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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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No space for terrorism in Pakistan: Punjab CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that there is no space for terrorism and extremism in the Pakistani society. In a meeting with French envoy Martine Dorance in Lahore, the Punjab chief minister said the nation has vowed to completely eradicate terrorism, adding that Pakistan has achieved substantial results in the war against terrorism. The visit was a farewell call-on by the French ambassador, who will be leaving the country as her posting tenure here is complet
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US Navy to relieve 7th fleet commander of duty after collisions

Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin  WASHINGTON: The commander of the US Navy´s Seventh Fleet will be relieved of his duty following a deadly collision between a destroyer and a merchant vessel, the latest in a spate of similar accidents, a defense official said Tuesday. The decision to remove Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin from the post in Japan comes as the Navy is undertaking a fleet-wide global investigation in the wake of the incident Monday involving the USS John S. McCain which left 10 sailors missi
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COAS calls Nawaz to inquire into Kulsoom's health

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa contacted on telephone former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to express his prayers and best wishes for the health of his wife, Kulsoom Nawaz. The unprecedented phone call was tweeted by ISPR DG Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor Wednesday morning.  Kulsoom Nawaz was diagnosed with throat cancer on Tuesday, Geo News reported. Sources told Geo News that Begum Nawaz was informed on Tuesday morning by a team of doctors that she must undergo treatment wi
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NZ?s Jimmy Neesham likely to feature in World XI squad

New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has emerged as another contender to be selected for the World XI, which is set to play a three-match T20 series in Pakistan next month. The Black Cap has been offered US$100,000 to spend less than a week in Lahore as part of a 15-man squad coached by Andy Flower, NZ media reported on Wednesday. Neesham's selection can only be thwarted if New Zealand Cricket refuses to issue a "no objection certificate" to him for the
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PM Abbasi off to Saudi Arabia on maiden foreign visit

PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: Reuters  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi left for Saudi Arabia Wednesday morning for a day-long visit.  Sources said the premier is accompanied by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif.  The premier will hold a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and also pay a visit to the resting place of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in Medina.  The prime minister is also expected to hold meetings with other senior officials of
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Trump defends response to Charlottesville violence during thunderous rally

US President Donald Trump. Photo: File image US President Donald Trump revved up supporters on Tuesday with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia, and a promise to shut down the government if necessary to build a wall along with the border with Mexico. Under fire for saying "both sides" were to blame for the violence between white supremacists and left-wing counter protesters in Virginia on Aug. 12, Trump accused television networks of ignoring his calls f
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No terror safe havens in Pakistan, says envoy to US

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry: Photo: File WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said on Wednesday that there are no terror safe havens in the country. Speaking at an event, Chaudhry said that Pakistan has been paying a heavy price for instability in Afghanistan for the last 38 years. ?Peace and stability in neighbouring Afghanistan is in favour of Pakistan,? he said The ambassador said that only Afghan-led dialogue can b
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Trump arrives in Arizona to rally supporters

Trump hopes to re-energize core supporters cooling to his crisis-riddled presidency and build momentum for a controversial border wall PHOENIX: US President Donald Trump arrived in Arizona on Tuesday hoping to re-energize core supporters cooling to his crisis-riddled presidency and build momentum for a controversial border wall. Trump began the trip in Yuma by touring a US Border Patrol operations base, where he chatted with border agents. He then traveled to Phoenix for a raucous campaign-styl
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Pakistan doesn't allow use of territory against any country: FO

The Foreign Office (FO) released a statement after United States President Donald Trump announced his strategy for the region on Tuesday, harshly criticising Pakistan for providing a safe haven to "agents of chaos". The FO statement reiterated that ?No country in the world has done more than Pakistan to counter the menace of terrorism. No country in the world has suffered more than Pakistan from the scourge of terrorism, often perpetrated from outside our borders?.  The statement expressed dis
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Mark Wahlberg named world's top paid actor

LOS ANGELES: Rapper-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg was named the world's highest paid actor on Tuesday, earning an estimated $68 million before taxes over the past 12 months. The 46-year-old star won his place at the top of the list compiled by Forbes magazine, thanks to earnings from Transformers: The Last Knight and comedy sequel Daddy's Home 2, due out in November. "The former may have scored a miserable 15 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the lowest gross of the franchise to date, but Wa
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Ronaldo cries injustice as last appeal rejected

"Another incomprehensible decision," Ronaldo posted to his over 57 million Twitter followers MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo reiterated his anger at what he described as the "incomprehensible decision" to reject his final appeal against a five-match ban on Tuesday. Spain´s administrative sports court (TAD) dismissed Real Madrid´s latest appeal for the suspension handed out to the World Player of the Year for pushing a referee after being sent-off in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Barc
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World's largest samosa record smashed in London

Muslim Aid staff and volunteers work as they attempt to construct and cook the world's largest samosa at the East London Mosque in London on August 22, 2017. AFP/Ben Stansall LONDON: The world record for the largest samosa was smashed in London on Tuesday by a whopping version of the popular Asian snack weighing in at 153.1 kilogrammes (337.5 pounds). A dozen volunteers from the Muslim Aid UK charity built the giant samosa then deep-fried it in a custom-built vat at an East London Mosque. Adj
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US: Pakistan's status as privileged ally in question

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a briefing at the Department of State on August 22, 2017, in Washington, DC. AFP/Brendan Smialowski  WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Tuesday that Pakistan's privileged status as a major non-NATO US ally could be in question if it continues to give safe haven to extremists. "We have some leverage," Tillerson told reporters, "in terms of aid, their status as a non-NATO alliance partner ? all of that can be put on the table."
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Spain suspect says terror cell planned big attack on monuments

People display flowers and candles to pay tribute to the victims of the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks on the Rambla boulevard in Barcelona on August 22, 2017, five days after the attacks that killed 15 people. AFP/Lluis Gene MADRID: A suspected member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge on Tuesday that the extremists had planned to hit monuments in an even bigger attack. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, and three others were charged with terrorist offenc
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Facebook losing teens to Instagram-Snapchat: forecast

This photo ? taken on December 28, 2016 ? shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook in Vertou, France. AFP/Loic Venance/Files SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook use in the US will slow as teens and young adults opt for smartphone image-sharing services Instagram and Snapchat, according to an eMarketer forecast released on Tuesday. The market tracker expected Facebook's online community to grow, saying it would be due mainly to increased adoption by older folks while use
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Erdogan targeting German Turks with 'propaganda': ministers

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the 39th Mukhtars Meeting, at Presidential Complex in Ankara, August 22, 2017. AFP/Adem Altan  BERLIN: Germany's foreign and justice ministers warned Tuesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was using "propaganda" to divide their country's three-million-strong ethnic Turkish community. In a tough-worded commentary published amid a raging bilateral row, they warned that Germany's democratic culture was at threat from the "radicalisation"
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Cosby retrial for sex assault pushed back to 2018

Bill Cosby(C) lead by Andrew Wyatt(L) leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse on August 22, 2017, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, after attending a court hearing pertaining to his new trial in 2018. AFP/Pool/Michael Bryant NEW YORK: The retrial of disgraced US television icon Bill Cosby on sexual assault charges on Tuesday was pushed back to next year, to give his new lawyers time to prepare their defence. The new trial had set to begin in Norristown, Pennsylvania ? a suburb of Philadelphia ? in
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Suspect admits killings in Finnish stabbing spree

Suspect Abdederrazak Essarioul allegedly involved in the Finnish stabbing attack covers himself in the Southwest Finland District Court during the remand hearing on August 22, 2017, in Turku, Finland. AFP/Lehtikuva/Martti Kainulainen HELSINKI: The main suspect in last week's stabbing attack in Finland admitted Tuesday to killing two people and injuring eight others but denied any intent to murder, his lawyer said. The Turku district court placed Abderrahman Mechkah, an 18-year-old Moroccan citi
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Mexican reporter wins Mackler 'courageous journalism' award

Mexican journalist Marcos Vizcarra in Sinaloa, Mexico. WASHINGTON: A Mexican journalist who has probed government corruption and human rights abuses from the heart of the country's drug war has been named the recipient of the 2017 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism, organisers said Tuesday. The prize ? which is co-sponsored by Reporters Without Borders and Agence France-Presse ? was awarded to 29-year-old Marcos Vizcarra, who lives and works in Mexico's violent northwest
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Pakistan to host World XI, Sri Lanka and West Indies

Policemen stand inside the Gaddafi Stadium during preparation ahead of cricket series between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Lahore, Pakistan, May 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/Files  LAHORE: Pakistan Monday announced the return of international cricket to its soil, with three separate sides scheduled to visit after years of isolation over security concerns. A World XI tour kicks off in September followed by a short visit by Sri Lanka for a Twenty20 match in October, then a Twenty20 series against t
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Afridi?s quick-fire ton lifts Hampshire

All smiles: Afridi hits his maiden T20 century  LONDON: Pakistan?s Shahid Afridi blasted 101 in only 43 balls to inspire Hampshire´s 101-run victory at Derbyshire in the Twenty20 Blast quarter-finals on Tuesday. All-rounder Afridi hit seven sixes and 10 fours to power Hampshire to 249 for eight, their highest T20 score. Skipper James Vince made 55 from 36 balls as Hampshire passed their previous best of 225 for two against Middlesex in 2006 and, faced with an improbable target of 25
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US divers find body remains in hull of damaged destroyer

The damaged USS John McCain is docked next to USS America at Changi Naval Base in Singapore August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Calvin Wong  SINGAPORE: US Navy and Marine Corps divers on Tuesday found some human remains inside sections of a US guided-missile destroyer that collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet said. The USS John S. McCain and the tanker Alnic MC collided on Monday while the US ship was approaching Singapore on a routine port call. The impa
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Qatar, US stage joint military exercise

US troops, November 18, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins DOHA: Qatari and US paratroopers held a joint training exercise in crisis-hit Doha on Tuesday that American officials said reinforced "the enduring military-to-military" partnership between the two countries. The "Friendship Jump" comes at a time of high political tension in the Gulf, where a boycott of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain has entered its third month. More than 40 paratroopers took part in the ro
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Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'

This computer-generated view depicts part of Mars at the boundary between darkness and daylight, with an area including Gale Crater beginning to catch morning light. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech  PARIS: Mars is buffeted by turbulent snowstorms that occur only at night, according to a study released Monday that revises our understanding of Red Planet weather. Up to now, it was thought that snow falling from low-lying Martian clouds settled slowly and sparsely to the ground in an environment beref
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Lebanon monitored Australia bomb plot suspects: minister

A policeman stands on a street that has been blocked to the public after Australian counter-terrorism police arrested four people in raids late on Saturday across several Sydney suburbs in Australia, July 29, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/Files BEIRUT: Lebanon monitored the brothers accused of plotting to blow up a flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi for more than a year and coordinated with the Australian government on it for a long time, the Lebanese interior minister said on Monday. Australian polic
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