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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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Malala Yousafzai to be a guest on Letterman?s new show

Malala Yousafzai seen leaving the set of David Letterman's new show - Photo: TMZ  Pakistan?s Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will be appearing on David Letterman?s new television show. Malala was spotted by celebrity news website TMZ leaving the set of Letterman?s show. She was asked how the show went, to which she replied: ?It was great.? David Letterman/File photo Malala is expected to be the second guest on the show, with reports stating that the first guest will be former US President Bar
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Must unveil those levelling false allegations: Shehbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked on Thursday that those levelling false allegations must be unveiled and held accountable. Photo: Geo News screen grab   LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked on Thursday that those levelling false allegations must be unveiled and held accountable. While addressing an event, he said that National Accountability Bureau is free to investigate Multan?s Metro project.  Punjab government spending billions of rupees for federal governmen
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Junaid Khan out of New Zealand tour with stress fracture

Junaid Khan during Champions Trophy 2017/File photo PA Images  ISLAMABAD: Left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan has been ruled out for four weeks due to a stress fracture of his foot ahead of Pakistan?s tour to New Zealand. Pakistan's five-ODI series in New Zealand begins on January 6, with three T20s set to be played between January 22 and 28. Talking to APP, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said the national team for the NZ tour will be announced on December 23 or 24, after conducting fit
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Two tomatoes a day may keep lung disease at bay: study

PARIS: Adults who ate more than two tomatoes a day had a slower rate of natural lung function decline, with ex-smokers seeming to benefit most of all, scientists said Thursday. Similar benefits, they said, were observed for people who ate more than three portions of fresh fruit a day, especially apples. "This study shows that diet might help repair lung damage in people who have stopped smoking," study co-author Vanessa Garcia-Larsen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Ba
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Philippine ferry capsizes with 251 aboard

MANILA: A Philippine ferry carrying 251 people capsized on Thursday off an island south of Manila, the capital, a coast guard spokesman said, amid a storm bringing heavy downpours. Three people were killed in the accident, the domestic radio said. Rescue operations were hampered by bad weather and huge waves caused by a typhoon in the south. Coast guard boats and army helicopters rushed to the vicinity of Polilio island in the province of Quezon to rescue passengers, taking advantage of dayli
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CJP displeased over new Multan judicial complex, orders reopening old courts

The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar ordered on Thursday that old courts in Multan?s Kutchery Chowk should resume working. Photo: file   LAHORE: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar ordered on Thursday that old courts in Multan?s Kutchery Chowk should resume working, putting an end to the long-standing tussle between lawyers and authorities. The court ruled that the courts should be reopened in the next 10 days.  The CJP was hearing the suo motu case on the transfer of ju
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PM Abbasi to meet Nawaz today over FATA reforms

Nawaz Sharif (L), Prime Minister Abbasi (R) LAHORE: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will meet former premier Nawaz Sharif in Jati Umra today to discuss FATA reforms, among other matters, sources said. According to sources, PM Abbasi will also be accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif during the meeting. Among the matters to be discussed would be the ongoing deadlock over the Federally Administered Tribal Areas? (FATA) merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F
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Several injured as car hits pedestrians in Australia's Melbourne: officials

Police officers stand guard as members of the public stand behind police tape after the arrest of the driver of a vehicle that ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection near the Flinders Street train station in central Melbourne, Australia December 21, 2017 MELBOURNE: Australian police said on Thursday they have arrested the driver of a vehicle that ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection in the southern city of Melbourne, with as many as 12 people injured. Police in Aust
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WATCH: Birthday queen Mahira cutting cake with son is too cute to be missed

Happy birthday, Mahira! A video of Pakistan?s sweetheart Mahira Khan cutting her birthday cake with her son Azlaan has gone viral and we can't help but gush over it.  In the video, the starlet, who celebrates her 33rd birthday today, can be seen cutting the cake at midnight and calling her son to join her.  What's even cuter is Azlaan looking even more excited than his mum to blow out the candles.  The video was shared by Mahira's best friend and ace designer Feeha Jamshed on social media. 
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'Know your place': Erdogan rebukes UAE minister over tweet

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - AFP File photo  ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Wednesday at the United Arab Emirates' foreign minister over a social media post that accused "Erdogan's ancestors" of kidnapping people of Medina in the early 20th century. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan retweeted a post on Twitter this week, in which a user claimed Fahreddin Pasha -- Medina governor from 1916 to 1919 -- was a thief. The UAE's top diplomat shared the tweet by
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Six killed, four injured in Dera Bugti landmine blast, firing

DERA BUGTI: One person was killed and four injured in a firing incident and landmine explosion in Toba Nohkani area of Dera Bugti Thursday morning. According to Levies sources, unidentified men opened fire on the house of a man identified as Gujjar. As a result, Gujjar?s two wives and three children were killed on the spot. The suspects managed to flee from the site. Geo News reported that a vehicle carrying the bodies struck a landmine killing one and injuring four others. The vehicle was c
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Opposition walks out as FATA Reforms impasse persists in NA

Opposition walks out of NA session  ISLAMABAD: The opposition once again staged a walkout from the National Assembly proceedings on Thursday, as the FATA Reforms Bill for the region?s merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained out of the agenda for yet another session.  Speaker NA Ayaz Sadiq postponed the session on indication of the quorum, after leaders from the Pakistan Peoples Party and other opposition parties walked out of the session. Speaking at the House, Minister for States and Frontier
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Pakistan calls for resolution of Palestine, Kashmir issues

Pakistan?s Ambassador to the UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi addressed Security Council on Wednesday. Photo: Geo News  UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan called for resolving two longstanding and internationally recognised disputes of Palestine and Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations on Wednesday. Speaking in the Security Council debate on challenges to international peace and security, Pakistan?s Ambassador to the UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi said that the Palestinian and Kashmiri people continue to suffer horrific hu
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WWI Australia submarine wreck found off Papua New Guinea

A handout photo received on December 21, 2017, from the Royal Australian Navy shows the wreckage of Australian submarine HMAS AE1 located in waters off the Duke of York Island group in Papua New Guinea/AFP SYDNEY: Australia´s most enduring military mystery has been solved after the wreckage of the country´s first submarine was found more than a century after vanishing off Papua New Guinea´s coast, officials said Thursday. HMAS AE1, the first of two E Class submarines built for the Royal Austral
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After US veto, UN General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session today (Thursday) at the request of Arab and Muslim states. Photo: REUTERS   UNITED NATIONS: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session today (Thursday) at the request of Arab and Muslim states on US President Donald Trump?s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel?s capital.  Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour said the General Assembly would vote on a draft
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Theresa May forces her own deputy to resign after pornography scandal

Damian Green, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May's deputy, leaves his home in London, November 6, 2017/Reuters  LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May forced her most senior minister, Damian Green, to resign on Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he had made misleading comments about pornography found on computers in his parliamentary office. The resignation of one of May?s most trusted allies who had helped pacify her deeply divided party, is a blow for May as she navig
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Shehbaz is Pakistan's next prime minister, says Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the candidate for the prime minister in the next elections. Photo: file1 LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the candidate for the prime minister in the next elections. Nawaz announced this decision after a meeting of PML-N bigwigs at his Jati Umra residence. According to sources present i
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Eleven dead, scores injured after bus collides with trailer near Khanewal

The ill-fated bus was carrying more than 40 passengers and was headed to Rajanpur from Lahore MULTAN: At least 11 people were killed and 28 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a trailer at M4 motorway near Khanewal due to heavy fog early Thursday, rescue sources said. The bus was carrying more than 40 passengers and was headed to Rajanpur from Lahore, when it collided with a trailer and overturned in reduced visibility brought on by the fog, the sources said. Police and rescue
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Pakistan ponders using yuan in trade with China

The US dollar and yuan banknotes are seen on May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is considering a proposal to replace the US dollar with the Chinese yuan for bilateral trade between Pakistan and China, according to a local news outlet. Bilateral trade between the countries totalled $13.8 billion in 2015 to 2016. Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal ? who has been central to the planning and implementation of Sino-Pak economic ties ? was reported discussing the prop
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British charity unveils free vending machine for homeless

A vending machine stocked with free food and clothing for the homeless is shown in this picture taken in Nottingham, Britain, December 20, 2017. AFP/Harry Ward/Action Hunger  LONDON: A British charity has set up a free vending machine containing essential items for the homeless, an initiative presented as a world first which they hope will be rolled out internationally. Action Hunger has set up the machine in the city of Nottingham, central England. It contains items such as water, energy bar
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Bernard Law, US cardinal disgraced over sex abuse scandal, dies aged 86

Cardinal Bernard Law waves to followers at the end of a ceremony in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Italy, August 5, 2004. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/Files  NEW YORK: Cardinal Bernard Law ? one of the most influential Catholic prelates in the United States until he resigned in disgrace for covering up decades of sexual abuse ? died on Wednesday at the age of 86. The Harvard-educated former archbishop ? who rubbed elbows with presidents and promoted social justice for immigrants and th
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Jinnah's rare photographs on display in Islamabad ahead of founder's birthday

A photograph of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is displayed during the 'Hamara Quaid' exhibition at the Aiwan-e-Quaid, Islamabad, Pakistan, December 20, 2017. APP/APP80-20  ISLAMABAD: ?Hamara Quaid? ? a week-long exhibition showcasing rare photographs and portraits of Pakistan's founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah ? opened here Wednesday at the Aiwan-e-Quaid as part of the celebrations to educate youth about the great leader's struggle and sacrifices. Inaugurated by Marriyum Aurangzeb
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Brazilian activist wins international forest champion award

A Brazilian activist who helped thousands of people in the Amazon rainforest to use their land sustainably won an international environmental award on Wednesday. Despite threats from logging companies, Maria Margarida Ribeiro da Silva, from the northern state of Pará, has been campaigning for more than a decade for the right of local people to use land for hunting, fishing and harvesting wild plants. Ribeiro da Silva, who lives on the Verde para Sempre Extractive Reserve, a 1.3 million hectare
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Six bodies hung from bridges near Mexico's Los Cabos tourist resort

File The bodies of six men were found hanging from three different bridges near the Mexican tourist resort of Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula on Wednesday, local authorities said. The authorities did not give details on what happened to the men, but drug gangs often hang the bodies of their murdered victims in public to intimidate rivals. Drug gang violence is set to make 2017 Mexico?s deadliest year in modern history. Two bodies were found on a bridge in Las Veredas, near Los Cabos
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Pakistan, China to jointly thwart conspiracies against CPEC: Ahsan Iqbal

Ahsan Iqbal ? the Minister of Interior Affairs ? and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing attend the launching ceremony of the CPEC long-term cooperation plan in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood  ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Iqbal ? the Minister of Interior Affairs ? said Wednesday that Pakistan and China would work together to foil conspiracies being hatched against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Iqbal expressed these views during a meeting with a Chinese s
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