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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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How studio giants dropped rivalry for 'Spiderman' reboot

LOS ANGELES: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" sees one of the most successful superheroes in movie history return to his comic book roots -- but the film's release is a landmark Hollywood event for a different reason. The $175 million blockbuster brings together two corporate leviathans, Disney-owned Marvel and Sony, in a rare example of cooperation between rival studios on a major film. "It was one of a handful of 'This will never be possible but let's dream about it' moments at Marvel," the studio's
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India's Modi condemns killings in name of cow worship

Protests have been held in cities across India following the murder of a 15-year-old Muslim - AFP NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned murder in the name of protecting cows, which are worshipped by the country's majority Hindus, after a string of killings targeting Muslims and other minorities. "Killing people in the name of Gau Bhakti (cow worship) is not acceptable. This not something Mahatma Gandhi would approve," Modi said. Modi's comments come just days a
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Dubai ruler takes to verse to urge Qatar turnabout

DUBAI: The ruler of Dubai has taken to verse to urge Qatar to concede to the demands of Saudi Arabia and its allies for an end to a crippling embargo. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who is also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, is the latest in a long line of world leaders to turn to poetry to convey their message. In the poem, posted on Instagram late on Wednesday, Sheikh Mohammed urged Qatar to abandon its independent foreign policy and return to the Gulf
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Trump travel ban: what comes next?

Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries will last 90 days but not all its implications are clear - AFP 1 WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court's partial reinstatement of President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban has immigration lawyers and travellers trying to unpack how exactly the ban will be implemented when it takes effect Thursday. The court ruled that the president's executive order targeting citizens from six mainly Muslim countries could go into partial effe
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Shark patrol drones in Australia fitted with danger sirens

SYDNEY: For the first time, drone sirens will be used to warn beachgoers of approaching sharks, the New South Wales (NSW) State Government in Australia said on Thursday. "Drones and helicopters have proved a very successful measure in protecting beachgoers last summer they spotted 571 dangerous sharks and assisted in saving two swimmers caught in a rip," NSW Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said in a statement. "We are committed to doing all we can to protect beachgoers and one of
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Meera getting married on August 22

LAHORE: Actress Meera has announced that she will be getting married on August 22 to a family friend. In an article published in Jang, the actress revealed that her Mehndi will take place on August 5 while the Valima ceremony will be held in November. Meera said that following her marriage she would no longer live in Pakistan and move to the US. Meera added that she would also be leaving the showbiz industry. According to the actress her husband to be does not work in the showbiz industry an
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Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya receive invitation to be Oscar members

Bollywood has always been an important part of the global film industry. Actors and actresses of B-town are now receiving invitations to be members of the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. According to Indian media, top Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and a few others have been invited to be members of the Oscars organisation. Other than the aforementioned A-Listers, Irrfan Khan, Deepika Padukone and Priya
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Football, showbiz stars set for Messi?s wedding

Lionel Messi with his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo ROSARIO, ARGENTINA: Football and showbiz stars gather in northern Argentina on Friday for Latin America´s celebrity wedding bash of the decade when Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi marries his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo. Pop star Shakira and her husband, Messi´s teammate Gerard Pique, are expected among the 260 guests, according to media and locals close to the event. They will join old friends of the couple and footbal
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Pakistan protests LoC violation with Indian high commission

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned on Thursday the acting Deputy High Commissioner of India, S Raguram, over a recent cross-border violation by Indian forces.  On June 28, a man was killed and three others, including a woman, injured in the Nakyal sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir after Indian border forces opened indiscriminate firing across the Line of Control (LoC).    The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Abdul Wahab. 
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NASA discovers signs of ancient 'Niagara Falls' of lava on Mars

NASA has found signs of ancient water on Mars multiple times over the years but now their recent find is actually something kickass and amazing! Any guesses? Let us kill the suspense! NASA has recently discovered molten Martian lava on Mars. Yes. Molten lava! NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has taken photos of a part of the red planet that once played host to huge multi-tiered falls of lava that cascaded into a crater. Th
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Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor to share screen together

Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anil Kapoor are all set and ready to share the screen soon. Excited much? The duo will be seen together after almost 17 years in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and KriArj Entertainment's next production ?Fanney Khan?.  The Devdas actress last shared the screen with Mr. India star in the movie Taal. However, in their upcoming movie, the charming duo won?t be playing each other's love interest. According to Indian media, the co-producer of the movie sp
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Kohli overtakes Salman Khan to become second most-followed Indian on Facebook

India captain Virat Kohli/ICC Virat Kohli is now only one spot behind becoming the ?King? of Facebook in India. The Indian skipper has surpassed Bollywood star Salman Khan to become the second most-followed Indian on Facebook, behind only Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kohli, with 35 million Facebook followers, is the most followed sportsperson in India and now just behind Narendra Modi, who has 42.2 million Facebook followers. The 28-year-old cricketer has left behind celebrities like D
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High-tech dashboards signal big changes for auto parts suppliers

Alexandra Schaefer, head of the SmartCore-Center of Competence and her colleague Hector Zarate of US automotive supplier Visteon work on a set-up to demonstrate their new 'SmartCore' dashboard at the companies technical centre in Karlsruhe, Germany. Photo: Reuters   Peer at the instrument panel on your new car and you may find sleek digital gauges and multicoloured screens. But a glimpse behind the dashboard could reveal what US auto supplier Visteon Corp found: a mess. As automotive cockpits
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PM announces compensation money for Parachinar blasts victims

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a6e5467842053b8af753d0f2546c5c53.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yOS8yMDE3IDc6MDk6NTYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0vVXBKUCtOT0xnZFRBWnV0QVc0eldRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced compensation money for the families of people killed and those who were injured in the Parachinar blasts on June 23. As per the
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Cristiano Ronaldo confirms birth of his twins via surrogate mother

Portugal captain and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed the birth of his twin boys via a surrogate mother, announcing the news just hours after Portugal were eliminated from the FIFA Confederations Cup following a penalty shoot-out defeat to Chile. Ronaldo, who already has a seven-year-old son - Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr - from a previous relationship, has been allowed to return home after he confirmed he had become a father for the second time. ?I was in the service of the National
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Australia players warned of unemployment as pay row deadline looms

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia has sent a formal letter to warring players officially informing them they will be unemployed if a deal is not reached this week in their protracted pay dispute. Amid reports that Australia´s cricketers will decide this weekend whether their image rights are sold offshore, CA high performance manager Pat Howard has warned they must seek permission to play in other Twenty20 leagues. Months of bitter negotiations are coming to a head before the current Memorandum of Und
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Apple's iPhone turns 10, bumpy start forgotten

FILE PHOTO: An Apple iPhone 7 and the company logo are seen in this illustration picture taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017/Reuters  Apple Inc's iPhone turns 10 this week, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from here. Apple has sold more than 1 billion iPhones since June 29, 2007, but the first iPhone, which launched without an App Store and was restricted to the AT&T
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Yes he can: 'Clever boy' Obama returns to Indonesia for family vacation

Former US President Barack Obama waves while walking with his daughter Mali and his wife Michelle during a visit to the 9th-century Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Indonesia, June 28, 2017/Reuters From white water rafting in Bali to visiting temples on Java, former US President Barack Obama's private family holiday is being closely tracked in Indonesia where he spent four years as a child. Obama was six when he moved to Jakarta after his American mother, Ann Dunham, married an Indonesian man foll
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Western Digital says Toshiba's actions in chip spat harm customers

Western Digital Corp said on Thursday that legal action and other moves taken by Toshiba Corp in their dispute over the sale of its prized memory chip unit were harming Toshiba's stakeholders and customers. Toshiba filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Western Digital ? which jointly runs Toshiba's main semiconductor plant ? for 120 billion yen (£0.77 billion), claiming that an arbitration request and lawsuit by the California-based firm interfered with the sale of the chip unit. It also blocke
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Iram Javed to replace injured Bismah Maroof in Women?s World Cup

Bismah Maroof (L), Iram Javed (R) The International Cricket Council has approved Iram Javed as a replacement for Bismah Maroof, who was ruled out of the Women?s Cricket World Cup after injuring her right hand during fielding against England earlier this week. Maroof, who captains Pakistan in T20s, injured her right hand while diving on the field against England Women in Leicester on June 27. She immediately left the field and was later seen wearing a sling in the dressing room. Maroof?s exit
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Interior minister takes notice of 'malicious' online campaign fanning sectarianism

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has taken serious notice of a social media campaign to fan sectarianism in the country. The minister directed the cybercrime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency to trace the elements behind this ?malicious? campaign and take strict action against them. He said the country is facing multiple challenges at this time and there is dire need of national unity and harmony. Nisar appealed
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NAB ex-chairperson to appear before Panama case JIT today: sources

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Former chairperson Lieutenant General (retd) Amjad will appear before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team on Thursday. According to sources, Amjad will be recording his statement on the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case. He is also expected to tell the JIT why the case has been at a standstill since a long time. Among other cases, the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders, Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, was started in
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Halle Berry, Michelle Rodriguez speak out on diversity and Hollywood

Halle Berry, the only black woman to ever win a best actress Oscar, said her 2002 win turned out to be meaningless, and "Fast and Furious" star Michelle Rodriguez warned she may quit the action movie franchise unless filmmakers "show some love for women." Their comments proved a reality check for women in Hollywood on Wednesday even as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it invited 298 more women to join its ranks in a bid to improve diversity at the organization behind the Osc
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Unease in Brussels over Trump's Poland visit

The US has around 900 troops in Poland as part of a rotating NATO contingent in eastern Europe. Photo: Reuters WARSAW: A trip to Poland by US President Donald Trump next week may feel like a diplomatic coup for the right-wing government, but western European nations are uneasy it will encourage Warsaw's defiance towards Brussels. Trump visits Poland for one day ? en route to a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany ? to take part in a gathering of leaders from central Europe, Baltic states and the Bal
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Balochistan MPA whose vehicle ran over cop to appear before court today

QUETTA: Balochistan MPA Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai, whose vehicle ran over a traffic policeman near the city?s GPO Chowk last week, will be presented before the court on Thursday (today). Achakzai had been remanded to police for five days after being arrested over the incident. His remand ended on Wednesday and he is scheduled to appear before the court again today. Achakzai appeared in court on June 24 without handcuffs - Geo News screen grab The incident saw a dramatic twist when earlier,
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