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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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Naqeebullah murder: Rao Anwar ?requests? SC to unfreeze accounts

Absconding police officer Rao Anwar (left) is wanted, along with 12 others, for Waziristan native Naqeebullah Mehsud's extrajudicial murder. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court revealed on Wednesday that it received another letter from Rao Anwar, the high-profile absconding police officer in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case.  The letter requests the apex court to unfreeze his bank accounts, which were seized earlier on the court's orders.  Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Wazi
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Aamir Khan scores over 244k followers after Instagram debut

The Dangal star made his Instagram debut a day ahead of his 53rd birthday (today). His Instagram account also got verified, after the follower count shot up to over 244k followers and counting within hours.   Aamir Khan, who has come to be known as Bollywood's perfectionist Khan, has joined the Instagram family and received an immensely positive response from fans.  The Dangal star made his Instagram debut a day ahead of his 53rd birthday (today). His Instagram account also got verified, after
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Lawsuit says Miley Cyrus stole 'We Can't Stop,' seeks $300 million

Miley Cyrus was sued for $300 million on Tuesday by a Jamaican songwriter who said the pop singer?s 2013 smash ?We Can?t Stop? closely resembles a song he recorded 25 years earlier, and that she is infringing his copyright.  NEW YORK: Miley Cyrus was sued for $300 million on Tuesday by a Jamaican songwriter who said the pop singer?s 2013 smash ?We Can?t Stop? closely resembles a song he recorded 25 years earlier, and that she is infringing his copyright. Michael May, who performs as Flourgon,
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Cooperation needed to keep crypto-assets safe: IMF

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Photo: Reuters Governments and central banks need to collaborate on developing regulations for crypto-assets to prevent them from becoming a new vehicle for money laundering and terrorist financing, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday. In a blog posting ahead of a meeting of Group of 20 finance leaders next week, Lagarde said the technology behind crypto-currencies, including blockchain, offer exciting
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Google guru Page tests flying taxis in New Zealand

Known as Cora, the electric aircraft has a dozen small lift rotors on its wings, making it capable of vertical take-off and landing like a helicopter. Photo: AFP  WELLINGTON: Pilot-less flying taxis are being tested in New Zealand as part of a project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page that supporters say will revolutionise personal transport. New Zealand regulators late Tuesday approved plans for Zephyr Airworks, a subsidiary of Page's company Kitty Hawk, to develop and test the futuristi
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You may be taxed for using coffee cups, chewing gum in Britain

Photo: Reuters A new plastic tax could see a levy slapped on disposable coffee cups, chewing gum and throwaway burger trays in Britain. The British government will consult on how the tax system can be used to change consumers? behaviour on plastic use, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday. He said the ?call for evidence? would look at the whole supply chain for single use plastics, at alternative materials, re-usable options and re-cycling opportunities. ?It will look at how the ta
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Supreme Court to indict Tallal Chaudry for contempt today

The Supreme Court had initiated contempt proceedings against Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudry on account of "derogatory and contemptuous speeches/statements" with regard to the court, according to a notification issued on February 2. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will indict Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudry in a contempt of court case today. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan had decided to frame charges against
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Netflix pays its queen less than her consort on The Crown

Claire Foy who played the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown was reportedly paid less than her male co-star on the same show. Photo: The Crown  She's not known for histrionics, but Queen Elizabeth II would surely struggle to maintain her famous poise if she knew the actress playing her on The Crown earned less than the man portraying her husband. Producers admitted Tuesday that Matt Smith, Prince Philip on the hit Netflix drama, negotiated a better deal than Claire Foy
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Ishaq Dar assets reference: Hearing adjourned till March 20

Ishaq Dar, a close aide of Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif, is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his declared sources of income. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: The assets accumulation reference against former finance minister Senator Ishaq Dar was adjourned on Wednesday until March 20.   The accountability court had earlier reserved its decision on the plea of two other accused against their indictment during yesterday's hearing.  Judge Mohammad Bashir, who is pre
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World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8181910d1c0a729bb51abd46e274b585.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xNC8yMDE4IDQ6NTY6MzAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT16OGJVa3lnUmdhUWRoN2VLQStsK1FRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] World-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking passed away at 76, his family confirmed Wednesday morning. Video: Geo News
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Accountability court to hear Ishaq Dar assets reference today

Ishaq Dar, a close aide of Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif, is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his declared sources of income. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: An accountability court will hear the assets accumulation reference against former finance minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday.   The court had reserved its decision on the plea of other accused against their indictment during yesterday's hearing.  Judge Mohammad Bashir, who is presiding over the case, had on M
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Nawaz reaches court for Flagship, Al-Azizia references hearing

The Federal Judicial Complex where the accountability court is located. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: The accountability court conducting corruption proceedings against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will hear the Flagship and Al-Azizia references today.  The former premier has arrived at the Federal Judicial Complex where the courtroom is situated.  Five witnesses have been summoned today to record their statements.  The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed three interim corrupti
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Supreme Court to hear contempt petition against Nawaz today

The Supreme Court will hear a contempt petition against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on March 14, 2018. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear a contempt petition against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif today. A three-member bench of the apex court had on Tuesday had dismissed contempt petitions against Nawaz, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Senate chairman Nayyar Bukhari. Petitioner Sheikh Ahsanuddin, a member of the Justic
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White House hosts meeting on Gaza crisis? without Palestinians

Jared Kushner, the senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, speaks outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, US, July 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files  WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday hosted 19 nations, including Israel, and Arab Gulf states, to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but the Palestinian Authority boycotted the meeting, angered by the Trump administration?s policies on Jerusalem. US President Donald Trump reversed decades of US policy in Decemb
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Florida prosecutor seeking death penalty for accused Parkland gunman

Nikolas Cruz, facing 17 charges of premeditated murder in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, appears in court for a status hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, February 19, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Stocker/Pool Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the former student accused of murdering 17 people in a shooting spree last month at a Parkland high school, according to a notice filed in court on Tuesday. Michael Satz, the state attorn
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Empty shoes, empty schools: US gun law activists begin two days of theater

Activists install 7000 shoes on the lawn in front of the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer  WASHINGTON: Tom Mauser came to the US Capitol on Tuesday dressed in grey Vans sneakers, the same ones his 15-year-old son Daniel wore when he was killed by two gunmen at Colorado?s Columbine High School in 1999 along with a dozen other people. Mauser was one of a handful of gun control activists and volunteers who braved a frigid March morning to lay out
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G20 financial leaders to speak against unfair trade practices: draft communique

Flags of G20 countries are seen outside the G20 venue before the start of the G20 Summit of major world economies in Cannes, France, November 3, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files BRUSSELS: The world?s financial leaders will pledge to fight unfair trade practices and stress the role of global trade rules when they meet on March 20, as the United States raises the threat of a global trade war by imposing import tariffs on steel and aluminium. Finance ministers and central bank governors of the
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Russian associate of late tycoon Berezovsky found dead in Britain

Police vehicles and officers guard the home of Nikolai Glushkov while his corpse is removed, in New Malden, Britain, March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON: British counter-terrorism police were on Tuesday investigating the unexplained death of a Russian associate of late tycoon Boris Berezovsky but said the death was not thought to be linked to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent. Nikolai Glushkov, 68, was discovered dead late on Monday at an address in Clarence Avenu
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WATCH: Next 'Fantastic Beasts' movie thrills fans with return to Hogwarts

Actor Eddie Redmayne attends the premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly  LOS ANGELES: The second of the Fantastic Beasts movie spinoffs from author J.K. Rowling includes scenes set in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, directly connecting the story to the best-selling Harry Potter books and films, a first movie trailer on Tuesday showed. The trailer for Warner Bros? Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Gr
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20 injured as bus flips over after hitting tractor trolley

CHINIOT: At least 20 people were wounded ? two of them seriously ? when a passenger bus collided with a tractor trolley here on Wednesday and flipped over, Geo News reported. Two of the people injured in the accident are in critical condition, rescue sources said. The passenger bus was travelling from Muzaffargarh to Sialkot, transporting wedding-goers.
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Britain, Russia brace for showdown as deadline for nerve attack probe expires

Members of the emergency services wearing protective clothing work near the bench where former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found poisoned in Salisbury, Britain, March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls  LONDON: Britain braced for a showdown with Russia on Wednesday after a midnight deadline set by Prime Minister Theresa May expired without an explanation from Moscow about how a Soviet-era nerve toxin was used to strike down a former Russian double agent
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Gigi, Zayn part ways

LEFT: Gigi Hadid, the winner of the International Model award, poses for photographers at the Fashion Awards 2016 in London, Britain, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files; RIGHT: Former One Direction member Zayn Malik arrives at the fifth annual Asian Awards in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Britain, April 17, 2015. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/Files  British-American heartthrob Zayn Malik of One Direction fame and Gigi Hadid, one of the top-tier models, on Tuesday announced that they wer
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Gigi, Zayn part ways

LEFT: Gigi Hadid, the winner of the International Model award, poses for photographers at the Fashion Awards 2016 in London, Britain, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files; RIGHT: Former One Direction member Zayn Malik arrives at the fifth annual Asian Awards in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Britain, April 17, 2015. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/Files  British-American heartthrob Zayn Malik of One Direction fame and Gigi Hadid, one of the top-tier models, on Tuesday announced that they wer
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Pollard?s 73 in vain as United qualify for playoffs

SHARJAH: Luke Ronchi and Alex Hales powered Multan Sultans to post a 186-run target against Islamabad United on Tuesday. Maintaining his fiery form, Ronchi cemented solid basis for the United to reach a high-scoring total as he scored his third half-century in the tournament. The Kiwi batsman was well assisted by Alex Hales and middle-order batsmen, Asif Ali and Hussain Talat. Umar Gul took two and Imran Tahir took one wicket for United.  Second Innings Spinner Samit Patel gave an ideal sta
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Sultans in trouble as top-order returns

SHARJAH: Luke Ronchi and Alex Hales powered Multan Sultans to post a 186-run target against Islamabad United on Tuesday. Maintaining his fiery form, Ronchi cemented solid basis for the United to reach a high-scoring total as he scored his third half-century in the tournament. The Kiwi batsman was well assisted by Alex Hales and middle-order batsmen, Asif Ali and Hussain Talat. Umar Gul took two and Imran Tahir took one wicket for United.  Second Innings Spinner Samit Patel gave an ideal sta
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