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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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Mob in India kills two Muslims over suspected cow theft

NEW DELHI: Two Muslim men have died after they were attacked by Indian villagers who suspected them of stealing cows, police said Monday, the latest such attack over the animal Hindus consider sacred. Police in the northeastern state of Assam said they had registered a murder case over the deaths of Abu Hanifa and Riyazuddin Ali, who were beaten with sticks on Sunday. Two suspects have been detained for questioning. "They were chased and beaten with sticks by villagers who said the two boys we
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Eminem takes New Zealand political party to court

WELLINGTON: Rapper Eminem launched court action against New Zealand´s ruling political party on Monday, accusing it of using an unlicensed version of his hit "Lose Yourself" in a campaign advert. Lawyers for the US artist told the High Court in Wellington that he never gave the National Party permission to use the song, which featured in the 2002 movie "8 Mile". Barrister Garry Williams said National breached the copyright of Eight Mile Style, Eminem´s publisher, by using the tune in a 2014 el
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Two terror suspects killed in a police operation in Wah Cantonment

WAH CANTONMENT: Two suspected terrorists were killed in a search operation conducted by law enforcement agencies in Wah Cantonment on Monday. A raid conducted under the ongoing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, a suicide jacket and a large cache of arms were seized from a house in the area. The accused opened fire on the police. The retaliatory firing from the security forces killed the terror suspect Sift Allah and Muhammad Abbas. Read more: Huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in Sheikhupura
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White House defends Trump invitation to Duterte despite human rights criticism

WASHINGTON: The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to invite Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to Washington, saying his cooperation was needed to counter North Korea, even as the administration faced human rights criticism for its overture to Manila. Trump issued the invitation on Saturday night in what the White House said was a “very friendly” phone conversation with Duterte, who is accused by international human rights groups of supporting a campaign of ext
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Saudi Arabia may cut June light crude prices to nine-month low

DUBAI: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to cut the price of its flagship Arab Light by 40-50 cents a barrel in June to the lowest in nine months, a survey of Asian refiners showed. Official selling prices (OSPs) are expected to fall across the board for Saudi crudes sold to Asia in June, after a fall in the Middle East benchmark Dubai crude due to ample oil supplies, the survey of five refiners found. "We expect Saudi OSPs to fall as the spot market has collapsed amid oversupply," an
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Twitter partners with Bloomberg for streaming TV news

Twitter Inc is partnering with Bloomberg Media for a round-the-clock streaming television news service on the social networking platform, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sunday. The channel, which is yet to be named and is expected to begin operations this fall, would be announced Monday, WSJ said. Twitter's user growth has stalled in the past few quarters and the company has been trying to convince advertisers that it will strengthen its user base. As part of its efforts, it has upd
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French voters sceptical if Macron, Le Pen have answers on key issues

A week before the decisive second round in France's presidential election, many voters are sceptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published on Sunday found. The Ifop survey for the Journal du Dimanche highlights two key battlegrounds as centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right opponent Marine Le Pen enter a final week of campaigning - France's economy and borders. Polls predict that Macron, a former ec
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San Diego police kill beer-drinking poolside gunman who shot eight

San Diego police said on Sunday they had shot and killed a man who had opened fire beside a pool at an apartment complex, while holding a beer in his other hand, wounding eight people. San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman told an evening news conference the gunman was killed after pointing his weapon at police, who had responded to reports of shots being fired at an apartment complex in the wealthy enclave of La Jolla just after 6 PM local time (6 AM Pakistan time). Eight people were hit,
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Trump confers with Asia allies on North Korea nuclear threat

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up outreach to allies in Asia to secure their cooperation to pressure North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs. Trump spoke to the prime ministers of Thailand and Singapore in separate phone calls about the North Korean threat and invited both of them to Washington, U.S. officials said. "They discussed ways to maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea," one U.S. official said of the calls, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Turkey's Erdogan calls on Pakistan, India to settle Kashmir dispute 'once and for all'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a negotiated settlement of Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India, Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday. In an interview to an Indian TV channel in Ankara ahead of his visit to India, Erdogan urged Pakistan and India to settle the Kashmir dispute “once and for all”. Expressing concern at the continuing stand-off between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, he stated, “We should not allow more casualties to occur, and by strengthening multilatera
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Police raid different areas of Karachi, arrest 15 suspects

KARACHI: The police arrested 15 suspects during raids conducted in Paposh Nagar and Madina Colony in Karachi on Monday. Terrorists opened fire on a police official's house in Garden Headquarter. However, no casualties were reported. According to the police official Hasnain, the attackers were in a government license-plate car. The case was registered in Nabi Baksh Police Station. Read more: Female prisoner caught escaping Karachi’s Central Jail In a separate operation in the Docks vicinity,
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Dry, blazing hot weather persists in Sindh, lower Balochistan: Met

Weather is expected to stay dry and very hot throughout the country on Monday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. A dry continental wind persists in most parts of the country, the Department added. The temperature in Karachi is forecasted to go as low and high as 25° and 42° Celsius, respectively, on Monday, while in Lahore and Islamabad, it is expected to remain between 23°-37° Celsius and 14°-30° Celsius, respectively. Lower parts of the country, especially Sindh and Southern Balo
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Motorway Police foil major terror bid in Sheikhupura

SHEIKHUPURA: The security forces, on Monday, recovered a huge cache of arms from a car in Kot Pindi Das in Sheikhupura. Two suspects were arrested after the Motorway Police recovered approximately a hundred rifles, Kalashnikov rifles, pistols, and a huge cache of bullets from a car. The accused were transporting the arms and ammunition from Islamabad to Lahore via the Motorway, the Motorway Police told Geo News. "The arms were hidden in a secret compartment in the car," the Motorway Police sa
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Labour Day: President, PM renew pledge to protect labourers? rights

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have reiterated the government’s commitment to take all measures, including strengthening of labour laws, for enhancing the welfare and living standards of workers and their families. The prime minister, in his message on the Labour Day globally observed on May 1 every year, said the contributions of Pakistan’s workforce must be recognised. “I truly believe that our workforce is an extremely important pillar of society, playi
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Huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in Sheikhupura

SHEIKHUPURA: The security forces, on Monday, recovered a huge cache of arms from a car in Kot Pindi Das in Sheikhupura. Two suspects were arrested after the Motorway Police recovered approximately a hundred rifles, Kalashnikov rifles, pistols, and a huge cache of bullets from a car. The accused were transporting the arms and ammunition from Islamabad to Lahore via the Motorway, the Motorway Police told Geo News. "The arms were hidden in a secret compartment in the car," the Motorway Police sa
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A Spanish quest to hand down prehistoric secrets

CÁCERES: It´s dark and surprisingly warm in a cave in western Spain that hides our most intimate connection to the prehistoric past -- hand silhouettes painted tens of thousands of years ago. Archeologist Hipolito Collado and his team had not entered the Maltravieso Cave in the city of Caceres for close to a year to avoid damaging the 57 faded hands that adorn the walls, precious remnants of a far-flung piece of history we know little about. Why did our ancestors or distant relatives paint han
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Tony Blair announces return to British politics to fight Brexit

LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Monday he was plunging back into domestic politics in order to fight against Brexit. Blair, who led the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007, will not be standing in the June 8 general election. But he said he wanted to build a political movement to shape the policy debate as Britain starts its negotiations to leave the European Union. Blair, 63, who was prime minister for a decade from 1997 and whose legacy has been defined by the Iraq war, sai
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Saudi Arabia arrests 46 suspects over 2016 Medina attack

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had arrested 46 members of a militant cell responsible for a deadly suicide bombing attack on Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) Mosque in the holy city of Medina last summer that was blamed on Daesh. The suspects, which included foreign and Saudi citizens, were detained in the Western port city of Jeddah, state news agency SPA quoted the interior ministry as saying. Three suicide bombers and two members of the security forces were killed in the unprecedented attac
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Cities brace for climate challenges

Faced with exploding populations and steadily rising temperatures worldwide, cities must make haste in reinforcing defences against climate change-induced flooding and heat waves, experts warned this week. City temperatures are forecast to shoot up in the coming years, exposing inhabitants to killer heat spikes, while rising sea levels and river flooding threaten homes, drinking water, and transport and electricity infrastructure. Cities are vulnerable to a unique risk called the "urban heat i
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Fire doused after Karachi building ablaze for third time

KARACHI: Another fire was successfully doused after blaze erupted inside a building located on Karachi's II Chundrigar Road, in the wee hours of Monday Earlier on Saturday, the fire had engulfed 17 and 19 storeys of the building, which was extinguished after 12 hours of intense efforts. However, the blaze once again caught the 15th storey of the same building. Around five fire tenders spent three hours putting it out. In the wee hours of Monday, another fire broke out inside the 16th storey o
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Metallica replaces cover band's stolen gear

A Metallica cover band distraught after its equipment was stolen has been able to return to stage after a gift from surprise benefactors -- the metal legends themselves. Blistered Earth, a four-piece band from Spokane, Washington that covers Metallica classics and emulates the group's headbanging look, said a trailer with all its gear was snatched after a show last week in Portland, Oregon. After two days, the band -- which lost three guitars, two bass guitars and a drum-kit plus an array of a
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'Furious 8' charges ahead to outpace 3 new releases

Universal's "The Fate of the Furious" continued to dominate the North American box office over the weekend, easily fending off three newcomers at home while also passing the $1 billion mark worldwide, industry data showed Sunday. The eighth installment in the high-octane series starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took in an estimated $19.4 million for the three-day weekend, website Exhibitor Relations reported. The film has grossed $192.7 million domestically in its three weeks ou
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Crackdown against kite flyers in Lahore, 63 arrested

LAHORE: At least 63 kite flyers were arrested in a crackdown on Sunday by the police and over 59 cases were registered. Despite a ban on kite-flying in Lahore and frequent crackdown operations by the police since three months, some people still continue making and flying kites, while disobeying the law. According to police officials, in crackdown operations across various areas of Lahore, the police arrested 63 kite flyers in total, while 59 cases were registered. Police also seized huge amoun
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Trump vows to win 'battles' ahead, at home and abroad

After what he called a "very productive" first 100 days, President Donald Trump is vowing to roll out a new health plan and to completely renegotiate the NAFTA continental trade pact. His remarks, in a CBS interview broadcast Sunday, touched on daunting challenges domestic and foreign, from his vexed effort at health-care reform to a controversial new tax-cut plan to the rising threat from North Korea. But they followed his assurance at a raucous rally Saturday in Pennsylvania that the "great
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Elon Musk teases future plans at TED talk

Elon Musk paused while chatting about his series of potentially world-changing endeavours to say he isn't in it to provide salvation. It was during a talk on Friday at a prestigious TED Conference in Vancouver, where the tech entrepreneur was discussing his ventures building electric cars and trucks, rockets, a newly launched tunnel-boring company and even dabbling with super-fast mass transit. "I'm not trying to be anyone's savior," Musk said while discussing colonizing Mars and other dreams.
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