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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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Klavan's historic goal edges Liverpool past Burnley

Liverpool's defender Ragnar Klavan (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match against Burnley January 1, 2018/AFP  BURNLEY: Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan scored a dramatic injury-time winner as the Reds consolidated their place in the Premier League´s top four with a 2-1 victory over Burnley on Monday. Jurgen Klopp´s side had taken the lead just after the hour after a fine strike from Senegal forward Sadio Mane -- his eight
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Pakistanis who made us proud in 2017

As the year comes to an end, let?s remember Pakistani citizens and those with Pakistani lineage who made the country proud with their remarkable achievements in different fields. Kanza Azeemi Setting an example and making history at the same time, Pakistan?s Kanza Azeemi achieved the highest honour (the Saïd Prize) as an MBA student at the University of Oxford. She achieved this position among a class of 327 students from 58 countries. Samar Khan Cyclist and athlete Samar Khan becam
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Trump administration to continue to withhold $255mn military aid to Pakistan

Pakistan's actions in support of South Asia strategy will ultimately determine the trajectory of relationship with US, including future security assistance: White House  The White House has said it will continue to withhold $255 million in military aid to Pakistan until the Trump administration reviews the country?s actions in confronting terrorists and militants. "The United States does not plan to spend the $255 million in FY 2016 foreign military financing for Pakistan at this time," a Natio
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Extreme cold sparks chaos in Canada airports

A woman walks down the street in downtown Montreal in extreme cold -- which has continued into the New Year. Photo: AFP/file  MONTREAL: Snow, lengthy de-icing procedures and missing crews created havoc at Canada´s main airports on Monday, with hundreds of flights cancelled or delayed out of the country´s biggest city Toronto. A deep freeze has settled over large parts of Canada and the United States, bringing extreme cold, piles of snow, and icy conditions. From the early hours of New Year´s
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Bangladesh revokes Sabbir's contract over fan assault

The batsman has had his central contract revoked after assaulting a young cricket fan who taunted him during a match last month DHAKA: Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman has had his central contract revoked for assaulting a young cricket fan who taunted him during a match last month. The 26-year-old was also slapped with a six-month ban from the domestic game and a fine of two million taka ($24,000) over the incident, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said. The national con
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Dharna violence case: ATC summons Imran Khan at 12pm today

On December 13, anti-terrorism court (ATC) had extended the interim bail of Imran Khan in four cases related to the 2014 sit-in violence. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan at 12pm today (Tuesday) in four cases related to the 2014 sit-in violence.  The ATC is hearing four cases against the PTI chief, including that of the attack on the state television building, Parliament and the then Islamabad SSP Operations Asmatull
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Bahrain urges citizens against travel to Iran

Bahrain is the first Gulf Arab state to issue a travel warning for Iran where 10 people were killed overnight in street violence DUBAI: The Gulf state of Bahrain on Monday called on its citizens not to travel to Iran "under any circumstances" because of street protests there. In a statement on Twitter, the foreign ministry also urged any Bahrainis in the Islamic republic to leave immediately. It cautioned that Iran was seeing "large-scale disturbances and an unstable security situation" as we
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Documents destroyed in fire at law ministry's building in Islamabad

A fire erupted in the storeroom of the Ministry of Law and Justice building early Tuesday morning. Photo: Geo News screen grab ISLAMABAD: A fire erupted in the storeroom of the Ministry of Law and Justice building early Tuesday morning, reportedly destroying many important documents. The fire department dispatched five fire trucks to the site to control the blaze, said the fire authorities. The fire department dispatched five fire trucks to the site to control the blaze. Photo: Geo News scree
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Accountability court adjourns Dar assets reference hearing to January 18

Ishaq Dar/File photo ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the assets reference case against former finance minister Ishaq Dar till January 18. Justice Muhammad Bashir, hearing the reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the PML-N leader, adjourned the hearing after the NAB special prosecutor submitted a copy of the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) stay order to the accountability court. The IHC, after hearing Dar?s petitions earlier in Dec
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Quarter of Earth's land will be drier under 2 C warming: study

A picture shows low water levels at a reservoir in drought-stricken Entrepenas near Sacedon, Spain on November 24, 2017-AFP  PARIS: More than a quarter of Earth's land surface will become "significantly" drier even if humanity manages to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius, the goal espoused in the Paris Agreement, scientists said on Monday. But if we contain average warming to 1.5 C (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), this will be limited to about a tenth -- sparing two-thirds of the land projec
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Top Hollywood women launch anti-harassment initiative

The initiative, dubbed Time's Up, caps a year in which the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal touched off a deluge of allegations that brought down powerful men-AFP More than 300 top women in Hollywood -- from Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence to Emma Thompson and Cate Blanchett -- unveiled an initiative Monday to tackle pervasive sexual harassment in workplaces, calling special attention to their "sisters" in less than glamorous blue-collar jobs. The initiative, dubbed Time's Up, caps
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Gunmen kill 14 churchgoers in Nigeria shooting

The shooting took place in the town of Omoku about 90 kilometres (56 miles) from the southern oil hub of Port Harcourt. Photo: REUTERS  WARRI: Gunmen killed at least 14 churchgoers returning from a midnight service on Monday in Nigeria´s Rivers State, a police source told AFP, the latest violence to hit the oil-rich region. "The gunmen opened fire on a set of worshippers at about 12:30 am on Monday," said Ugochi Olugbo, a relative of one of the victims who was attending a New Year´s Eve servic
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Nine dead in latest outbreak of Brazilian prison violence

File Photo SAO PAULO: Nine inmates were killed, 14 were injured, and dozens escaped in a prison riot on Monday, national news media reported, in the latest example of Brazil?s continuing difficulties maintaining control over its notoriously violent penal system. According to newspaper O Estado de São Paulo, 106 prisoners escaped the prison in the city of Goiânia, near the capital of Brasilia. Authorities recaptured 27 of the escapees, but the rest remained at large. One of the nine killed in
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North Korea's Kim 'open to dialogue' with South, will only use nukes if threatened

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Image Courtesy: REUTERS video/Screenshot SEOUL: Kim Jong Un warned the United States on Monday he had a ?nuclear button? on his desk ready for use if North Korea was threatened, but offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was ?open to dialogue? with Seoul. After a year dominated by fiery rhetoric and escalating tensions over Pyongyang?s nuclear weapons program, the North Korean leader used his televised New Year?s Day speech to declare his country ?a
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CM Shehbaz, Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman meet twice in a day

RIYADH: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud twice in last 24 hours, sources informed Geo News on early Tuesday morning. Matters of mutual interests were discussed by both the leaders. Shehbaz appreciated the role Saudi Arabia played on the ongoing Palestine issue. The chief minister is expected to leave for Lahore today. Meanwhile, Punjab government spokesperson Mohammad Ahmed Khan has condemned the allegations lev
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New York family of five among the dead in Costa Rican plane crash

Smoke rises from the wreckage after a plane crashed in the mountainous area of Punta Islita, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, December 31, 2017. Ministerio de Seguridad Publica de Costa Rica/via REUTERS A family of five from the New York City suburb of Scarsdale was aboard a plane that crashed minutes after takeoff from a popular beach resort in Costa Rica on Sunday, killing all 12 people aboard, a relative and the family?s rabbi said. Ten U.S. citizens and two Costa Rican pilots were killed w
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US military to accept transgender recruits on Monday: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: Transgender people will be allowed for the first time to enlist in the US military starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, the Pentagon said on Friday, after President Donald Trump?s administration decided not to appeal rulings that blocked his transgender ban. Two federal appeals courts, one in Washington and one in Virginia, last week rejected the administration?s request to put on hold orders by lower court judges requiring the military to begin accepting transgender re
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2017: The year in tweets

Twitter is where the gossip is, both political and personal, where spats unfold and where breaking news is made, unfiltered and uncensored.  This year was no different. Now that the tweets have been extended from 140 characters to 280, the chaos and drama is only likely to grow bigger and louder. But before that let?s rewind. Below are a few tweets from Pakistani celebrities and politicians which had our newsfeed buzzing in 2017. 'Notification is rejected' In April,
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PM summons cabinet, NSC meetings after Trump tweet

FILE photo. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has summoned meetings of the federal cabinet and the National Security Committee (NSC) to deliberate over Monday's statement by US President Donald Trump, sources told Geo News. The prime minister has summoned a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday, sources said, which will hold a detailed review of the US administration's South Asia policy including Monday's statement by President Trump. The cabinet will also ponder over nationa
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People will reject any deal made by Nawaz: Fawad Chaudhry

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d2af985bce34480a2ddd0bb2627a2179.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8xLzIwMTggMzoyNzowMCBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXVpUmYwUGJrUnJnb1lNT1VLLzNLNFE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry raised objection over Sharif brothers travelling to Saudi Arabia, saying peopl
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Israel charges Palestinian teen in viral 'slap video'

Ahed Tamimi, 16, being escorted by Israeli police officers. -AFP/File OFER MILITARY PRISON: Israel charged a Palestinian teenager with 12 counts including assault on Monday following her arrest after a video of her slapping and kicking two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank went viral. Ahed Tamimi, 16, has been hailed as a hero by Palestinians who see her as bravely standing up to Israel's occupation of the West Bank. Israelis accuse her family of using her as a pawn in staged provocations. The
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Pakistan lodges protest with US envoy over Trump statement

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c160d1186d964001f29e4ad4e75d33c4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8xLzIwMTggNTo0Mjo0OSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVZENFppWHR2NzVlRmtjVG5jVW1tTWc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday evening summoned United States ambassador David Hale over US President Donald Trump?s statement against Pakistan. According to sources, Hale was summoned to record
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Nawaz will share Saudi visit details if deemed appropriate: Marriyum Aurangzeb

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/af9a25c3fdf8b2a1ddda01452423bf72.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8xLzIwMTggNjoxMjozNyBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVNHYVpta1NRVVlaRmFTKzRHQ3VvTVE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday refuted all rumours and speculations s
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Punjab govt spokesperson refutes statements against Shehbaz?s visit to Saudi Arabia

LAHORE: Punjab government spokesperson Mohammad Ahmed Khan has condemned the allegations levelled against Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif on his visit to Saudi Arabia, saying the statements being spread were baseless. According to the spokesperson, Saudi Arabia is an ally of Pakistan and it was an honour for Shehbaz to be sent an aircraft from there. Mohammad Ahmed added that to criticise the Saudi government or chief minister Punjab on the move was tantamount to being against the national interest.
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Syria's Assad replaces defence minister

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad replaced his defence minister for the first time since 2012 as part of a government reshuffle announced by the state news agency SANA on Monday. "President Assad issued a decree, the first of 2018, naming General Ali Abdullah Ayoub minister of defence," the agency said, without providing any explanation for the surprise announcement. The 65-year-old was until now the chief of general staff of the armed forces and replaces Fahd Jassem al-Freij. Freij
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