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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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Bono calls on Suu Kyi to quit over deadly campaign against Rohingya Muslims

File photo of Bono and Aung San Suu Kyi NEW YORK: U2 frontman Bono, a leading campaigner for Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she was under house arrest, has called on her to resign over the deadly campaign against Rohingya Muslims. The singer -- who championed Suu Kyi in the 2000 U2 song "Walk On," with fans encouraged to wear masks of the then opposition leader when the band played it live -- said he felt "nauseated" by images of the bloodshed and refugee crisis. "I have genuinely felt
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New Zealand beat West Indies by 47 runs in first T20

Colin Munro flashes one through the off side, New Zealand v West Indies, 1st T20I, Nelson, December 29, 2017/Getty Images  NELSON: Debutant Seth Rance sparked a West Indies batting meltdown as New Zealand cruised to a 47-run victory in the opening Twenty20 match at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Friday. Rance took two wickets in successive balls in his second over, including the prized scalp of Chris Gayle, to set the tourists on a downward spiral that ended in the 19th over. New Zealand, sent in t
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Roger Federer?s selfie with world?s happiest animal will light up your day

Smile! Tennis star Roger Federer posed for a selfie with the world's happiest animal, warming his fans? hearts with too much cuteness. On Thursday, Federer spent some adorable moments with quokkas at Australia's Rottnest Island. Native to the place, quokkas are considered as the world's happiest animals for their friendly nature. They have no natural predators on the island and approach humans with little fear. The 36-year-old champion is in Australia for the Hopman Cup tournament in Perth.
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Philippines relieves 11 police officers in mistaken identity shooting

Top police officer said the vehicle, which was carrying seven people, including a woman who had been shot earlier that night, was on its way to a hospital when police opened fire after mistaking it for one driven by the woman?s assailant/Reuters Photo:File MANILA: Ten Philippine police officers who mistakenly shot at a vehicle and killed two of its passengers late Thursday have been relieved of their duties, the capital?s police chief said as he ordered an investigation into the incident. Metr
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Shahzeb Khanzada calls out Musharraf for sexist remarks against Bilawal

Shahzeb Khanzada called out Pervez Musharraf by citing examples of inspirational women  Geo News anchorperson Shahzeb Khanzada called out Pervez Musharraf for his sexist remarks against PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto, in which the former dictator asked Bilawal to stop "chanting slogans like a woman, and become a man first." In what were taken by many as offensive and sexist remarks, Musharraf said in an interview to a channel, "I would like to tell Bilawal that these slogans lead to nowhere, what
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Saad Rafique?s statement did not require ISPR's immediate response: Shah

LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, said on Friday that he did not find anything objectionable in the recent statement of Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique, which was criticised by the army spokesperson on Thursday.  Addressing the media in Lahore, the senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader said he has examined Rafique's remarks, delivered on December 24, and did not find anything controversial in them.  He stated that Director General Inter-Services Pu
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Veteran male rock'n'roll acts had biggest 2017 world tours

Irish group U2 receive an award at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards at Wembley Arena in London, Britain, November 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters   LOS ANGELES: Veteran, white male rock stars raked in the most cash from world tours in 2017, according to an annual list released on Thursday, while the highest-ranked women ? Celine Dion and Lady Gaga ? failed to make the top 10. Irish band U2 grossed a leading $316 million from its 30th anniversary, 50-date ?Joshua Tree? tour. It was followed by hard ro
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Picture of Saif, Kareena and Taimur on vacation goes viral

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have had long and successful Bollywood careers, however, these days it seems the star of their one-year-old son Tamiur is shining the brightest. Little Taimur has taken the internet by storm and people could not get enough of photographs from his recent birthday party. The trio is currently in Switzerland to celebrate the New Year and their vacation picture has the internet going crazy once again. In heavy winter jackets, the trio is seen posing as the perfect
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Ashes Test hit by ball tampering claims

James Anderson and Joe Root inspect the ball, Dec 29, 2017/Getty Images England's treatment of the new ball came under the spotlight on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, when the umpires had a tense discussion with captain Joe Root about their bounce returns. Umpires S Ravi and Kumar Dharmasena spoke to Root after Stuart Broad threw the ball from mid-on that bounced well short of wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow on the hard wicket block. Bounce return
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US President Trump makes light of climate change

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday made light of climate change science as an Arctic chill settled on much of the central and northeastern United States and Canada, forcing people indoors, stranding motorists with dead car batteries and complicating firefighting duties. In the United States, the National Weather Service said that "dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills" were pummeling much of the central and eastern part of the country. "In the East, it could be the COLD
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War against terrorism to continue, says Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Yousaf in Quetta. Photo: Geo News QUETTA: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that the war against terrorism will continue in the country, explaining further that terrorists who had run away are now re-entering the country from its Western border to launch attacks. Iqbal was speaking to the media after visiting the Bethel Memorial Church where at least nine people were killed and 50 injured in a terrorist attack on Dec
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Anushka Sharma is PETA?s Person of the Year for animal welfare efforts

Anushka with her adorable pet dog/Instagram  Bollywood actress and the newly-wed wife of Indian skipper Virat Kohli is making headlines again ? this time for her love of the furry friends. Anushka Sharma has been named ?Person of the Year? by animal rights organisation PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) for her efforts to protect animals from cruelty. Her recent initiatives include launching her cruelty-free NUSH clothing line, visiting an animal shelter and promoting its work on h
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Apple apologises after outcry over slowed iPhones

Apple apologised over its handling of the battery issue and said it would make a number of changes for customers ?to recognise their loyalty and to regain the trust of anyone who may have doubted Apple?s intentions? Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good. In a posting on its website Thursday, Apple apolo
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Myanmar frees journalists working for Turkish broadcaster

Cameraman Lau Hon Meng from Singapore (L) and reporter Mok Choy Lin from Malaysia arrive for their first appearance in the court after they were detained for attempting to fly a drone near parliament in the capital, Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters   NAYPYITAW: Myanmar on Friday freed two journalists for Turkey?s state broadcaster, their local interpreter and a driver after they completed a two-month jail sentence for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone, a pris
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China's Huawei flags slowest revenue growth in four years

Huawei?s smartphone shipments in 2017 totaled 153 million units and its global market share surpassed 10 per cent. Photo: Reuters/File1 HONG KONG: China?s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd expects 2017 revenue to rise 15 per cent to 600 billion yuan ($92.08 billion), its rotating chief executive, Ken Hu, said in a New Year?s message to staff posted on its official WeChat account on Friday. That would make it the slowest revenue growth in four years for Huawei, the world?s third-largest smartphone mak
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Apartment fire kills 12 in New York's Bronx

Fire Department of New York (FDNY) personnel work on the scene of an apartment fire in Bronx  NEW YORK: A fire tore through a Bronx apartment building on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and leaving four others fighting for their lives in New York´s deadliest fire in decades, officials said. The devastating blaze broke out shortly before 7:00pm (0000 GMT Friday) in the 25-apartment building opposite the Bronx Zoo, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the US financial capital. A
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England opener Cook carries bat in record innings

Alastair Cook takes the applause as he leaves the field/Getty Images MELBOURNE: Alastair Cook strode off the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday with an unbeaten 244 early on day four of the fourth Ashes Test, the highest ever score by an opener to have carried his bat through an innings. England resumed their first innings on 491 for nine but Cook was unable to add to his overnight total, with Pat Cummins dismissing tail-ender James Anderson for a duck with the first ball of the morning. Forme
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Jones certified US Senate winner despite Moore challenge

Democratic Alabama US Senate candidate Doug Jones (L) and Republican US Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) at their respective election night parties in Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama, US, December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry/Jonathan Bachman/Files  Alabama officials on Thursday certified Democrat Doug Jones the winner of the state?s US Senate race after a state judge denied a challenge by Republican Roy Moore, whose campaign was derailed by accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage gir
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Namibian deputy prime minister survives crash that killed three

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah ? the Namibian deputy prime minister and minister for foreign affairs. Image Courtesy: IISD Reporting Services  WINDHOEK: Namibia?s deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister survived a car crash on Thursday in which three people were killed, local media reported, citing police sources. Namibian Sun said that Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah?s motorcade collided head-on with a light pick-up truck while travelling in the north of the country. The newspaper said the deput
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War against state institutions will be dealt with: Dr Asim

File Photo ISLAMABAD: The war against state institutions will be dealt with, Dr Asim Hussain ? leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ? said Friday morning as he flew back to the country from Dubai. The political belief some of the nation's strategic players hold ? that they can upend the game if they are ousted from it ? will not be allowed to continue, Hussain said, adding that the Parliament will decide whether to exercise the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in the cases of forme
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Trump says China 'Caught RED HANDED' allowing oil into North Korea

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up to reporters as he boards Air Force One for travel to Palm Beach from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files  WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was ?very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea? and that such moves would prevent ?a friendly solution? to the crisis over Pyongyang?s nuclear program. ?Caught RED HANDED - very disappointed that China is
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New York to cross milestone in decades-long drop in murders

A vehicle of the New York City Police's Crime Scene Unit stands on a street in upper west Manhattan, New York City, US, October 26, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files  NEW YORK: New York is on track to record fewer than 300 murders in 2017, a sharp drop from the previous year and a fresh milestone in a decades-long decline that began in the early 1990s when the annual death toll in the city exceeded 2,000 people. Mayor Bill de Blasio ? a liberal Democrat who has curtailed police policies that had
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Wall Street in 2018: What should you, as an investor, look out for?

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Files  NEW YORK: Wall Street?s rally could have another leg up next year thanks to a sweeping tax cut and economic momentum, but investors are counting the risks that could abruptly end the party. The S&P 500 is up about 20 percent with less than a week to go of 2017, and many strategists expect the bull run that began in 2009 to extend into next y
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Trump says China 'Caught RED HANDED' allowing oil into North Korea

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was ?very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea? and that such moves would prevent ?a friendly solution? to the crisis over Pyongyang?s nuclear program. ?Caught RED HANDED - very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!? Trump wrote in a post on Twitter. China earlier on Thursday said there had
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Palestinian teenager who slapped Israeli soldier to face charges - army

Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a military courtroom escorted by Israeli Prison Service personnel at Ofer Prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad West Bank:  A 16-year-old Palestinian girl who slapped an Israeli officer two weeks ago will face assault charges in an Israeli military court, prosecutors said on Thursday. The December 15 incident in the occupied West Bank was captured on video and posted on the Internet, drawing attention on both sides
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