as a nation of pessimists. According to a Harris Interactive survey for RTL radio, 59 percent of the French were optimistic for 2018, the highest level since 2010 and 15 points highe
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