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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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Prince Harry and Meghan make their first royal visit

Prince Harry and his fiancee US actress Meghan Markle greet a well-wisher as they tour the Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary in Nottingham. -AFP  NOTTINGHAM: Prince Harry and his American actress fiance Meghan Markle embarked Friday on their first joint royal visit since announcing their engagement this week. Harry and Meghan, who broke the news of their forthcoming marriage on Monday, went on a walkabout in the central English city of Nottingham, m
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Japan issues commemorative stamp to celebrate Jahangir Khan?s career

Commemorative ticket issued in the name of squash player Jahangir Khan.  TOKYO: The Japanese government has paid tribute to the squash legend of Pakistan, Jahangir Khan, by issuing commemorative stamp in his name. According to sources in the Japanese government, Jahangir will also soon be invited to their country where an event would be organised to celebrate his success. The squash legend is famed for winning 555 matches, which is a record yet to be broken. During his career as a professi
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Obama says 'think before you tweet'

NEW DELHI: Former US president Barack Obama said Friday that social media powers like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are leading to "snap judgements to complex issues" and warned leaders to think before tweeting. Obama was repeatedly asked about his successor, President Donald Trump, at a New Delhi symposium but stuck to a general warning to all high-profile figures to take care. "I think it's important to be mindful of both the power of these tools but also its limits," Obama said when asked
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Istanbul police detain 62 foreigners over alleged Daesh links

ISTANBUL: Istanbul police have detained 62 foreigners suspected of having links to Daesh in overnight raids, Turkish media reported Friday. Police have launched almost daily operations against Daesh cells across the country following concerns hundreds of alleged Daesh members have crossed into Turkey from Syria. The suspects were detained during raids on 12 addresses in eight districts of Istanbul, the privately-owned news agency Dogan said. They are suspected of providing financial support
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Pope enjoys a rickshaw ride in Bangladesh

Pope Francis rides a rickshaw as he visits St Mary´s Cathedral in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 1, 2017. Photo: REUTERS  DHAKA: Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature enjoyed a rickshaw ride during a visit to St Mary´s Cathedral in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday. Around 100,000 Bangladeshi Catholics crammed into a park in central Dhaka, cheering and chanting "viva il papa" ("long live the pope") as Francis was driven through the crowd in an open-sided popemobile made specially for the occasion.
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Google launches Datally, an app that saves you data

Android users' can wave all their data usage problems goodbye with the launch of Datally ? a smart and simple Android app that helps smartphone users understand, control, and save mobile data.  Datally works on all smartphones running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and higher, and is available on the Google Play Store globally. The app claims to help users solve one of the biggest pains for smartphone users around the world ? worries about data usage.  Extensive user research revealed that many sm
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Pakistan happy to support SCO efforts for peaceful Afghanistan: PM Abbasi

SOCHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, speaking at the 16th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Council of the Heads of Government (CHG), on Friday said Pakistan will be happy to contribute to SCO's efforts towards building a stable and secure Afghanistan.  Abbasi's made the statement after calling for further deepening of cooperation within the new consultative format of SCO Afghanistan contact group. "The objective of this format should be to support Afghanistan's
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Kim Jong Nam had nerve agent antidote in bag, Malaysian court told

Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who are on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, are escorted as they revisit the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia October 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters   KUALA LUMPUR: Kim Jong Nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korea?s leader, had a dozen vials of antidote for lethal nerve agent VX in his sling bag on the day he was poisoned, a Malaysian court was told this week.
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16 dead, 100 missing as cyclone hits India, Sri Lanka

Disaster officials said nine people were killed in India and seven in neighbouring Sri Lanka, most crushed by trees ripped up by destructive winds raging at 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour-AFP (File) NEW DELHI: A powerful cyclone has killed at least 16 people across India and Sri Lanka, uprooting trees and cutting power for millions amid warnings Friday that the storm would intensify. Disaster officials said nine people were killed in India and seven in neighbouring Sri Lanka, most crushed
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Argentina abandons rescue mission for crew of missing submarine

A bouquet of flowers and banners in support of the 44 crew members of the missing at sea ARA San Juan submarine are placed on a fence outside an Argentine naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina November 25, 2017. The banner below reads "God, give strength to the submariners". Photo: Reuters   BUENOS AIRES: Argentina has given up on rescuing 44 crew members on a submarine that disappeared 15 days ago, though it will continue the search for the vessel with international assistance, a navy spokesm
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Imran Khan pays tribute to KP police's role in Peshawar operation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan paid tribute to the police officials who took part in the operation against terrorists in Peshawar earlier today.  While addressing a Seerat conference, he said: "our police and army saved us from a big tragedy today. I salute them for their role during the operation. In last 12-13 years, KP has seen the worst wave of terrorism."  The PTI leader paid respect to the students killed in the terror strike. Eleven martyred, 30 in
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Trump weighs recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital

US President Donald Trump/File photo  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is considering recognition of Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, a move that could upend decades of American policy and ratchet up Middle East tensions, but is expected to again delay his campaign promise to move the US embassy there, US officials said on Thursday. After months of intense White House deliberations, Trump is likely to make an announcement next week that seeks to strike a balance between domestic political d
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Deadline for Grenfell Tower survivors to seek leave to remain in UK extended

LONDON: The UK Home Office on Friday announced an extension of two months to a policy allowing residents of Grenfell Tower tragedy to remain in the United Kingdom irrespective of immigration status. The initial policy was announced in July 2017, to ensure victims of the tragedy had access to vital services was to expire on November 30 but was confirmed by the Home Office to have been extended till January 31, 2018. In October 2017, it was announced, those who qualified under the policy would b
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The long winter: 'Game of Thrones' fans in four-day viewing marathon

The Iron Throne is seen on the set of the television series Game of Thrones in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, Northern Ireland/File photo LONDON: Ice zombies and fire-breathing dragons plague the characters in the hit fantasy TV series ?Game of Thrones,? but for fans who took part in a four-day marathon to watch the series? 67 episodes back-to-back, a pained rear end posed a greater threat. The marathon viewing began on Monday evening in London?s Prince Charles Cinema, and concluded on Thursd
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Obama brags about his Asian cooking skills

Then US President Barack Obama grills with celebrity chef Bobby Flay as he hosts young men from local schools on the South Lawn of the White House at an outdoor barbeque June 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images 1 Former US president Barack Obama may go down as one of the most influential leaders in world history, but the real 'Obama factor' is how typically un-presidential he can be at times.  Talking to veteran Indian journalist Karan Thapar at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summi
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War drives record $22.5 billion aid appeal in 2018

A woman walks near a box for donations to Syrian refugees during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2017/REUTERS GENEVA: The United Nations launched a record annual humanitarian appeal on Friday, asking donors for $22.5 billion to meet the needs of 90.1 million in 2018, mainly because of wars in Africa and Middle East. Needs are rising substantially in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Somal
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Zimbabwe's military muscles into first post-Mugabe cabinet

Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's president in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 24, 2017. REUTERS (FILE) HARARE: Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed senior military officials to top posts in his first cabinet on Friday in what was widely seen as a reward for the army?s role in the removal of his predecessor, Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa was sworn in as president a week ago after 93-year-old Mugabe quit in the wake of a de facto military coup. Mnangagwa, a former state security ch
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Peshawar attack proves terrorists, abettors based in Afghanistan: DG ISPR

Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Friday that the Peshawar terror strike?s admission by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan proves that terrorists and their abettors are based in Afghanistan. Speaking with a private media channel, the DG ISPR said that Afghan forces should play their role in eliminating terrorists based in their country. He said that a delegation under Afgh
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Afghanistan says desirous of direct negotiations with Pakistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani/File photo Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday said that Kabul is desirous of holding negotiations with Islamabad directly for regional security and peace efforts. He made the remarks at the Heart of Asia ? Istanbul Process 7th Ministerial Conference underway in Baku, Azerbaijan under the motto ?Security and Economic Connectivity towards a Strengthened Heart of Asia Region.? President Ghani, addressing the conference, claimed that Afghanistan has destroyed th
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Terrorists will not succeed till we're united: State Interior Minister Tallal Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: State Interior Minister Tallal Chaudhry came down hard on Friday on the various 'tactics' being employed against the sitting government.  Addressing the media, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader said the only difference between the sit-in of 2014 (by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) and of 2017 (by a religious party) was that one's participants had beards and the others did not.  Criticising the "unfair" blame accorded to the ruling party over the amendment in the Finality of Propheth
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Three terrorists killed in Peshawar operation: KP IG Salahuddin Mehsud

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General Salahuddin Mehsud addressed the media on Friday after the terrorist attack on Peshawar's Agriculture Directorate. The police chief said a total of three terrorists were killed in the operation, while the identity of a fourth suspected attacker is being ascertained.  He said 20 hand grenades and three suicide jackets were recovered from the deceased terrorists.  Mehsud said that the deceased include six students and the chowkidar of the premises,
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No proof Pakistan was aware of Osama Bin Laden's presence: Obama

Former US president Barack Obama at the New Delhi summit. Photo: Hindustan Times  Former US president Barack Obama said on Friday that the Pakistani government did not have knowledge about the presence of Osama bin Laden on its soil.  Obama made the comments during his talk at the second day of the 15th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2017 in New Delhi. "We had no evidence that Pakistani government was aware of Osama bin Laden?s presence in Abbottabad. We obviously looked at i
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We are not amused: England motivated by ?headbutt? laughs

Bancroft (L) explains the Bairstow headbutt as skipper Smith (R) laughs  ADELAIDE: Captain Joe Root says England will use Australia´s glee over Jonny Bairstow´s headbutt controversy as motivation for Saturday´s crucial second Ashes Test in Adelaide. The tourists were not amused over pictures of Steve Smith laughing while team-mate Cameron Bancroft recounted the England wicketkeeper´s "weird" headbutt greeting, following Australia´s 10-wicket first Test victory in Brisbane. While Root said it
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Windies reeling from Wagner´s seven-wicket barrage

Career best figures of 7-39 for Neil Wagner/BlackCaps Twitter  WELLINGTON: Neil Wagner´s career best seven-wicket haul saw New Zealand seize the honours on day one of the first Test against the West Indies in Wellington on Friday. The South African-born left-armer, a fiery short-ball specialist, claimed seven for 39 as the West Indies crumbled to be all out for 134 in a first innings that lasted a mere 45.4 overs. In reply, New Zealand were 85 for two at the close of play with Jeet Raval on
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ECP to start enlistment campaign of missing women voters

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in its aim to ensure the enlisting of the maximum number of women voters before the year 2018 polls would start a campaign to enlist female voters in the electoral rolls from earlier next week. According to ECP spokesman, the campaign would continue till April 2018 and its main target areas would be country?s 79 districts where most of the women have not been registered as voters.  ECP has chalked out a comprehensive strategy to get the coop
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