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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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Neymar sent off but Cavani salvages PSG draw at Marseille

Neymar was sent off before his team mate Edinson Cavani proved his worth once again with a last-gasp equaliser that salvaged a 2-2 draw for leaders Paris St Germain at bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille on Sunday. The Uruguay striker levelled one minute into stoppage time with a superb 20-metre free kick after Neymar had been dismissed in the 87th minute for two yellow card offences in quick succession. Neymar had earlier cancelled out Luiz Gustavo?s opener before halftime but lost his cool
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I was sexually harassed by three Swedish stars, claims ex-player

STOCKHOLM: A former Swedish women's international star claimed Sunday that she was sexually harassed by three well-known male national team players that included being sent a series of lewd photographs. Gunilla Axen ? who was a European champion in 1984 ? told Aftonbladet newspaper that the three men were "very well known, respected and successful" when the alleged incidents occurred in the first decade of the century. While Axen refused to name the players involved, she claimed that she had r
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Two dead as typhoon slams into Japan after election day

Water-covered road caused by heavy rains by Typhoon Lan is seen in Nagoya, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo, October 22, 2017. Kyodo/via REUTERS TOKYO: A powerful typhoon ripped into central Japan early Monday, leaving two dead and more than 10 injured, hours after millions struggled to the polls for a national election. Authorities advised thousands living in coastal areas or near rivers to evacuate to shelters as Typhoon Lan ? described as "very large and very strong" ? made landfall in S
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Del Potro overcomes Dimitrov to retain Stockholm title

Fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro put himself in contention for the ATP World Tour Finals when he successfully defended his Stockholm Open title on Sunday, defeating top seed and 2013 champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-2. The Argentine, who secured his first title since he lifted the trophy in Sweden last year, dominated the final with his serve, notching up nine aces and saving all four break points he faced. Fittingly enough, Del Potro ended the championship with a big serve in the deuce court d
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Go home, Tillerson tells Iranian-backed militias in Iraq

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attends a meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 22, 2017. Saudi Press Agency (SPA)/Handout via REUTERS RIYADH/DOHA: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers ? who helped Iraq defeat Daesh ? to ?go home?, after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The United St
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Now freed from jail, Putin critic Navalny resumes presidential campaign

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends an appeal against his jail for repeatedly violating laws governing the organisation of public meetings and rallies, at Moscow city court in Moscow, Russia, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny held a political rally on Sunday, hours after being released from jail and pledged to continue his presidential campaign despite the authorities saying he is ineligible to stand. Navalny ? a fierce
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Madrid's young guns shine as Benzema and Ronaldo struggle

Real Madrid?s high-profile ?BBC? forward line has come in for criticism this season and while some of their teammates have defended the old guard, the club?s new generation are doing the heavy lifting for Zinedine Zidane?s team. That was again the case on Sunday as Madrid beat Eibar 3-0, with Karim Benzema dropped to the bench for 21-year-old Marco Asensio, who forced an own goal and scored Real?s second, while in-form playmaker Isco, 25, dominated in midfield. Gareth Bale is still out injured
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UK police end armed hostage-taking at English leisure complex: BBC

Cars can be seen parked outside the Bermuda Adventure Soft Play World in Nuneaton, Britain, October 22, 2017, in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy Facebook/Popa Marian/via REUTERS LONDON: British police ended an armed hostage siege on Sunday, the BBC reported, saying there were no casualties after a gunman took two staff members hostage at a bowling alley in a leisure complex in central England. Warwickshire police had earlier ruled out any connection with ?terrorist activity?
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Arsenal thrash 10-man Everton to pile pressure on Koeman

Everton dropped into the bottom three of the Premier League after Arsenal came from a goal down to earn an emphatic 5-2 victory at Goodison Park on Sunday, their first away win of the season. There was an air of quiet, depressed resignation throughout much of the game from the Everton fans but the now familiar boos rang out at the end and the future of Dutch coach Ronald Koeman looks precarious. ?I told the players I believe in them, in their commitment. The decision is not in my hands,? Koema
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Kane scores twice as Tottenham crush Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur brutally exposed Liverpool?s defensive frailties as Harry Kane plundered two more goals in his side?s 4-1 romp at Wembley on Sunday. In front of 80,827 fans, the biggest ever Premier League attendance, Kane took his league tally to eight for the season with the first and fourth goals in a clinical Spurs display. Son Heung-min and Dele Alli were also on target for the impressive hosts, who led 3-1 at the break after a breathless first half, while Mohamed Salah?s reply had brie
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Sattar, several MQM-P leaders in contact with party founder: Salman Mujahid

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ca92b304af4d74b232e859f0319d24e4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMjIvMjAxNyA2OjU2OjI0IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9WnlqaVdaVVlFMjRkak0vTVU4K2JXZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Samlan Mujahid Baloch, former member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, alleged on Sunday that several party leaders incl
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Tillerson woos Gulf allies in push to undercut Iran

RIYADH: Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson pursued efforts to curb Tehran's influence in talks with his country's Gulf allies Sunday, demanding that Iran pare down its involvement in Iraq as the fight against the Daesh group draws to a close. The question of Iranian influence in the region ?including in Iraq and Qatar ? is at the centre of Tillerson's visit to Riyadh and Doha, which comes just weeks after US President Donald Trump refused to certify the Iran nuclear deal and declared an aggressive n
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Couldn't mobilise PPP in Punjab, admits Chan

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ba1e487d5f72b48096c23c4ef559f63e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMjIvMjAxNyA2OjQ5OjI2IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9QVdsNVFKZHl5eGxmR1dUYkZSTVJOdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) member Nadeem Afzal Chan on Sunday admitted that they could not mobilise the party in Punjab t
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'Good morning' Facebook post leads to arrest of Palestinian

JERUSALEM: Israeli police have mistakenly arrested then released a Palestinian who posted "good morning" in Arabic on Facebook after software mistranslated it as "attack them," police and a media report said Sunday. Police only confirmed that a Palestinian had been mistakenly arrested then released following suspicions of incitement, but a report in Haaretz newspaper provided further details. According to the report, which police would neither confirm nor deny, the Palestinian man posted a pic
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Italy regions vote on autonomy bid

MILAN: Voters in the northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto were voting Sunday in referendums on autonomy, against the backdrop of Catalonia´s push for independence from Spain. The consultative votes are only the beginning of a process which could over time lead to powers being devolved from Rome. Secessionist sentiment in the two wealthy regions is restricted to fringe groups with little following. Nonetheless, with both regions expected to vote in favour of the principle of greater
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Georgia elects football star Kaladze mayor of capital

Kakha Kaladze, candidate for mayor of Tbilisi from the ruling Georgian Dream party, celebrates after an exit poll showed his victory at the local election in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 21, 2017.Photo: Reuters1 TBILISI: Georgia announced Sunday that former AC Milan football star Kakha Kaladze had been elected mayor of its capital Tbilisi. The country's election administration said on its website that Kaladze won 51 percent of the vote in Saturday´s municipal election. The 39-year-old played for
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Case registered against Salman?s bodyguard for threatening woman

Bollywood?s Dabangg Khan, Salman Kham, always seems to find himself in one controversy or another. In a latest twist, reports have emerged that a woman has filed a case against Khan?s bodyguard Shera for threatening her. The woman, who identifies herself as Shabnam Sheikh, claimed that Shera threatened her to gang rape her if she didn?t settle the Bigg Boss 11 contestant, Zubair Khan's case, according to Indian media. The police are currently investigating the matter. On the other hand, She
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Mafia has taken over country, says Siraj-ul-Haq

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Siraj-ul-Haq remarked on Sunday that mafia has taken over the country. While addressing a workers? convention in Lahore, he said that even democracy and institutions have also been taken as a hostage by the mafia. The ideology surrounding Pakistan and finality of Prophethood clause is in danger, he shared. Punjab is being governed by the Sharif family, but the province is suffering from water shortage, he said while criticising the government of Pakistan Muslim L
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India beat Malaysia to win Asia Cup hockey

Indian team with Hero Asia Cup 2017. Photo: Asiahockey.org DHAKA: The Indian men?s hockey team were crowned Hero Asia Cup 2017 Champions after they beat Malaysia 2-1 in the final of the tournament on Sunday at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium. Goals from Ramandeep Singh (3rd minute) and Lalit Upadhyay (29th) secured the title for India as Malaysia failed to make an impact on the game in the early stages but came back with a solitary goal through Shahril Saabah in the 50th minute. T
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Everyone named in Panama case should be investigated, says Asfandyar

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ccca2ed4015912f2fa119229327b7cac.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMjIvMjAxNyA1OjM3OjQ4IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9RTdicmY1ZTIwT29NazZUdjNGMzdTdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] PESHAWAR: Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan demanded on Sunday that all the people named in the Panama Papers case s
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Imran, Sheikh Rasheed trying to derail govt, says Ahsan Iqbal

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/42b16dc758a67b2a5aac467d1ae272e6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMjIvMjAxNyA1OjIzOjUyIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9T0VtRmVOVFdYdWNxT0p4L2h5b3o2Zz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] NAROWAL: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal remarked that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan and Awami Muslim League Head She
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Du Plessis injury spoils South Africa win

South Africa's Faf du Plessis (capt) leaves the field after being injured during their ODI match at the Buffalo Park Cricket Grounds in East London on October 22, 2017. ? AFP  EAST LONDON, South Africa: An injury to captain Faf du Plessis took some of the gloss off a comprehensive South African win in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh at Buffalo Park on Sunday. Du Plessis retired hurt on 91 and had to be helped off the field with an acute lower back strain and took n
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My family doesn't want me to travel to Lahore: Nic Pothas

Sri Lanka Head Coach Nic Pothas has said he would not be travelling to Lahore as his family was not happy about him going. He said this justifying his decision of not going to Lahore for the last game of the ongoing bilateral series against Pakistan later this month. "For me my family comes first," Pothas told Cricbuzz. "Everyone gets a chance to make their own decisions. No one should be forced to do anything that they are not comfortable with. It was not an easy decision to make. It has to be
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Abe sweeps to big win in Japan vote

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to a comfortable victory in a snap election Sunday, handing him a mandate to harden his already hawkish stance on North Korea and re-energise the world´s number-three economy. Abe's conservative coalition was on track to win 311 seats in the 465-seat parliament, according to a projection published by private broadcaster TBS, putting the nationalist blue blood on course to become Japan´s longest-serving leader. The comfortable election win is like
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Bangladesh braces for possible surge in Rohingya arrivals

TEKNAF: Authorities in Bangladesh were bracing Sunday for another possible surge in Rohingya refugee arrivals, with thousands from the Muslim minority believed stranded along the border with Myanmar waiting to cross. Border guards are also concerned that the relaxing later Sunday of a temporary ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal could see a surge in people-smuggling along the coast as unscrupulous captains return to the seas. Rohingya refugees already in Bangladesh have received videos from f
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