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Gusty winds, nocturnal showers, hailstorm, lash parts of Karachi

KARACHI: Nocturnal showers amidst thunder coupled with streaks of lightning bolts across the heavily overcast night-sky whipped parts of Karachi in the wee hours of Monday. The downpours abetted by gusty winds were reported from Kharadar, Defence, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Saddar, I I Chundrigar and adjoining areas. Hailstorms followed rain in some parts of the metropolis, sending a wave of chill across the city. Meteorology Department has forecast this rain spell is likely to continue for the next
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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' second-highest opening ever in North America

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" soared to $220 million on its North American opening weekend, data released Sunday showed, backing up months of hype and earning critical praise even as early audiences didn't quite feel the Force. The latest instalment of the epic space opera was bettered only by 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the first movie in the saga's sequel trilogy which took $248 million on its debut weekend and a total gross of $937 million. But despite a "certified fresh" rating of
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Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany on July 7, 2017. ? Reuters FILE MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for the CIA?s help in thwarting a planned attack in Saint Petersburg, the second time in a week that the leaders have exchanged praise. Putin spoke by phone with Trump to convey his gratitude for intelligence provided by the CIA
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UN to vote Monday on measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision

Trump this month announced that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel?s capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, sparking protests and strong condemnation. ? AFP United Nations, United States: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a draft resolution that would reject US President Donald Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, diplomats said. Egypt requested the vote Sunday, a day after it presented the measure that is likely to be vetoed by the Unite
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Ruthless Liverpool put four past Bournemouth

Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah scored fine individual goals as Liverpool moved back into the top four of the Premier League with a ruthless 4-0 win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday. Coutinho opened the scoring in the 20th minute by slaloming through the right-hand side of Bournemouth?s defence and finding the bottom corner with a composed finish. Dejan Lovren doubled the lead with a close-range diving header six minutes later and Salah made it 3-0 a minute before halftim
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Lukaku, Lingard lift nervy Man United past West Brom

Manchester United survived a tense finale to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at the Hawthorns on Sunday and close to within 11 points of Premier League leaders Manchester City. United?s former West Brom striker Romelu Lukaku scored his 15th goal of the season in the 27th minute by heading home Marcus Rashford?s left-wing cross. Midfielder Jesse Lingard doubled the lead with a deflected shot from the edge of the penalty area eight minutes later. United appeared to be on course for a comfortable
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PTI alleges Ali Musa Gillani?s guards opened fire at Imran Khan?s convoy

Pakistan Peoples Party leader Yousuf Raza Gillani?s son made his guards open fire at Imran Khan?s convoy on Sunday, this was alleged by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in a statement. As per the statement, vehicle behind Imran?s convoy came under fire, with a PTI leader, Faisal Javed, in it. However, Javed escaped unhurt as the vehicle he was in in bulletproof, it added. A case will be filed against Gillani?s son Ali Musa, the PTI statement read. However, Ali Musa has denied the allegations, sayi
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Why must warrant be issued against Dar, not Musharraf: Maryam

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/3c050a3601b5119826794fb34deca6af.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMTcvMjAxNyA1OjM3OjI4IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9eTVyNVVmQ2tIdnVoOFE3OXpDdWRZUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Warrant has been issued against the finance minister who worked day and night to pull the country out of economic crises and darkness
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Car bomber attacks NATO convoy in Afghanistan

Smoke bellows after a suicide car bomb blast attacked a military convoy in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan November 15, 2015 Reuters/File KANDAHAR: A car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday, killing one civilian and wounding four others but without causing casualties among international forces, officials said. Qudratullah Khushbakht, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor, said the attack happened on the airport road, killing a woman and wou
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Iran tells France's Macron not to 'blindly follow' Trump

Reuters/file LONDON: Iran on Sunday criticized French President Emmanuel Macron over his tough stance toward Tehran and said Paris would soon lose its international credibility if it ?blindly follows? US President Donald Trump. Tensions between Iran and France have risen in recent months after Macron said Tehran should be less aggressive in the Middle East, citing in particular its involvement in Syria?s civil war. Macron, unlike Trump, has reaffirmed his country?s commitment to the deal Iran
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Insurgents burn bus in southern Thailand

Thai police personnel inpects a torched bus in the southern province of Yala, Thailand December 17, 2017. REUTERS BANGKOK: Armed insurgents stopped and torched a Bangkok-bound passenger bus on a highway in southern Thailand on Sunday, police said. All 14 passengers, as well as the bus driver and his assistance, survived the attack, although their luggage were burned with the bus. The attack occurred in Yala, one of the predominantly ethnic Malay  provinces in the south where a separatist insu
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Teeing off in support of deaf education

geo_embedgallery KARACHI: The third charity golf tournament in support of Deaf Reach Schools and Training Centers was hosted by the Defence Authority Country & Golf Club on Sunday. The Deaf Reach Schools and Training Centers is a project of Family Education Services Foundation (FESF) which is a non-profit educational organization active in Pakistan since 1984. FESF is focused on improving the quality of life, especially for disadvantaged member
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Some opportunists made FATA issue complicated: Fazl-ur Rehman

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8fd1ec521b83a024bdb426b260e47b2d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMTcvMjAxNyAyOjM5OjUzIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9V0ZtQWtLT004dDYxeEQzaE9MSVRxZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Fazl Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said on Sunday that some opportunists have made the issue of Federally Ad
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Cold wave to continue in Karachi

Daily wages labourers sit beside fire at Empress Market to keep themselves warm during cold weather in the port city - Online   KARACHI: The Met Office on Sunday forecast cold and dry weather for the metropolis in the next 24 hours. A Met Office official said that the minimum temperature is expected to remain between 12 and 14 degrees Centigrade during the period. The minimum temperature recorded in Karachi on Sunday was 13 degrees Centigrade while the maximum temperature was 25.3 degrees Ce
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Cowards such as Nawaz can?t run campaign against judiciary: Imran

OKARA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan while calling former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a coward, said that the Pakistan Muslim League-N chief is incapable of initiating a movement against the judiciary. The PTI chief was addressing a large crowd of party workers and supporters at a party rally at Okara?s football ground. The PTI chairman jibed at Nawaz's earlier statement about running a campaign protesting the recent judgement in the disqualification reference, which cleared
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Erdogan vows to open Turkish embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a four-finger (rabia) sign during his speech on December 15, 2017 in Istanbul.?AFP photo ISTANBUL: Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognise it as the capital of Palestine. "God willing, the day is close when officially, with God's permission, we will open our embassy there," Erdogan said in a speech, maintaining his fierce
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In pictures: Terrorists attack church in Quetta

At least eight people were killed and over 40 injured when terrorists stormed a church in Quetta on Sunday. Officials said security forces intercepted and shot one bomber outside but the second attacker managed to reach the church?s main door where he blew himself up. Balochistan provincial home minister Sarfraz Bugti said around 250 people normally attend the church on Sundays, but the congregation had swelled to around 400 because it was close to Christmas. "God forbid, if the terrorists h
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26 dead in landslides after Philippine storm: officials

A woman stands with her infant in front of damaged houses and fallen trees in Barangay San Mateo Borongan in eastern Samar on December 17, 2017, after Tropical Depression Kai-Tak blew through the area. Photo: AFP1 MATNOG: Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities said Sunday. The deaths were reported in the small island province of Biliran, a day after the storm pounded the east of the archipelago nation
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Does Pentagon still have a UFO programme? The answer is a bit mysterious

The Pentagon is shown with the Air Force Memorial in the foreground in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 11, 2017. Photo: REUTERS  WASHINGTON: The Pentagon acknowledged on Saturday that its long-secret UFO investigation program ended in 2012 when US defense officials shifted attention and funding to other priorities. But as to whether the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program has continued to investigate UFO sightings since its funding ended five years ago could rank as an unexpl
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Australia poised to secure Ashes despite rain

Steve Smith's elated after taking the catch to dismiss Joe Root, Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth, 4th day, December 17, 2017/Getty Images  PERTH: Australia were confident rain would not deny them the Ashes despite play being abandoned early on the fourth day of the third Test against England in Perth on Sunday. The home side lead the five-Test series 2-0 and a win in the last-ever Ashes Test to be played at the WACA Ground would see them regain the urn, and at stumps on the fourth day the
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Quetta church attack attempt to create religious split: COAS

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa  Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa condemned Sunday?s terrorist attack at Quetta?s Bethel Memorial Church, calling it ?an attempt to cloud Christmas celebrations/create religious cleavages.? ?Quetta church attack targeting our brotherly Christian Pakistanis is an attempt to cloud Christmas celebrations / create religious cleavages. Effective response by LEAs is commendable. We stay united and steadfast to respond against such heinous attempts? C
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COAS to brief Senate committee on national security Tuesday

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa/File photo ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa will brief the Senate Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday (December 19). The notification  The committee will begin its meeting at 10 AM and according to a notice, the COAS and DG Military Operations would brief members on the emerging national security paradigm for Pakistan with respect to recent visits and developments. The Committee of the Whole House was constituted ?to prepare po
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Myanmar journalists' group to don black T-shirts over arrest of Reuters' reporters

YANGON: A group of Myanmar journalists said they would begin wearing black T-shirts on Saturday in protest at the detention of two Reuters reporters accused of violating the country?s Official Secrets Act, as pressure builds on Myanmar to release the pair. The Protection Committee for Myanmar Journalists, a group of local reporters who have demonstrated against past prosecutions of journalists, decried the ?unfair arrests that affect media freedom?. In a statement on Facebook, the committee s
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Tens of thousands of Indonesians rally over Trump's Jerusalem stance

It was the biggest protest in Indonesia since Trump?s controversial move earlier this month to reverse decades of US policy JAKARTA: Tens of thousands of Muslims marched from the main mosque in Indonesia?s capital to a square in Jakarta on Sunday to protest against US President Donald Trump?s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It was the biggest protest in Indonesia since Trump?s controversial move earlier this month to reverse decades of US policy. Police estimated the
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Around the world in 42 days: Frenchman smashes solo sailing record

Frenchman Francois Gabart smashed the world record for the fastest non-stop solo navigation of the globe on Sunday. Photo: AFP  BREST: Frenchman Francois Gabart smashed the world record for the fastest non-stop solo navigation of the globe on Sunday, completing the mammoth feat in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds. The 34-year-old sailor crossed a virtual finish line drawn between the island of Ushant off France's northwest tip and Lizard Point in southwest England at 0145 GMT, comf
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