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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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US ambassador caught out over 'fake news' jibe

Pete Hoekstra.  WASHINGTON: The new US ambassador to the Netherlands accused an interviewer of peddling "fake news" and disputed comments he made in 2015 about the country being in "chaos" because of Muslims, only to then deny using the "fake news" claim in a bizarre exchange on Dutch television on Friday. Pete Hoekstra made the blunder while being questioned by a journalist from Dutch broadcaster NOS over remarks made at a 2015 conference. When challenged by the reporter about comments he ma
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?Open discrimination? in judicial system, says Sharjeel Memon

Former Sindh information minister Sharjeel Memon speaking to media outside accountability court on December 23, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab1 KARACHI: Former Sindh information minister Sharjeel Memon lashed out at the 'open discrimination' in judicial system on Saturday.  While speaking to journalists outside an accountability court, Memon took a jibe at the Sharif family and said: "the people who have been given protocol are roaming the streets of London yet they are crying and complaini
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US to provide Ukraine with 'enhanced defensive capabilities'

WASHINGTON: The US announced Friday it would provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities," a move that could escalate a conflict between government forces and pro-Russian separatists that has claimed more than 10,000 lives since 2014. It also threatens to undermine President Donald Trump's calls for improved relations with Moscow. "The United States has decided to provide Ukraine enhanced defensive capabilities as part of our effort to help Ukraine build its long-term defense capaci
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At least 32 dead as bus plunges off bridge in India

NEW DELHI: At least 32 people were killed on Saturday when their bus swerved off a bridge and plunged 30 metres onto a riverbed in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, police said. Local television footage showed rescue workers in waist deep water pulling bodies from the bus, which was half submerged in the river Banas some 160 kilometres from the state capital Jaipur. "We have retrieved 32 bodies from the bus and shifted the injured to the hospital," district magistrate Kailash Chand Verma
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Miss America suspends CEO over misogynistic emails

Executive Chairman Sam Haskell, attends the 2018 Miss America Competition Press Conference at Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, N.J., on September 10, 2017. Photo: AFP/file  NEW YORK: The Miss America pageant suspended its CEO on Friday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked internal emails that contained misogynistic, fat- and slut-shaming language. The decision was announced in the face of mounting pressure in the media as the United States continues to g
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Philippines tropical storm toll climbs to 44: officials

Rescue workers evacuate flood-affected residents in Davao on Mindanao island. Photo: AFP   MANILA: The death toll from a tropical storm that struck the southern Philippines has risen to 44 as mudslides wiped out a mountain village and ravaged another town, officials said Saturday. Nineteen deaths were reported near the town of Tubod on Friday on Mindanao, the archipelago nation's second-largest island, where Tropical Storm Tembin unleashed flash floods and mudslides that erased a remote village
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Provision of clean drinking water responsibility of Sindh govt: Chief Justice

KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Saqib Nisar remarked on Saturday that the provision of clean drinking water is the responsibility of Sindh government, while hearing the water pollution case at the Karachi registry today.  A four-member Supreme Court bench under Chief Justice Saqib Nisar is hearing the case.  The chief justice observed that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was summoned to the court to give a timeframe for resolving the water pollution crisis in the province.  "C
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Provision of clean drinking water responsibility of Sindh govt: Chief Justice

KARACHI: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar remarked on Saturday that the provision of clean drinking water is the responsibility of Sindh government, while hearing the water pollution case at the Karachi registry today.  A four-member Supreme Court bench under Chief Justice Saqib Nisar is hearing the case.  The chief justice observed that the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was summoned in the court to give a timeframe for resolving the water pollution crisis in the province.  "Contaminated water
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Pakistan?s desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness: PM

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/88838ff334689744e8bd6e7fa7352410.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMjMvMjAxNyA2OjA4OjQxIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9SC9EbkJBa3BaN0NUV1RFU3o3WEpjZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Saturday that Pakistan believes in peaceful co-existence and a friendly neighbou
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Real Madrid obliged to keep title race alive in El Clasico

Ronaldo during a training session  Real Madrid are "obliged" to beat Barcelona on Saturday (5PM PST) if they are to maintain any hope of retaining their La Liga title, according to Real captain Sergio Ramos. The European champions picked up a record fifth trophy of the year to cap a fine 2017 at the Club World Cup last weekend, but trail Barca by a mammoth 11 points at the top of La Liga albeit with a game in hand. "It will be a massive game," said Ramos. "It is the biggest game in the world.
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New Zealand beat West Indies by 204 runs, take series

New Zealand´s Colin Munro celebrates with teammates after dismissing West Indies captain Jason Holder. Photo: AFP  WELLINGTON: New Zealand beat the West Indies by 204 runs in the second one-day international in Christchurch on Saturday to take the three-match series with a game to spare. In reply to New Zealand´s 325 for six, the West Indies were all out for 121 in 28 overs. Trent Boult took career-best figures of seven for 34. New Zealand won the first match by five wickets with the third
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Driver charged with attempted murder over Australian vehicle attack

Australian police stand near a crashed vehicle after they arrested the driver of a vehicle that had ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection near the Flinders Street train station in central Melbourne, Australia, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Luis Ascui/Files MELBOURNE: The man accused of deliberately ploughing into Christmas shoppers on a busy street in the Australian city of Melbourne was charged on Saturday with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of conduct endangering life.
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FIA arrest six human smugglers

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested as many as six human smugglers from raids conducted in Narowal, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujranwala, Bhakkar and Sialkot. Two proclaimed offenders, Nazim Ali, Noor Hussain, were among those arrested by the law enforcement authority. Three land route agents: Muhammad Rasheed, Rashid and Mubasher Hasan, along with the owner of an illegal travel agency, Muhammad Bilal, were also arrested. Nine Pakistani passports, travel documents, photo
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Police evacuate Bonn Christmas market, probe suspicious package

Police patrol in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/Files  BERLIN: Police brought in experts and an explosives robot to investigate a suspicious package found at the Christmas market in the west German city of Bonn late on Friday. Bonn police cordoned off and evacuated a large area of the market just before 9 PM local time, and experts were still examining the object five hours later, a spokesman said. ?We assume it?s not dangerous, but we?r
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Anushka, Virat leave for Mumbai to host second reception

Virat and Anushka at the New Delhi airport - Photo Indian media  NEW DELHI: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli were pictured leaving for Mumbai where the couple will host their second wedding reception on December 26. Virat was seen wearing all black, while his bride Anushka looked beautiful in a floral printed beige shalwar kameez. WATCH: Anushka, Virat hit the dance floor at their wedding reception The couple tied the know in Italy on December 11 According to reports, the Mumbai r
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Ex-Marine held over San Francisco Christmas attack plot: FBI

The Coit Tower & Transamerica Pyramid as seen from Pier 39 at San Francisco Fisherman Wharf, San Francisco, US, October 18, 2017. AFP/Daniel Slim/Files LOS ANGELES: Federal agents arrested a former US Marine on Friday for allegedly plotting a Christmas attack in San Francisco inspired by Daesh, according to court documents. Tow truck driver Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, was planning to target the city's busy Pier 39 tourist spot, according to an affidavit submitted by FBI Special Agent Christ
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Pakistan not responsible for stability in Afghanistan: Chaudhry

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry - File Photo  WASHINGTON: Ambassador to the United States, Aizaz Chaudhry said on Friday that Pakistan was not responsible for stability in Afghanistan. ?Pakistan suffers the most because of instability in Afghanistan and has the most to gain from peace in the country. We want to see peace there [Afghanistan] and so does the US. If we have the same purpose why is there suspicion on each other? Pakistan and US should work together to eli
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IN PICTURES: Christmas lights and festivities around the world

QUETTA/JAKARTA: Christmas church services and other celebrations are being held this weekend under the gaze of armed guards and security cameras in many countries after numerous instances of bombings and attacks. Christmas shoppers look at a shop window in Oxford Street, London, Britain, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson  A man carries a toy reindeer on Oxford Street as Christmas shopping entered the final countdown to Christmas Day, London, Britain, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Simon D
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Palestine's Abbas rules out US peace plan after Jerusalem decision

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference following the extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/Files  PARIS: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that he would "no longer accept" any peace plan proposed by the United States, dealing a pre-emptive blow to a new initiative expected by Washington next year. The comments in Paris came hours after 128 members of the Unit
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Ford chief apologises for sex harassment at US plants

Newly named Ford Motor Company president and CEO James Hackett answers questions from the media during a press conference at Ford Motor World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, US, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Files  CHICAGO: The chief of Ford Motor Company has apologized to employees at two factories in the US city of Chicago and promised changes after a scathing expose detailed decades of sexual harassment and abuse. The New York Times published an extensive account earlier this week
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Gayle out as West Indies opt to bowl in second ODI

CHRISTCHURCH: The West Indies will be without talisman Chris Gayle for the second one-day international against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday. Gayle has failed to recover from illness and has been replaced by Kyle Hope, captain Jason Holder said as he won the toss and elected to bowl. But Gayle´s absence had no bearing on Holder´s decision. "We fancy ourselves chasing," he said, with the West Indies needing to win to keep the three-match series alive after New Zealand won the first
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Danish police arrest Syrian over planned 'terrorist' attack

Police officers walk at the Danish-German border in Krusaa, Denmark, January 9, 2016. REUTERS/Claus Fisker/Scanpix Denmark/Files  STOCKHOLM: Danish police said Friday they had arrested a Syrian asylum seeker from Sweden for "attempting to commit a terrorist act" in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen police said they arrested the 30-year-old man jointly with the Danish Security and Intelligence Service on Thursday over a failed attack that he plotted with another 21-year-old man in November 2016. "T
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North Korea slams Trump's 'criminal' security strategy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps during a celebration ? for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test ? in September 2017. KCNA via REUTERS  SEOUL: North Korea branded US President Donald Trump's first National Security Strategy a "criminal document" on Friday, hours before a UN vote on a US-drafted resolution ramping up sanctions on the hermit state. The security report is a litany of US grievances, outlining the superpower's approach to the world with bit
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Britain's Johnson, Lavrov exchange smiles and barbs on Moscow visit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia, December 22, 2017. AFP/Yuri Kadobnov MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson clashed Friday over Russia's alleged interference in the Brexit vote even as they sought to mend ties after years of antagonism. During the first official visit by a foreign minister from
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Former quarterback Moon denies sexual harassment

Warren Moon walks along the sideline prior to a 2012 game between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals. Image Courtesy: Los Angeles Times via AP/Ross D. Franklin/Files  LOS ANGELES: Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has denied allegations of sexual harassment and sexual battery made by an assistant for his sports marketing firm. Speaking to Seattle's KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, Moon said allegations made in a lawsuit filed this month by Wendy Haskell of unwanted and unsolicited
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