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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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Interpol sting seizes $51 million in fake drugs

Image Courtesy: Yahoo News Australia LYON: Interpol said Monday that it seized a record total of 25 million illicit and counterfeit medicines worth more than $51 million (42 million euros) in a weeklong worldwide operation. Dietary supplements, painkillers, fake contact lenses, epilepsy medication, and 1.2 tonnes of erectile dysfunction pills were among the drugs seized, the Lyon, France-based agency said in a statement. Operation Pangea X was carried out by police, customs, and health autho
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Stocks off after North Korea says US declared war; euro slides, oil climbs

NEW YORK: Stocks fell on Wall Street and US government bond yields dropped on Monday after North Korea accused the United States of having declared war on the isolated country, while the euro fell after German elections showed support for Chancellor Angela Merkel?s conservative party fell to its lowest since 1949. Separately, Brent oil futures touched a more-than-2-year high after major producers said the crude market was on track to rebalance and Turkey threatened to cut oil flows from Iraq?s
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No regrets over Trump 'bum' jibe: LeBron

LeBron James ? #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers ? talks to the media during Media Day at Cleveland Clinic Courts, Independence, Ohio, September 25, 2017. AFP/Jason Miller/Getty Images  LOS ANGELES: LeBron James said Monday he did not regret branding President Donald Trump a "bum", accusing the US leader of dividing the nation in his feud with the sports world. NBA star James had taken aim at Trump on Twitter on Saturday after the president withdrew a White House invitation to the champion Golde
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Juventus fined, president suspended over tickets for hardcore fans

ROME: Italy?s soccer federation (FIGC) has fined Juventus, its most successful team, over an alleged scheme of giving tickets to hardcore fans to buy peace in the club?s terraces. FIGC had fined the club 300,000 euros (263,622.92 pounds) and given further fines and temporary bans to four of its executives including president Andrea Agnelli, it said in a statement on Monday. Juventus said it would appeal against the ruling. It denied wrongdoing and said it had always worked with police to ensur
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North Korea says Trump has declared war

North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho departs after speaking to reporters at the UN Millenium Plaza hotel in New York City, US, September 25, 2017. AFP/Amir Levy/Getty Images NEW YORK: North Korea's foreign minister on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war against his country and said Pyongyang was ready to defend itself by shooting down US bombers. The White House dismissed the claim as "absurd". The latest threats stoked a week-long war of words that began when the A
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Wearing your heartbeat on your sleeve may be new 'in' thing!

Image Courtesy: Intel IQ MILAN: Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht has a vision for a world in which people stop telling themselves little lies about their emotions ? and she believes high-tech fashion is the key. Her creations, which combine digital technology with haute couture, play with social norms and aim to engineer a cold-turkey solution to our dearest deceptions, she told AFP on the sidelines of Milan Fashion Week. The 32-year-old has already seen her stuff worn by former Black Eyed Pea
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Arsenal will not sacrifice any competition this season: Wenger

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said the club cannot afford to ignore any competition unlike rival managers who have questioned the value of the League Cup. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho suggested scrapping of the League Cup could help avoid fixture congestion and would help English clubs become more competitive in European competitions. The Portuguese manager was also backed by Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola, who played down the significance of the League Cup. Wenger?s Ar
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Mexico City gets unsteadily back on its feet after quake

MEXICO CITY: Mexico City?s infamous traffic jams were back on Monday as offices re-opened after last week?s deadly earthquake, but closed schools and clusters of homeless people served as reminders that life in the megalopolis has not yet returned to normal. The 7.1 quake on Sept. 19 killed at least 325 people and left thousands homeless, with many of them living in tents in the streets or emergency housing. Others among the 20 million people who live in greater Mexico City were gradually resum
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Surgical strikes were 'message' to Pakistan, says Indian army chief

General Bipin Rawat speaks to newsmen. ? India Today KARACHI: Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat Monday termed the so-called surgical strikes a "message" to Pakistan, which he said could be repeated, according to India media. General Rawat, during his interaction with newsmen on Monday evening, said if the other side did not behave then the strikes would be repeated, the India Today reported. He added that apart from surgical strikes there were also other measures of counteraction.
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Dortmund out to ruin Ronaldo milestone

BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund will aim to maintain their unbeaten record at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday and spoil Cristiano Ronaldo´s 150th European appearance. Dortmund and title holders Real meet in the group stage for the second year running. The teams drew both games 2-2 last season as the Germans topped the section before bowing out in the last eight while Real went on to win a record 12th title. Dortmund have won three and drawn three of their meetings at Signal
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Citigroup to pay a fine for swap data reporting violations

Photo: File  WASHINGTON: Citigroup Inc has agreed to pay a $550,000 penalty for swap data reporting violations and improve such reporting, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a statement on Monday.  The CFTC said Citibank and London-based Citigroup Global Markets had failed to properly report Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) information for swap transactions and failed to correct errors in such data, among other charges, adding that the company had cooperated with the inves
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Dubai starts tests in bid to become first city with flying taxis

source: Reuters DUBAI: Dubai staged a test flight on Monday for what it said would soon be the world?s first drone taxi service under an ambitious plan by the United Arab Emirates city to lead the Arab world in innovation. The flying taxi developed by German drone firm Volocopter resembles a small, two-seater helicopter cabin topped by a wide hoop studded with 18 propellers. It was unmanned for its maiden test run in a ceremony arranged for Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed. Meant
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Hostile foreign agencies trying to destabilise Pakistan: COAS

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/3cdd081c00ddd1e6aeb554f189945ecf.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yNS8yMDE3IDU6Mzg6MDcgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1jNmF5THNndzZkeTNlRWp1bkN5QXFnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday said some people and hostile agencies from abroad are trying to destabili
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Iraq hangs 42 prisoners on death row: ministry

source: The Guardian BAGHDAD: Iraq has hanged 42 prisoners condemned to death for rape, murdering members of the security forces, car bombings and other attacks, a justice ministry statement said on Monday. It said Sunday´s executions were carried out in Nasiriyah prison in the south after the sentences were confirmed and approved by the presidential council. The families of those sentenced to death were allowed to attend the executions. According to rights group Amnesty International, Iraq c
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Moscow blames 'two-faced US policy' for Russian general's Syria death - RIA

source: Press TV MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that the "two-faced policy" of the United States was to blame for the death of Russian Lieutenant-General Valery Asapov in Syria, the RIA news agency quoted him as saying. The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that Asapov had been killed by Daesh shelling near Deir al-Zor. Moscow has complained about what it has suggested are suspiciously friendly ties between US - backed militias, US special forces, a
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Four wanted terrorists killed in Balochistan operations: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces in Balochistan conducted operations in various areas of the province and killed four wanted terrorists affiliated with BRA and UBA, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations. In the Dera Bugti district, Thango and Keleri affiliated with BRA were killed. They were involved in the abduction of civilians and attacks on security forces. Mohammad Khan and Jalal Deen, affiliated with UBA, were killed in Sibbi district of the province. The terrorist
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Solar power plant project inaugurated in Afghan southern province

source: Discovery KABUL: Work for building a 10-megawatt solar power plant has started in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, Afghan power supply company the Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said in a statement released on Monday. The project costs about 20 million US dollars, with 10 million dollars provided by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the remaining by an Indian firm. The construction will take 12 months, the statement added. Afghanistan Chief Execut
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PML-N manifesto ?barring? Nawaz from heading party

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz will amend its manifesto to remove parts added by dictators, said Minister of State for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry on Monday. While talking on Geo News? show Capital Talk, Talal said the clause which bars a disqualified minister from heading the party was added in their party manifesto by General (retd) Pervez Musharraf when he was in power. The party manifesto is said to be the ?only hurdle? in former prime minister Nawaz Sharif?s way to head
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Extremely satisfying to have an award for women, says Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan. Photo: File International heartthrob and Bollywood?s favourite romantic hero Shah Rukh Khan has said that all the women in his life are important and it is extremely satisfying to have an award for women. ?All the women in my life are important to me, starting with my mother, wife, daughter, sister and all the ladies who have worked with me? The list is big because I?ve been working for 30 years, so there are lots of them, some 20-30 of them, all of them are important,? Shah Ru
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Pakistan movement veteran Fatima Sughra dies at 86

source: The Guardian LAHORE: Fatima Sughra, an activist of the Pakistan independence movement, passed away after a prolonged illness last night in Lahore. She was laid to rest in Miani Sahib graveyard. Known for her courageous personality, Fatima Sughra hoisted the Muslim League?s flag after pulling down the Union Jack from the Lahore Secretariat building. She was awarded Life Achievement Award by the government of Pakistan, recognising her services in the Pakistan independence movement.
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Iraq parliament demands troops go to areas disputed with Kurds

Iraqi soldiers pictured on a Russian-made T-72 tank as they advance towards the city of al-Sharqat, north of Baghdad, on September 20, 2017. ? AFP Photo BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament demanded Monday that troops be sent to disputed areas in the north controlled by the Kurds since 2003 as the autonomous Kurdish area staged a referendum on independence. "Parliament demands that the head of the army (Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi) deploy forces in all of the zones the autonomous region of Kurdistan
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UAE to open Arab Gulf´s first nuclear reactor in 2018

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates on Monday announced plans to open a nuclear power plant next year, in what would be a first for the emirate and the Arab Gulf region. The $20-billion Barakah plant west of Abu Dhabi is being constructed by a consortium led by Korea Electric Power Corp. "We have reached the advanced stages," UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mohammed al-Mazrouei said. Mazrouei said the first of four UAE nuclear reactors was 96 percent complete and would "definitely" start up next y
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Russian police arrests cannibal couple

Dmitry Bakshaev, 35, and his wife Natalia, 42, have confessed to the crimes, reports Russian media. Photo: Russian Media Police uncovered human remains packed inside a freezer along with meat in jars in Southern Russia. At least eight body parts and grim photos of meals prepared by suspected cannibals were discovered in a raid on an apartment in Krasnodar, Russian media reported. Dmitry Bakshaev, 35, and his wife Natalia, 42, have confessed to the crimes, reports Russian media. The couple was
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Personality study finds fish have hidden depths

Fish have complex individual personalities, a British university study found in research published Monday. Photo: National Geographic LONDON: Fish have complex individual personalities, a British university study found in research published Monday. Scientists from Exeter University in southwest England studied how individual Trinidadian guppy fish behaved in various stressful situations and discovered wide differences in how they responded. The researchers studied their coping strategies in s
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Iran says Trump claims of North Korea links 'nonsense'

TEHRAN: Iran said Monday that suggestions by US President Donald Trump that it was working with North Korea on missile development were "nonsense". Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi was responding to a tweet by Trump over the weekend in which the US president wrote: "Iran just test-fired a Ballistic Missile capable of reaching Israel. They are also working with North Korea." Ghasemi said there were "no similarities nor resemblance" with the actions of North Korea, and that claims they
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