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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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Huge protests in Togo for constitutional reform

A mass rally in Togo on Wednesday heaped pressure on President Faure Gnassingbe to enact constitutional reform, as opposition leaders warned against any attempt to delay change. Amnesty International country head Aime Adi told AFP "at least 100,000" were in the capital, Lome. Demonstrations also took place in the cities of Sokode, Dapaong and Kara and half a dozen other locations. Opposition party leader Jean-Pierre Fabre called the demonstration "unprecedented" and estimated that "more than
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One dead after light aircraft collides on Caernarfon runway

Emergency services were dispatched to Caernarfon Airport in Wales this evening following the plane crash. Image Courtesy: Mirror UK British Police said that one person died after a light aircraft collision at Caernarfon Airport in Wales on Thursday. The police said in a Facebook post that the pilot of the aircraft had died after it collided on the runway and caught fire. ?A cordon is in place around the site and we are urging the public to remain clear of the area to allow the emergency servi
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In Irma's path, Haitians face storm's fury alone

Poor Haitians have been left to face the fury of Hurricane Irma alone as authorities in Cap-Haitien showed little sign Wednesday of preparing for what forecasters say could be a catastrophic event. Irma, a Category Five storm with 185 mile-an-hour (300 kilometers per hour) winds, is on track to swipe Haiti's northern coast Thursday, but few Haitians in its path have been warned that it's coming. "It's thanks to word of mouth that we always learn about these things," said Josue Rosse, as he cro
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Facebook says likely Russian-based operation spent money on ads on issues

The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Files  SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said Wednesday it had found that an influence operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May. The dominant social network said that many of the ads promoted 470 ?inauthentic? accounts and pages that it has now suspended and the ads
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US demands crippling new North Korea sanctions

The United States on Wednesday demanded an oil embargo on North Korea and a freeze on the foreign assets of leader Kim Jong-Un, in a dramatic bid to force an end to the perilous nuclear stand-off. A draft US-authored resolution submitted to the UN Security Council would go far beyond seven previous rounds of sanctions -- and would rock Kim´s isolated authoritarian regime. The draft, obtained by AFP, demands not only an oil embargo and a freeze on any assets Kim holds abroad, but also a ban on
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Two dead, two left injured after Irma hits French Carribean Islands

PARIS: France said two people had been killed on St Barts and St Martin after the two eastern Caribbean islands were hit by Hurricane Irma, and announced it would set up an emergency fund to help them rebuild. "At the present moment, there are reports of two dead and two seriously injured," the French minister for overseas affairs, Annick Girardin, told the news channel BFMTV. "But obviously, the situation can change very, very quickly." Separately, French President Emmanuel Macron, after chai
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Pakistan?s power supply registers new record-high at 20,000 MW: Kh. Asif

BACKGROUND IMAGE: Power transmission towers are seen on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files  Minister of Foreign Affairs Khawaja Asif said late Wednesday night citing fresh statistics that power generation in Pakistan has achieved a new record-high as of 9 PM the same night. Asif posted a tweet just before 11 PM saying that the production of electricity was registered at 20,000 megawatts (MW) and that the country is almost nearing the completion of
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Myanmar plays diplomatic card to avert UN censure over Rohingya

Myanmar said on Wednesday it is negotiating with China and Russia to ensure they block any UN Security Council censure over the violence that has forced an exodus of nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh in less than two weeks. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed ?terrorists? for ?a huge iceberg of misinformation? on the strife in the northwestern state of Rakhine but, in a statement, she made no mention of the Rohingya who have fled. She has come under increasing pressure from coun
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London mayor tackles city's affordable housing crisis with purchase plan

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks during a television interview during London Fashion Week Men's 2017 in London, Britain, January 6, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files  LONDON: The mayor of London plans to spend £250 million ($326 million) buying land to tackle the city?s affordable housing crisis, which he described on Wednesday as the single biggest barrier to prosperity for Londoners. The money will be used to buy land to sell to homebuilders, and the proceeds used to purchase additional sites
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Venus faces Stephens with eyes on eighth Slam crown

Venus Williams, enjoying one of her finest seasons at age 37, charges after her eighth Grand Slam title and third US Open crown in Thursday's women's semi-finals. US ninth seed Williams, the 2017 Wimbledon and Australian Open runner-up, is the US Open's oldest semi-finalist and the oldest in any Slam since Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994. "It's such a wonderful feeling, because you put in so much work to be able to succeed at these moments," said Williams, on the verge of making three
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Nadal advances to US Open semi-finals

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates defeating Andrey Rublev of Russia after their Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2017, in the Flushing neighbourhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP  NEW YORK: World number Rafael Nadal advanced to the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday by defeating Russian teen Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. The Spaniard ? a 15-time Grand Slam
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Hurricane Irma lashes Caribbean, Florida braces for hit

Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Irma clobbered Caribbean islands with pounding winds, rain and surging surf on Wednesday as officials in Florida called for evacuations ahead of the storm?s expected landfall there this weekend. Irma could become the second powerful storm to thrash the US mainland in as many weeks, but its precise trajectory remained uncertain. Hurricane Harvey killed more than 60 people and caused as much as $180 billion in damage after hitting Texas late last month. The eye
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Pakistani soil not being used against any country, says Dastagir

KARACHI: Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir while responding to the BRICS declaration on Wednesday clearly stated that Pakistani soil is not being used against any country. During his appearance on Geo News' programme 'Aapas Ki Baat', Dastagir admitted that Pakistan has not been able to tell the world the extent of war it fought on its soil. He said that following operation 'Zarb-e-Azb', there are no safe havens for terrorists inside Pakistan, while their remnants are being wiped out through i
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Long-delayed Louvre Abu Dhabi to open its doors in November

Louvre Abu Dhabi will open to the public on November 11. Photo: Lourve Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI: The Louvre Abu Dhabi will finally open its doors to the public in November, bringing to the Gulf Mesopotamian artifacts and post-impressionist masterpieces in the first Louvre-branded museum outside of Paris. Housing 600 works of art, including 300 loaned by 13 French museums for the inaugural year, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is described as the "first universal museum" in the Arab world. It will open to the
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Kohli fires India to seven-wicket T20 win

Virat Kohli hit a blazing half-century as India completed their rout of Sri Lanka on this tour. Photo: File COLOMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli hit a blazing half-century as India completed their rout of Sri Lanka on this tour, winning the one-off Twenty20 by seven wickets in Colombo on Wednesday. The visitors remained unbeaten in their nine matches against Sri Lanka as they won the Test and one-day series 3-0 and 5-0 respectively. Chasing 171 for victory, India rode on a 119-run second-wicket stand
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"Nobody is safe": Plastic found in drinking water on five continents

LONDON: Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in drinking water on five continents - from Trump Tower in New York to a public tap on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda - posing a potential risk to people's health, researchers said on Wednesday. Plastic degrades over time into tiny particles known as microplastics, which were found in 83 percent of samples from Germany to Cuba to Lebanon analysed by US-based digital news organisation Orb Media. "If you ask people whether they want to be eat
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Naval chief pays tributes to Shuhada, Ghazis on Defence Day

KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, on Wednesday paid tributes to the Shuhada and Ghazis who rendered immense sacrifices for the motherland, the Pakistan Navy said in a statement. Navy celebrated 52nd anniversary of Defence Day of Pakistan with due solemnity and reverence. The day is reminiscent of a glorious chapter in our nation's history when the unmatched courage of our Armed Forces and infallible spirit of the nation foiled the nefarious designs of a much bigger
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Plot leak: Bond to get married in upcoming movie

Ever since Daniel Craig confirmed that he will reprise the role of James Bond one last time, there has been much speculation regarding the plot of the upcoming movie. It has been reported that the new movie will be titled Bond 25 and will focus on Bond?s life after he quits. Bond is also expected to fall in love and get married, reported Page Six, adding that Bond?s love interest will be killed which will bring him back into action. In the last movie, Spectre, Bond?s lady love was Dr Madelein
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Can not rule out two-front war with Pakistan, China: Indian army chief

India's Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat has said that a two-front war with China and Pakistan can not be ruled out, reported India Today. Rawat said it is a "myth" to assume that "democracies or nuclear armed" neighbours don't go to war. "War is very much in the realm of reality," said Rawat while addressing a seminar in New Delhi.  The Indian army chief further said that differences with Pakistan are irreconcilable and referring to China, said more instances such as the recent standoff at D
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Suicide bomber targets Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan

Bagram Airbase. Photo: Tolo News A suicide bomber reportedly detonated his explosives at the southern gate of Bagram Airbase in Parwan province on Wednesday evening, Tolo News reported. Details of casualties have not been released but eyewitnesses have reported a number of people were wounded in the attack. The attack comes just hours after a senior US commander in Afghanistan apologized on Wednesday for a ?highly offensive? propaganda leaflet that had been distributed by US forces in Parwan,
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Amazon beats Facebook, others to become most addictive app

Photo: File Amazon has beaten Facebook, Instagram and other social apps to have become the app most people between 18 and 34 are addicted to. According to a survey by Comscore 35% of those surveyed said they would be lost without Amazon's app that sells you more stuff. Gmail is close, at 30% while Facebook is at 29%. Facebook is the number one app in terms of monthly users, counting 147 million Americans as users and 81% penetration in mobile app users. Things are not good for Twitter, they re
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Arjun Rampal starrer biopic of Indian gangster set to release this week

MUMBAI: Audiences will see forty-four-year-old Actor Arjun Rampal playing gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli in the upcoming biopic "Daddy." The movie, set to release this week in Indian cinemas, revolves around the life of a notorious Mumbai mafia don. "Daddy?s" release will be followed by the release of another movie later this month about the infamous sister of Dawood Ibrahim, India´s most wanted man. Shooting for a third gangster movie, starring Bollywood superstars Deepika Padukone an
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Defence Day ceremony being held at GHQ Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: An event to commemorate Defence Day is underway at the General Headquarters (GHQ).  The event started with children presenting a tableau. Later, the crowd stood up to the national anthem.  Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is also present at the event, will also address the attendees.   
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Amir Khan says 'at peace in Pakistan following family troubles'

LAHORE: British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan on Wednesday visited Data Darbar where he said that he felt "at peace coming to Pakistan following issues within the family". Speaking about Super Boxing League, Khan said the league will feature teams from eight cities, with one female boxer in each. He said that he wishes the boxing league to start from Lahore. The British Pakistani boxer said that his next fight will be held on December 08. Paying tribute to the Pakistan Army, he said that it has
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Pakistan willing to cooperate with Afghanistan in all sectors: Asif

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif also said that Pakistan gives importance to its relations with Afghanistan. Photo: file   ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said Pakistan is willing to cooperate with Afghanistan in all sectors including security. Asif conveyed the country's stance during telephonic contact with his Afghan counterpart, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pakistan gives importance to its relations with Afghanistan, said the foreign minister and added
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