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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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US lawmakers reach deal for Senate Russia sanctions vote

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/BRUSSELS: US lawmakers reached an agreement on Wednesday paving the way for the US Senate to pass a bill as soon as this week to impose new sanctions on Russia and bar President Donald Trump from easing sanctions on Moscow without Congress' approval. Earlier on Wednesday, Russia warned it was edging closer to retaliation against Washington after the House of Representatives backed new US sanctions on Moscow, while the European Union said the move might affect its energy securi
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SC seeks reply from Interior Ministry on Dr Asim's ECL plea

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court sought on Thursday a reply from the Interior Ministry regarding placing of Dr Asim Hussain?s name on the Exit Control List (ECL). The three-member bench, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, was hearing Dr Asim?s plea to remove his name from the ECL. Pakistan Peoples Party Karachi President Dr Asim ? out on bail in cases of corruption and terrorism ? has requested the court to allow him to travel out of the country for back surgery. The bench observed that it wants
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Police kill three 'robbers' in Karachi shootout

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/00118f838912749cbee22afc42c76698.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8yNy8yMDE3IDU6Mjg6MzMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT12cGlQYWllOXdlQS9rZVlQQXA0eUlnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Three suspected robbers who broke into a building in Karachi's Delhi Mercantile Society area were killed in an exchange of fire with the police early Thursday. Authorities reached the building ? located near Tariq Ro
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Du Plessis aims for Australia repeat against England

South Africa's Faf du Plessis has a stellar record as captain/Getty Images  LONDON: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis believes his side could be on the verge of another impressive away series win if they maintain their recent form against England. The Proteas head into Thursday´s third Test at The Oval all square at 1-1 in a four-match series following a thumping 340-run win in the second Test at Trent Bridge last week. South Africa have a proud away Test record. In their past 19 series they
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CJP takes suo motu notice of Multan panchayat rape case

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1c3fc95c27c28552f45a139f82dc500c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8yNy8yMDE3IDU6MTE6NDAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT01eEZrRUxVY2h0UXp2cU1TRUJvQjZRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] MULTAN: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has taken suo motu notice of the Multan panchayat rape case, Geo News reported on Thursday.  The Supreme Court chief justice direc
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SC to resume hearing Jahangir Tareen disqualification case today

ISLAMABAD: The three-member Supreme Court bench hearing the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Jahangir Khan Tareen will resume proceedings at 11:30am today. Rs2.1bn in gifts exchanged between Jahangir Tareen, children in six years FBR disclosed that some 2,700 Pakistanis received Rs102 billion in gifts from abroad On Wednesday, the bench sought answers to five questions from Tareen?s counsel. The questions are when was Jahangir Tareen'
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Prince William steps down from ambulance job to become full-time royal

Prince William to quit his role as a pilot with the East Anglia Air Ambulance LONDON: Britain´s Prince William will give up his day job on Thursday when he completes his last shift as an air ambulance pilot before focusing full-time on his royal duties. The 35-year-old prince, the second-in-line to the throne after his father, Charles, announced in January he would quit his role as a pilot with the East Anglia Air Ambulance (EAAA) to take more of the official roles relinquished by Queen Elizabe
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Angelina Jolie puts movies aside for cooking

Angelina Jolie pictured with her kids Zahara and Shiloh in 2015 LOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie has put movie-making on hold to become a better mom, take cooking classes and do ordinary tasks like picking up dog poop. In an interview with Vanity Fair released on Wednesday, the actress said life after splitting in September from husband Brad Pitt was focused on looking after her health and her children. "I actually feel more of a woman because I feel like I'm being smart about my choices, and I'm p
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Two abducted Pakistani diplomatic officials recovered in Afghanistan

A post on the Pak-Afghan border. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Afghan security forces on Wednesday conducted a successful intelligence based operation and recovered two diplomatic officials of the Consulate General of Pakistan in Jalalabad, who were abducted on June 16, 2017, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told a Pakistani diplomat in Kabul. According to the Foreign Office, President Ghani personally called Pakistan's charge d'affaires in Kabul to share the good news of the recovery of the abducted Pa
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PM attends ?Maldives Independence Day? celebrations as chief guest

Male: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday attended the celebrations of 52nd Independence Day of Maldives as a chief guest at the National Stadium Male. The premier, along with First Lady Kulsoom Nawaz, arrived on Wednesday at the National Stadium Male to attend the grand ceremony held to celebrate ?Maldives Independence Day?. Smartly dressed contingents of the Maldivian armed forces presented a salute to the prime minister while a military band played melodious tunes. The national anthems
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Arthur wants World XI tour to revive international cricket in Pakistan

Mickey Arthur poses with the silverware after Pakistan beat India to win Champions Trophy 2017 LAHORE: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said Wednesday he hoped a proposed tour of the World XI to the South Asian country would bring the embattled nation a step closer to reviving international cricket. Pakistan have not hosted international cricket - barring a limited over series against Zimbabwe in 2015 - since terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in March 2009. And Monday´s blast
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Upper, central parts of country expected to receive downpour: MET

Photo: File The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday said monsoon currents continue to penetrate upper and central parts of the country. A westerly wave is affecting upper parts of Pakistan and likely to persist during the next few days. Rain and thunderstorm (with few heavyfalls) are expected at scattered places in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Hazara divisions, Islamabad, and Kashmir in the next 24-hours. Isolated places in Malakand, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, D.I
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Neymar scores as Barcelona beat Man Utd 1-0

Neymar, serene amid a frenzy of transfer speculation, scored the first-half goal that gave Barcelona a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Wednesday in an International Champions Cup friendly. The Brazilian striker, reportedly pondering a 222-million euro ($256.8 million) move to Paris Saint-Germain, showed why the French club would be willing to pay a world-record price to get him. He delivered his third goal in two matches in the exhibition tournament as Barcelona handed the English Premie
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Rihanna meets French president Macron to address education goals

Brigitte Macron ? the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron ? escorts singer Rihanna, founder of the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), after a meeting with the President at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier PARIS: Rihanna met French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday to discuss the pop star's charity activities in healthcare and education. The Barbadian singer of hit "Diamonds" founded the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012, a nonprofit organisation tha
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Actor Jason Bateman gets Hollywood star

Emmy-nominated actor Jason Bateman was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, 30 years after breaking into the movies in "Teen Wolf Too." "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston, who appeared in five films with Bateman, and Will Arnett, his cast mate on television's "Arrested Development," gave speeches paying tribute to his staying power. "I just simply feel very, very grateful and fortunate to have had a chance to hold my job in a business that's not known for its longevity
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Ohio executes child killer, first lethal injection since 2014

CHICAGO: The US state of Ohio ended its three-year moratorium on the death penalty Wednesday, using a new drug cocktail that included a controversial sedative to execute a convicted child murderer and rapist. Ronald Phillips, 43, was put to death by lethal injection, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said. He was pronounced dead at 10:43 AM (7:43 PM PST), after an execution that lasted approximately 12 minutes. Phillips was 19 years old in 1993 when he was convicted of rapi
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Monaco hopeful Mbappe will sign contract extension

AS Monaco are hopeful that sought-after striker Kylian Mbappe will sign a new contract despite being a target for some of Europe's richest clubs, according to the club's vice president. The 18-year-old, valued at a colossal 180 million euros by the Ligue 1 champions, is reportedly a target for Spanish giants Real Madrid and Premier League club Manchester City. "We are holding talks on an extension with Kylian. I hope that we will get there," Vadim Vasilyev said on Monaco's Twitter page on Wedn
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Senate aims for a 'skinny' Obamacare repeal as other options fail

President Donald Trump meets with Senate Republicans about health care in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  WASHINGTON: Republican U.S. Senate leaders, struggling to keep a seven-year promise to end Obamacare, turned their focus on Wednesday to passing a slimmed-down "skinny" repeal measure that would throw the issue into negotiations with the House of Representatives. The last-ditch effort came after senators voted 55-45 against a straight
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Heart rate study tests emotional impact of Shakespeare

In a world where on-screen violence has become commonplace, Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company is turning to science to discover whether the playwright can still make our hearts race more than 400 years on. The renowned theatre company has started measuring the pulse of audience members as they are confronted by some of the most harrowing scenes ever written by Shakespeare in the Roman tragedy "Titus Andronicus". The play, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593, is a tale of murd
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Facebook shares hit record high as mobile ad sales soar

The Facebook logo is displayed on the company's website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo  Facebook Inc reported steady and steep quarterly revenue growth on Wednesday, as the world's largest social network attracted more advertising dollars to its mobile empire, sending its shares to an all-time high. Facebook, which surpassed 2 billion active monthly users recently, owns four of the most popular smartphone apps on the p
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Germany says no indications Mali copter crash caused by attack

A photo ? taken on July 25, 2017 ? shows a German helicopter crew on the ground at the Gao airport in Mali. AFP/Soulemain AG Anara  BERLIN: There is no indication any outside forces were involved in the military helicopter crash in Mali in which two German peacekeepers were killed on a UN mission on Wednesday, a German military officer said. "The reason for the crash is still completely open. There is no evidence at this point of any outside factors," Vice Admiral Joachim Ruehle, deputy inspe
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Neymar cleared in tax evasion case: Brazilian court

Barcelona striker Neymar has been cleared of any criminal charges in a long-running tax evasion case in Brazil, a Brazilian court said on Wednesday. A judge in Sao Paulo said there was a "lack of just cause" in the case that alleged he underpaid income tax between 2011 and 2014. Neymar's father and agent said Wednesday's decision was a major victory. "It is with great happiness that we received the news of the shelving of the Public Ministry's case of tax evasion," Neymar Snr. said in a state
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Trump criticism prompts questions over Attorney General's future

Attorney General Jeff Sessions leaves the West Wing of the White House, July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump further stoked speculation about the fate of his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on Wednesday by assailing him in a fresh round of tweets even as Sessions was attending meetings at the White House. On Tuesday, Trump took to Twitter to call Sessions "very weak," prompting questions about whether Sessions, one of Trump's earliest and most vocal su
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Egypt sets up 'national council' to combat 'terror'

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Budapest, July 3, 2017. AFP/Attila Kisbenedek CAIRO: Egypt has created a "national council" to combat the rise of extremist "terrorism" that has targeted its security forces and Coptic Christian minority, in a presidential decree issued on Wednesday. The decree ? published in Egypt's official gazette ? sets up a "national council to combat terrorism and extremism" by adopting a "global national strategy". The council is to be chaired by President Abde
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US Federal Reserve keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged

Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, July 13, 2017, in Washington, DC. AFP/Chip Somodevilla  WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday but gave no clear signal about the chances for another increase this year or about any concerns about low inflation. But the central bank did confirm that it plans to beg
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