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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 welcomes decision by Saudi-led coalition to keep Yemen port open

A view of cranes, damaged by air strikes, at the container terminal of the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen, November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad/Files WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday said it welcomed an announcement by a Saudi-led coalition to keep the Hodeidah port in Yemen open for a month and allow humanitarian aid to flow through and condemned a Houthi bombing of a palace in Saudi Arabia. In a brief statement, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders suggested the United Sta
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Chicago police say Facebook 'secret groups' traffic in guns and drugs

Police in Chicago said on Thursday they have arrested 50 people suspected of using ?secret groups? on Facebook to deal in guns and drugs, and have teamed up with the world?s largest social media network to crack down on criminal trafficking online. Announcing the arrests at a news conference, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson initially criticized Facebook as being unhelpful during a 10-month investigation by his department. ?Quite frankly, they haven?t been very friendly to law enforcement to
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Turkey's Erdogan says expects U.S. to rescind Jerusalem decision after UN vote

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, December 21, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS  ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he expected US President Donald Trump?s administration to rescind without delay its ?unfortunate decision? to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital. In comments on Twitter, Erdogan said he welcomed the ?overwhelming support? for the resolution in the United Na
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Goldman Sachs to set up cryptocurrency trading desk: Bloomberg

The logo of Goldman Sachs is displayed in their office located in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/Files  Goldman Sachs Group Inc is setting up a trading desk to make markets in digital currencies like bitcoin, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street bank aims to get the business running by the end of June, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. ?In response to client interest in digital currencies, we are exploring how best to serve them,? Gol
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Sylvester Stallone 'categorically disputes' claim of 1990s sexual assault

Actor Sylvester Stallone (C) poses with his daughters and his wife Jennifer Stallone (2nd-R) at the world premiere of Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2." in Hollywood, California, US, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files  LOS ANGELES: Actor Sylvester Stallone on Thursday denied an accusation that he raped a woman in the 1990s and said the allegation was ?completely fabricated?. Celebrity news site TMZ reported on Wednesday, citing law enforcement sources, that a woman ha
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British police reopen closed roads near Buckingham Palace

British police started to reopen roads around Buckingham Palace in London late on Thursday after investigating a suspicious vehicle. ?All road closures are now in the process of being removed,? London?s transport authority said. ?There?s significant congestion in the area but this should now improve.? A police spokesman said road closures were being lifted. Queen Elizabeth is not at Buckingham Palace as she travelled to her Sandringham estate in eastern England earlier on Thursday for the Chr
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Alphabet's Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairman

Alphabet Inc said on Thursday its Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will step down from his position to become a technical adviser as of its next regular board meeting in January. He will continue to serve on the Alphabet's board of directors, the company said. ?The time is right in Alphabet?s evolution for this transition,? Schmidt said in a statement. ?The Alphabet structure is working well, and Google and the Other Bets are thriving.? Schmidt will continue to serve Alphabet as an adviser focu
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Pentagon strategy document will not include climate change

WASHINGTON: Climate change will not be included in an important Pentagon strategy document set to be unveiled in January, the No. 2 official at the US Defense Department said on Thursday. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told reporters that not mentioning climate change did not mean it was no longer a priority for the US military. The Pentagon strategy document, known as the National Defense Strategy, sets the priorities and direction for the U.S. military. The White House earlier
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Cuba delays historic handover from Castro to new president

HAVANA: Communist-run Cuba extended the term of its current leadership to April on Thursday, signaling a two-month delay in the historic handover from Raul Castro to a new president, while announcing tighter regulations on the non-state sector. Castro, 86, had said he would step down in February after two consecutive terms, ending nearly 60 years of Castro brothers? rule and marking a transition from the leaders of the 1959 revolution to a new, younger generation. The National Assembly said, h
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Energy and financials power Wall Street's rise

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  NEW YORK: The three main US stock indexes rose on Thursday, boosted by bank and energy stocks as investors bet on more economically sensitive sectors. Energy and financial stocks led gains among the 11 major S&P sectors. Financials have gained 21 percent this year, compared with a 20 percent gain for the S&P 500. Energy, by contrast, has underperformed this
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UN Security Council to vote Friday on new North Korea sanctions

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 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is due to vote on Friday on a US-drafted resolution that seeks to toughen sanctions on North Korea in response to its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, diplomats said. The draft, seen by Reuters on Thursday, seeks to ban nearly 90 percent of refin
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US court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on January 1

US Navy sailors stand in the audience as President Donald Trump participates in the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, US, July 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files  NEW YORK: A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump?s administration to prevent the US military from accepting transgender recruits starting January 1. The administration had urged the appeals court to su
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Canada pays tribute to billionaire couple after mysterious deaths

Tearful family members paid tribute to Canadian pharmaceutical billionaires and philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman before thousands of people on Thursday, less than a week after news of the couple?s mysterious deaths shocked the nation. The Shermans were found hanging by belts around their necks from a railing beside a pool in the basement of their Toronto mansion, a friend of the family told Reuters. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the memorial service in Toronto, as di
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Papa John's founder Schnatter to step down as CEO

Papa John?s International founder John Schnatter will step down as chief executive by the year-end, the pizza chain operator said on Thursday, weeks after his comments on the NFL leadership drew criticism. The company said Chief Operating Officer Steve Ritchie will succeed Schnatter, who is also the chairman of the board. Schnatter, 56, who founded the company in 1984, came under fire in November after he criticized the National Football League?s leadership over national anthem protests by pla
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FA take no action over Manchester derby fracas

England?s Football Association (FA) will not be taking any action against the Manchester clubs after looking into the reports of incidents following the derby earlier this month. Manchester United and Manchester City were asked by the FA for their observations after reports that United boss Jose Mourinho had milk and water thrown at him by City players after the Dec. 10 derby. ?Following a review of the evidence provided by the clubs and independent eyewitnesses, the FA will be taking no forma
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Pence visits Afghanistan, says US will 'see this through'

US Vice President Mike Pence (L) poses with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani upon arrival at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool  KABUL: US Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to meet its leaders and underscore America's commitment to the country four months after President Donald Trump agreed to an open-ended war against insurgents here. Pence arrived on a military plane at Bagram Airfield under the cover of da
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US House votes to avert shutdown; Senate debate next

The US Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, US, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files WASHINGTON: Republicans in the US Congress on Thursday advanced stopgap legislation to keep the federal government operating past Friday when funding expires, seeking to avert a self-inflicted disaster just before the Christmas holiday season. The House of Representatives passed a bill by a vote of 231 to 188 that would keep federal agencies humming alo
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Venus Williams cleared in fatal Florida crash

American tennis star Venus Williams will not be charged in a fatal two car smash in June that killed a passenger in the other car, according to the US media quoting the Florida police. Police concluded neither driver was at fault and no charges would be filed in the collision which took place in a busy intersection in Palm Beach Gardens, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported on Wednesday. "Based upon this investigation and relevant Florida state statutes, no charges will be filed i
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NAB requests copies of Nawaz's addresses, children's TV interviews

LEFT: The logo of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) via NAB website; RIGHT: Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif looks out the window of his plane after attending a ceremony to inaugurate the M9 motorway between Karachi and Hyderabad, Pakistan, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files  The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a memo issued Thursday requested Director-General (DG) of Directorate Electronic Media and Publications (DEMP) to submit copies of ex-prime minister
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Quake of 5.2 magnitude in southeastern Iran injures at least 23

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 rocked Iran?s southeastern province of Kerman on Thursday and at least 23 people were injured, state TV said, only a day after a deadly tremor near the capital Tehran. Rescue teams were dispatched to the town of Kouhbanan, the epicentre of the latest quake, it said. No deaths were reported. ?Electricity has been cut off in the town ... Some houses were damaged,? a local official told TV. The semi-official ILNA news agency said many residents rushed out of houses
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Coalition raids hit Yemen rebels after missile targets Riyadh

Huthi rebel fighter is seen in the Yemeni capital on December 4, 2017. ? AFP SANAA: The Saudi-led coalition conducted multiple air raids in Yemen on Wednesday, a day after Huthi rebels fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh in an attack Washington said was enabled by Iran. The Saudi-led strikes killed 11 civilians in the Huthi stronghold of Saada, a tribal chief and witnesses said, while unidentified assailants attacked Huthis guarding the Sanaa residence of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, w
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Palestinian envoy: UN Jerusalem vote ?massive setback? for US

Palestine's Envoy to UN Riyad Mansour. Photo: AFP file UNITED NATIONS: The Palestinians? UN envoy on Thursday described as a "massive setback" for the United States a UN vote in favour of a motion rejecting Washington?s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital. "One hundred twenty-eight versus nine ? that?s a massive setback for the United States of America," Ambassador Riyad Mansour told AFP, commenting on the result of the vote at the General Assembly. Palestinians welcome suppor
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Facebook promises personalised music in first label deal

NEW YORK: Facebook announced a licensing deal Thursday with Universal Music Group, its first with a major label, as the social media giant promised more personalized, interactive music features for its two billion users. The move marks a new foray into music by Facebook, which despite its global conquest has been low-key in developing music functions compared with fellow tech titans Apple, Google and Amazon. Universal ? home to some of the biggest names in music from The Beatles to Elton John
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UK's Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle release engagement pictures

One of two official engagement photos released on December 21, 2017 by Kensington Palace of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taken by Alexi Lubomirski at Frogmore House in Windsor, Britain. Picture taken in the week commencing December 17, 2017. REUTERS LONDON: Britain?s Prince Harry and his American fiancée Meghan Markle have released a series of portraits by New York-based fashion photographer Alexi Lubomirski to mark their engagement. Lubomirski, a former assistant to Mario Testino, famed for
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US life expectancy fell in 2016 as opioid overdoses surged: CDC

A used container of the drug Narcan used against opioid overdoses lies on the ground in a park in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US October 26, 2017. REUTERS NEW YORK: Life expectancy in the United States dipped in 2016 as the number of deaths due to opioid drug overdoses surged and total drug overdose deaths rose 21 percent to 63,600, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Life expectancy fell to 78.6 years, a decrease of 0.1 year from 201
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