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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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Meryl Streep´s brand under threat over Weinstein denial

PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE LOS ANGELES: She started the year leading the chorus of opprobrium against President Donald Trump but 12 months on Meryl Streep, multiple Oscar-winner and doyenne of the liberal Hollywood elite, has become a target herself. The 68-year-old is coming under fire over her denials that she knew about the misconduct of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is alleged to have spent his career sexually assaulting, harassing and intimidating women. Streep has worked on several Weinstei
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Three FC troops martyred in cross-border firing from Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Three FC troops were martyred on Friday in cross-border firing from terrorists on the Pak-Afghan border, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  The FC personnel were busy constructing a new border post when the attack took place in the Shunkrai area of Mohmand agency.  At least five terrorists were killed by retaliatory fire from Pakistani forces and another 11 were injured, added ISPR.  The Army's media wing further said that Pakistan is paying the cos
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Political parties don?t perform on basis of tweets, clashes: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Friday that political parties don?t perform on the basis of social media tweets and clashes. The former interior minister was addressing media in the capital, where he said that personally he is against the policy of clash. ?The decisions of the non-political people do not improve the reputation of political parties,? said Nisar. He said that the political parties should avoid unnecessary confrontations at all cost. ?No pol
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UHNCR says Australia abandoned refugees, must clear up the mess it made

File photo/Reuters GENEVA: The UN refugee agency on Friday accused Australia of abandoning hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea?s Manus Island and said it must take responsibility for the mess it created with its ?offshore processing? system. About 800 refugees are still in a precarious situation on Manus Island, having been forcibly removed from a holding camp last month when Australia decided to close it, UNHCR spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly told a regular UN briefing in
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Putin, Erdogan agree on creation of Palestinian state in call: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said they both supported creating a Palestinian state, the Kremlin said the day after the UN rejected the decision by Washington to recognise Jerusalem as Israel´s capital. In a phone call, the two leaders "discussed the situation of Middle East peace talks in the context of the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on the status of Jerusalem," the Kremlin said in a statement. They "confir
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UN hails first step on Syria detainees, cautious on Sochi plan

UN Special Envoy to the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for a round of negotiation with Nasr al-Hariri (not pictured), Head of the Syrian Negotiation Commission, during the Intra Syria talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 13, 2017. REUTERS GENEVA: UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said Syria talks in the Kazakh capital Astana on Friday had agreed on a ?working group? for the release of detainees, which he said was a comme
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Virat Kohli replaces Shah Rukh Khan as most valuable celebrity brand

Cricketer Virat Kohli (left), Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan (right). Photo: File Star cricketer Virat Kohli is not only shining in the cricket world but has also come up as India?s most valuable brand dethroning Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, according to a report by corporate advisers Duff and Phelps. ?For the first time since 2014, Shah Rukh Khan has slipped from the top ranking and has been replaced by Kohli,? Indian media quoted Duff and Phelps MD Varun Gupta as saying. ?Kohli is now
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Ronaldo back top training with Real Madrid ahead of El Clasico

Real Madrid?s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) kicks the ball during a training session at Valdebebas Sport City in Madrid on December 22, 2017 on the eve of their Liga?s football match against FC Barcelona ? AFP2 MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo returned to full training on Friday with his Real Madrid teammates to quash fears he could miss Saturday's huge El Clasico clash with Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu. The world player of the year received rough treatment as he scored the winner in th
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National fuel consumption increasing every year: PM Abbasi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1259c2f88d4c1a87163b006580c58fd5.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMjIvMjAxNyAxMjo1NjoxNSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXZRTjBYejdmLzF6UUltOUZtYUMvOUE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said the country's national fuel consumption is increasing every year, wit
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Major powers scramble to agree on Syria peace plan

ASTANA: Key powerbrokers were scrambling Friday over plans to speed up a political settlement in Syria, with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura joining a second day of talks after negotiations in Moscow. A new round of peace talks backed by Russia, Iran and Turkey began in the Kazakh capital Astana on Thursday in an attempt to revive a hobbled peace process. The second day of the talks coincided with the anniversary of a devastating and strategically crucial victory by Syrian forces in Aleppo, the c
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Philippines' coast guard rescues 252 passengers from capsized ferry

Filipinos look for their missing relatives on a list of survivors after a Philippine vessel capsized because of bad weather in Real, Quezon in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Reuters REAL:The Philippines? coast guard said on Friday it had rescued 252 passengers and crew, including an Australian and his Filipino wife, and recovered five dead people from a ferry that capsized east of the capital Manila. A Philippine vessel capsized on Thursday because of bad weather, highlighting frequent
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Externalizing blame should be put on notice, Pakistan responds to Pence

Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal - File Photo   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday responded to US Vice President Mike Pence, saying that allies do not put each other on notice. The Foreign Office emphasised that externalizing blame should be put on notice and the focus should be on peace and reconciliation mechanisms. In an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, Pence said that US President Donald Trump had ?put Pakistan on notice for providing safe haven? to terrorists on its soil. Foreig
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UK passports to change from burgundy to blue after Brexit

LONDON: Britain will return to a blue and gold passport design after the country leaves the European Union in 2019 "to restore our national identity", its interior ministry announced on Friday. The country will phase out the current burgundy colour travel document - used across the EU - following Brexit, when it will no longer be required to conform to the bloc's rules. "Leaving the EU gives us a unique opportunity to restore our national identity and forge a new path for ourselves in the wor
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Shah Rukh Khan top earning Bollywood actor of 2017

Shah Rukh Khan - File Photo  Shah Rukh Khan who is known as King Khan in Bollywood was the Indian film industry?s top-earning actor in 2017, taking home $38 million, Forbes reported on Friday. Shah Rukh Khan?s earnings were fueled by the release of Raees for which the actor earned upfront fees and cut of the back-end. The actor also had substantial earnings from endorsement deals and profits from his production house Red Chillies Entertainment. Salman Khan ranked second and Akhshay Kumar ran
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Indian woman burned to death by jilted lover: police

NEW DELHI: A woman in southern India died from burns on Friday after a man she turned down set her on fire on a crowded main road, police said. The 25-year-old died after the man doused her in petrol and set her alight in Secunderabad city in southern Telangana state on Thursday. Hearing her screams for help, passersby ran to put out the fire and rushed her to a hospital where she was admitted with 60 percent burns, investigating officer Srinivasa Rao said. "She succumbed to her burn injurie
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SHO killed in Naseerabad during exchange of fire with dacoits

NASEERABAD: A Station House Officer was killed in a gunfight with dacoits in the Gandakha area of Balochistan.  During the exchange of fire, a dacoit involved in multiple crimes was also killed while another was injured and arrested by police officials.  Heavy contingents of police surrounded the area as the exchange of fire continued intermittently, said police officials.  The slain SHO belonged to the Jafferabad area of the province and his body was shifted to the local civil hospital. 
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Abbas says Palestinians won't accept any US peace plan

French President Macron pictured here with Palestinian President Abbas  PARIS: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said Friday that his people would "no longer accept" any peace plan proposed by Washington. "The United States has proven to be a dishonest mediator in the peace process and we will no longer accept any plan from the United States," Abbas said after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. US has ´marginalised itself´ in Israeli-Palestinian conflict French President Emmanue
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Opponents should shun politics of sit-in, says Ahsan Iqbal

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal speaking to journalists in Tharparker. Photo: Geo News THARPARKER: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that political opponents should shun politics of sit-in and should play their role in the progress of the country. While speaking to journalists, Iqbal said that Pakistan is competing against the economies of India and other countries of the region. "There are no sit-ins happening in the other countries of the region," he added. "There are no sit-ins hap
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Pakistan Champions Trophy win in the running for ICC moment of 2017

Photo: ICC  Pakistan had a great cricket year, the highlight of which was the team?s memorable win against India in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.  That historic victory is now in the running for the ICC fan moment of 2017. Pakistan with the Champions Trophy gold  Other moments include Ireland and Afghanistan being awarded Test Status as full members of the ICC, Netherlands winning the World Cricket League Championship to book the final spot in the new ODI league, and England and Ind
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Ferozabad torture case: Nephew of DSP arrested on complaint of victim's father

KARACHI: The nephew of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ferozabad Yaqoob Jatt was arrested on Friday in connection with the torture of young men by police officials.  The case against the nephew was registered by one of the victim's father, who was also threatened by the DSP's nephew, Chaudhry Qadeer Younus. Younus had threatened the teenager's father with dire consequences if he pursued the case and for bringing the case to the media's attention.  The DSP was suspended on Thursday, howe
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Bitcoin plunges as investors suffer 'reality check'

TOKYO: Bitcoin prices plunged by a quarter on Friday as investors cashed out just before Christmas after the wildly volatile currency's stratospheric rise in recent weeks. The precipitous drop comes after a series of warnings by analysts and governments about a bubble that could burst at any moment as investors, many inexperienced, piled into the unit hoping to enjoy some of the eye-watering gains. The controversial cryptocurrency fell to $12,191 from its Thursday price of $16,563. It is dow
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Five keys to Real Madrid v Barcelona

Spanish football´s two behemoths meet in El Clasico on Saturday MADRID: Real Madrid realistically need to end Barcelona´s 24-match unbeaten run to maintain hopes of retaining their La Liga title when Spanish football´s two behemoths meet in El Clasico on Saturday (1200GMT). Barca lead fourth-placed Madrid by 11 points at the top of the table, albeit Real do have a game in hand. However, it was at the Santiago Bernabeu that Barca last tasted defeat in August as Real cruised to a 5-1 aggregate
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At least six Afghan police killed in Humvee suicide attack

An Afghan policeman searches passengers at a checkpoint in Helmand province on December 17, the day 11 Afghan police officers were killed when Taliban fighters assaulted their checkpoints in the volatile Helmand province in southern Afghanistan/AFP  KANDAHAR: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed Humvee into a police compound in Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least six officers and destroying a building, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the pre-dawn attack on the
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FIA says no evidence against five bloggers in blasphemous content case

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday that no evidence was found against the five bloggers accused in cases pertaining to publishing of blasphemous content online. During hearing of the blasphemous content case earlier today, FIA officials admitted before the court that no evidence was found against the five bloggers who were booked in cases relating to publishing and sharing of blasphemous content on the internet. Justice Shaukat Aziz
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Diplo coming to Pakistan in 2018

Photo: GQ Magazine  World famous record producer and DJ, Diplo has announced that he will be coming to Pakistan in 2018. In a video posted on his Twitter account, Diplo said: ?Whats up Pakistan! This is Diplo! We?re bringing the Mad Decent Block Party to you early in February. Details are coming very soon.? This won?t be Diplo?s first time in Pakistan. The man behind such hits as Lean On and Where Are You Now had last came to the country in 2016, performing in Islamabad.  
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