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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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Rockets rain down at Kabul airport hours after Pentagon, NATO chiefs arrive

KABUL: Several rockets exploded in and around Kabul airport on Wednesday hours after US Defence Secretary James Mattis and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in the Afghan capital on an unannounced visit, police said. There were no reports of casualties or damage and Mattis was not near the airport when the rockets exploded. Reports in the Afghan media stated that around 20-30 rockets were fired at Hamid Karzai International Airport. The airport was evacuated following the attack
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Iraqi Kurdish leader says 'yes' vote won independence referendum

Iraqi Kurdish president Masoud Barzani speaks during a news conference in Erbil, Iraq September 24, 2017. REUTERS BAGHDAD/ERBIL: Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted ?yes? to independence in a referendum held in defiance of the government in Baghdad and which had angered their neighbors and their US allies. The Kurds, who have ruled over an autonomous region within Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, consider Monday?s referendum t
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Four security officials injured in roadside blast in Kurram Agency

Photo: File  KURRAM: Four personnel were injured on Wednesday when two roadside bombs exploded near a security forces vehicle close to the Afghan border in Kurram Agency. Officials of the political administration said the incident occurred in Shorki, Lower Kurram.  Four security forces personnel were injured and their vehicle badly damaged as a result of the blasts caused by landmines, said officials.  The vehicle was said to be on routine patrol near the Afghan border when the incident occur
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ATC hears Mashal murder case today

Mashal, a journalism student at Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, was brutally lynched to death by a violent mob on April 13, which had accused him of blasphemy-Facebook ABBOTABAD: An anti-terrorism court is conducting the third hearing in murder case of Mashal Khan, and will decide on the bail applications of 18 of the accused. The case is being heard by Justice Fazal Subhan in the premises of Central Jail Haripur, where the accused are being held, amid strict security measures. C
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Pak vs Sri lanka series: first Test to be played tomorrow

Pakistan Test Captain Sarfraz Ahmed. Photo: File  Sri Lanka will be playing the first Test of a three-match series against Pakistan in Sheikh Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi) tomorrow. Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal will attend the trophy unveiling ceremony scheduled today. Pakistan will step into a new Test era without retired batting greats Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq when they take on Sri Lanka in the first Test in Abu Dhabi from Thursday. Playing withou
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Qatar imports rebound in August, suggesting sanctions impact fading

DUBAI: The value of Qatar?s imports rebounded sharply in August from July, government data showed on Wednesday, suggesting the economic impact of sanctions imposed by other Arab states is fading. Imports plunged by over a third after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties with Doha on June 5. The sanctions - over accusations of supporting terrorism, which Doha denies - disrupted shipping routes to Qatar and closed its land border with Saudi
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Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as ammunition depot explodes

Smoke and flames rise over a warehouse storing ammunition for multiple rocket launcher systems at a military base in the town of Kalynivka in Vinnytsia region, Ukraine September 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters  KIEV: Massive explosions and a blaze at a military ammunition depot in central Ukraine forced authorities to evacuate 24,000 people and close airspace over the region, officials said on Wednesday. The blasts occurred late on Tuesday at a military base near Kalynivka in the Vynnytsya region, 27
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NAB charges against Dar a joke, says Rana Sanaullah

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah. Photo: File LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah called charges filed by the National Accountability Bureau against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar a ?joke?, while speaking to journalists on Wednesday. He said that there should be a legal basis and justification for the charges put against Dar, adding that the finance minister received salaries from private and multinational companies worth millions of rupees. ?In its 70-year history Supreme Court never fo
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US plans to admit maximum 45,000 refugees in next fiscal year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to admit up to 45,000 refugees to the United States in the fiscal year starting Oct 1, a former US official said on Tuesday, a ceiling that would keep admissions to their lowest level in over a decade. The White House settled on the figure after a contentious debate between officials who wanted a lower ceiling and those who wanted a higher one, said the former official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. On one side of the debate were off
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Menacing Bali volcano throws tourists' plans into jeopardy

KARANGASEM: Some tourists are having second thoughts about visiting the tropical Indonesian resort island of Bali after repeated warnings that its highest volcano could erupt at any time, half a century after it killed more than 1,000 people. Strong volcanic tremors rumbling underground and billowing white smoke over the scenic Mount Agung have raised alarm, prompting the evacuation of more than 75,000 people within 12 km (7.5 miles). Sitting on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia ha
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Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie finally engaged

The two met on the sets while filming the show?s second seasons while playing Jon Snow and Ygritte in 2012 After denying engagement rumours this year, Game of Thrones onscreen and now offscreen love birds Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have finally announced their engagement, BBC reported. The two met on the sets while filming the show?s second seasons while playing Jon Snow and Ygritte in 2012. After Leslie?s character was killed off in the fourth season, rumours were abound that the two had b
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After spate of suicides, China targets predatory student lending

DENGZHOU: In the final hour of his life, Zheng Dexing, 21, checked into a hotel and told family and friends in a flurry of phone messages that he was about to kill himself. ?Don?t come collect my body - it?s too humiliating,? Zheng wrote to his father from Qingdao, the seaside city where he had fled from his hometown in the central province of Henan. Saddled with crippling debt and hounded by collectors, Zheng plunged to his death from the hotel?s eighth floor last year. A second-year univers
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George Clooney prays for unity as celebs back #TakeAKnee

A screenshot of the Daily Beast article LOS ANGELES: George Clooney on Tuesday became the latest entertainer to add his voice to a divisive national debate in the US over the rights of Americans to stage silent protests during the playing of the national anthem, saying he was praying for unity. In a short poem, the Oscar-winning actor and director wrote that he was praying for America?s children, police, those in the military, and that ?dissent will always be protected in this great country.?
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Amazon says Google has pulled YouTube from Echo Show device in tech face-off

SAN FRANCISCO: In a rare public feud between large technology companies, Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday its Echo Show devices could no longer play videos from YouTube because the site?s parent, Google, stopped supporting the service. The spat is the latest in Silicon Valley in which competitive tensions stood in the way of customers. Amazon and Google square off in many areas, from cloud computing and online search, to selling voice-controlled gadgets like the Echo Show. In a statement, Amazo
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Trump hails Saudi ´positive step´ allowing women to drive

US President Donald Trump congratulated Saudi Arabia Tuesday for its decision to join the rest of the world in allowing women to drive, calling it a "positive step" for the ultra-conservative kingdom. "President Donald J. Trump commends the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia´s decision today to affirm the right of women to drive in the kingdom," a White House statement read. "This is a positive step toward promoting the rights and opportunities of women in Saudi Arabia." Saudi king issues decree
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Twitter to test 280-character tweets, busting old limit

The days of Twitter Inc limiting messages to 140 characters, a signature of the social network since its launch in 2006, may be numbered. Twitter said on Tuesday that it would begin a test with a random sample of users allowing them to send tweets that are as long as 280 characters, double the existing cap, in most languages around the world. The San Francisco-based company has stood by its short messages as a defining characteristic - like chirps from a bird, which is the company logo - even
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Pakistan cannot take responsibility for peace, security in Afghanistan: Asif

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan cannot take responsibility for peace and security in Afghanistan, adding that effective border management with Afghanistan is imperative to stop infiltration of terrorists. Speaking at the Asia Society seminar in New York, the minister said that the United States cannot succeed in Afghanistan by waging war. He said that 16 years ongoing war in Afghanistan shows peace can be restored in Afghanistan only through a negotiated settlemen
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ECP likely to wrap up Imran Khan contempt case today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce today its decision in the contempt of court case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. A four-member ECP bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Sardar Raza Khan, will resume hearing the case against the PTI chief. At the last hearing on Monday, the PTI chief, in his reply submitted through his lawyer Babar Awan, stated that "I respect the ECP and believe in the supremacy of ins
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Ronaldo double hands Real first win in Dortmund

DORTMUND: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his 150th European appearance to give Real Madrid a 3-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund, their first against them in Germany, and make it two wins out of two matches in their Champions League Group H. Ronaldo, who has now scored 411 goals in his 400 Real appearances, grabbed their second of the evening after a fine effort from Welshman Gareth Bale, who had put them ahead with a superb volley in the 18th minute. The Spaniards punished the hosts for playi
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Kane hat-trick seals easy victory for Spurs in Cyprus

NICOSIA: A Harry Kane hat-trick saw Spurs notch their second win in as many games in Group H of the Champions League, beating Cypriot champions APOEL Nicosia 3-0 in Cyprus on Tuesday. With the Premier League side missing the creative spark of both Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli, it was down to the English striker to pick up the slack, and despite a spirited effort from the home side, Spurs ran out easy winners. Apoel started shakily and could have been behind on more than one occasion, Heung-
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'Lord Voldemort' British actor Fiennes given Serbian passport

Award-winning British actor and director Ralph Fiennes, who portrayed Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" series, was given a Serbian passport on Sunday for "promoting" the Balkan country. The decision to grant honorary citizenship to the 54-year-old English star was reached earlier this month by the government of Prime Minister Ana Brnabic. "I never thought I would become a Serb and now it seems that I am one," Fiennes said in Serbian during a brief ceremony after President Aleksandar Vucic
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Humbled Merkel vows to win back hard-right voters

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she would talk with all mainstream parties about trying to form a "good, stable" government after Germany's watershed election, and vowed to try to win back voters who supported an upstart nationalist force. Sunday's election saw the rightwing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party poach one million votes from Merkel's conservatives, leaving her without an obvious coalition to lead Europe's largest economy. "We had hoped for a better result," she
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Oil falls from 26-month high on profit-taking, ahead of US data

NEW YORK: Oil prices ended 1 percent lower on Tuesday after investors took profits following a rally to 26-month highs spurred largely by threats from Turkey to cut crude exports from Iraq?s Kurdistan region. The market was also under pressure ahead of weekly US oil inventory data that was expected to show a fourth straight week of crude builds. Brent LCOc1 settled 58 cents, or 1 percent, lower at $58.44 a barrel after hitting $59.49, its highest since July 2015 and more than 34 percent above
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Australia to create national space agency

SYDNEY: Australia on Monday committed to creating a national space agency as it looks to cash in on the lucrative $420 billion and fast-evolving astronautical sector. The announcement came at a week-long Adelaide space conference attended by the world´s top scientists and experts including SpaceX chief Elon Musk. It brings Canberra -- which already has significant involvement in national and international space activities -- into line with most other developed nations, which already have dedic
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Twitter aims to boost appeal with new 280-character tweet limit

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced a test project, on Tuesday, allowing tweets to be expanded to 280 characters - double the existing limit - in the latest effort to boost flagging growth at the social network. San Francisco-based Twitter said the new limit, a major shift for the messaging platform known for its 140-character tweets, aims to address "a major cause of frustration" for many users. Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey fired off what may be one of the first expanded tweets. "This is
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