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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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Who are the #NeverAgain kids pushing for US gun control?

Lorenzo Prado ? a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School ? speaks at the Florida State Capitol building, Tallahassee, Florida, US, February 21, 2018. AFP/Don Juan Moore1 MIAMI: They survived the Parkland school massacre and now a group of Florida teens ? driven, empowered and united ? are spearheading a #NeverAgain activist movement that hopes to pressure US lawmakers into tightening gun laws. After 17 people were shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last Wednesday, st
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Bahrain rights activist jailed for five years for 'insulting' tweets

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at a court in Manama, Bahrain, February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Hamad Mohammed/Files  DUBAI: A Bahraini human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday for criticizing Saudi Arabia?s air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain?s prison authorities of torture, his lawyer and fellow activists said. The United States, which has a major naval base in the country, has expressed concern about the case of Nab
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'Get a grip': Jennifer Lawrence offended over plunging dress furor

Actress Jennifer Lawrence poses for photographers on the red carpet at the UK premiere of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2' at Leicester Square in London, Britain, November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/Files  (Please note the strong language in the fifth paragraph) LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Lawrence on Wednesday blasted a controversy over a photo of her wearing a plunging black dress outside on a cold London day as sexist, ridiculous, and ?not feminism?. The Oscar-winning star, 27, said
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Trump says arming teachers could help prevent school massacres

US President Donald Trump bows his head during a prayer as he sits between Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors and students Jonathan Blank, his mother Melissa Blank, Julia Cordover, and Carson Abt (R), as the president hosts a listening session with high school students and teachers to discuss school safety at the White House in Washington, US, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that arming teachers could help pre
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Twitter sets crackdown on automated ?bot? accounts

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced Wednesday a crackdown on accounts powered by software ?bots? which can artificially amplify a person or cause and which have been accused of manipulating the social network during the 2016 US election. The San Francisco messaging platform said the move was intended to rid the service of spam-spewing automated accounts, and not aimed at people using the service according to the rules. ?These changes are an important step in ensuring we stay ahead of malicious ac
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Accountability court to resume corruption hearing against Nawaz, family shortly

The Federal Judicial Complex in Islamabad where the hearings take place. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam will be appearing before the accountability court shortly for the hearing of the corruption references against them.  Nawaz's son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar is already present at the court.  Following his disqualification by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case on July 28, 2017, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed three
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Not worried what voters, people will say about my marriage: Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, who recently made public his marriage, said late Wednesday in an interview he is not worried about what voters or the common people will think about his latest matrimonial decision. The PTI leader, however, stressed that Bushra, his third wife, would neither get involved in politics nor give any interviews to the media. "Bushra will stay out of politics; Bushra will not be giving interviews to media," said Khan. "My friends wish t
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PML-N's Senate hopefuls should be able to keep their tickets: senior lawyer

ISLAMABAD: A way needs to be found for the Senate hopefuls selected by Nawaz Sharif to keep holding on to their tickets after their party leader was disqualified on Wednesday by the Supreme Court as the head of a political party, a top official of the Pakistan Bar Council said. Kamran Murtaza, the body's vice chairman, said late Wednesday there should be a way to let the Senate hopefuls nominated by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) keep their candidacy. Barrister Farogh Naseem, on the
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People wish for me to take up politics: Reham Khan

Journalist Reham Khan, the ex-wife of PTI chief Imran Khan, claimed on Wednesday that people wanted her to get involved in politics, Geo News reported. "People wish for me to take up politics," she said in an interview to a British media outlet. It is very easy to put the onus of one's failures on someone else, the British Pakistani TV show host stressed, referring to how she has been accused of being a pawn of various elements in the Pakistani political scene. "Was Nawaz Sharif involved in
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A pigeon that closes its eyes or fooling oneself? Maryam Nawaz wonders after SC ruling

ISLAMABAD: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of the former prime minister and the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), said late Wednesday she is surprised at the wisdom of those who consider themselves wise. Responding to the verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) over petitions challenging the Elections Act 2017, wherein Sharif, a person disqualified under Article 62 and 63, was disqualified to serve as the head of a political party, she asked: "Should I call this a pigeon tha
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Israeli intelligence helped Australia stop airliner attack: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, US, November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files  JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country's intelligence services had prevented the downing of an ?Australian airliner? as part of wide-ranging international intelligence-sharing but gave no details. His comments, during a speech in Jerusalem to US Jewish leaders, followed a statement from the Israeli army that a branch of military intelligence kn
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Ivanka Trump to meet South Korea's Moon on Olympics trip: official

Ivanka Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump?s daughter Ivanka Trump, a senior White House adviser, will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday as part of a weekend trip to lead the US delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics. A senior administration official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, said Ivanka Trump will dine with Moon at
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India police arrest pair over rape of mentally-ill woman

File Photo KOLKATA: Indian police said Wednesday they have arrested two men over the gang-rape of a mentally-ill woman in West Bengal state who required surgery after enduring the violent assault. The 27-year-old woman remains in a critical condition after being abducted Saturday evening from a carnival and taken to a field where she was assaulted with an iron bar. She was found naked and bloodied the next day and rushed to a hospital where she underwent emergency surgery. "Two men, aged 50
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Charity Save the Children apologises for inappropriate behaviour by ex-CEO

Britain's Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell (2nd R) and NGO Save the Children Chief Executive Justin Forsyth (C) talk with newly-arrived refugees at the Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab, near Kenya-Somalia border, July 16, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/Files  LONDON: Save The Children UK apologised on Wednesday for historic inappropriate behaviour by its former chief executive and said procedures had not been properly followed in reviewing three complaints against h
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Pentagon hopes Guantanamo inmate will 'soon' go to Saudi Arabia

Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi in an undated photo by the International Red Cross. Image via The Gitmo Observer  WASHINGTON: A Guantanamo Bay detainee ? who pleaded guilty to helping plan a 2002 attack on a French oil tanker ? is set to be transferred from the military prison to Saudi Arabia, a US official said Tuesday. Saudi citizen Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi has cooperated with the government since entering his plea as part of a deal four years ago, and a
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Wall Street falls as Fed minutes send bond yields higher

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson  NEW YORK: US stocks closed lower on Wednesday in a rocky session after the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve?s January meeting pushed yields on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note to a four-year high. After the Fed left interest rates unchanged in January, minutes showed the US central bank?s rate-setting committee grew more confident in the need to keep
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Law firm Baker McKenzie reviews response to sexual assault allegation

Baker McKenzie logo. Image: Baker McKenzie LONDON: The London branch of global law firm Baker Mckenzie said Wednesday it had appointed an external legal team to review how it had responded to an employee?s allegation that she had been sexually assaulted by one of the firm?s partners. Baker Mckenzie has issued an apology over the way it handled the complaint by an associate, which, it said, occurred several years ago. She had received a confidential settlement, it said. A spokeswoman said on W
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Soderbergh unveils 'Unsane' thriller shot on iPhone

Steven Soderbergh. Background image courtesy: Collider BERLIN: Steven Soderbergh premiered his new thriller shot on an iPhone at the Berlin film festival Wednesday, showing what little gadgets can do to push the limits of style on the big screen. The American director, who had only a few years ago declared his retirement from filmmaking, told reporters that Unsane, his first time using a smartphone for a full feature, had been invigorating. "This is a really fascinating time to be making fil
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Williams says terrifying health scare almost killed her

'Just how I look at her': Serena Williams with her daughter Olympia. Image: Serena Williams' Instagram account (@serenawilliams)  LOS ANGELES: Serena Williams says she lives in fear of blood clots, a condition that surfaced during a harrowing postnatal ordeal in September when she almost died giving birth to her first child. In an op-ed piece she wrote for CNN on Tuesday, the tennis legend lifted the lid on her near-death experience while giving birth to daughter Olympia after getting blood c
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Trudeau 'assures' India Canada won't support Sikh separatists

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire, daughter Ella Grace and son Xavier pose for photographers during their visit to the holy Sikh shrine of Golden Temple in Amritsar, India February 21, 2018. ? Reuters NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to the holiest site of Sikhism in northern India on Wednesday where government leaders said he assured them his country won?t support anyone trying to revive a separatist movement in India. Canada is home t
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Confidant of Israel's Netanyahu turns state witness in corruption case: media

Shlomo Filber (L) sits at the Magistrate Court during his remand in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 18, 2018. ? Reuters JERUSALEM: A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to turn state?s witness in one of several corruption investigations posing a serious threat to the conservative leader?s political survival, local media said. Shlomo Filber?s decision to testify for the state against his former boss is a dramatic turn for Netanyahu, whose inner circle had so far seemed
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SC disposes of contempt notices against Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Mir Javed Rahman, and Ahmed Noorani

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has disposed of show-cause notices over contempt of court issued earlier to Jang Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Publisher/Printer Mir Javed Rahman, and Ahmad Noorani, senior reporter of The News. A three-member bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and comprising Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday. Representing the respondents, Jam Asif advocate, Bahzad Haider advocate,
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Florida students turn up heat on lawmakers for gun action

Hundreds of high school and middle school students from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia staged walkouts and gather in front of the White House in support of gun control in the wake of the Florida shooting. -AFP1 FLORIDA: Student survivors of the Florida school shooting that saw 17 people killed in a hail of bullets last week descended on the state capital Wednesday to ramp up the pressure on lawmakers to enact tougher gun control measures. Holding signs reading "Never Again" a
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Nawaz to chair key PML-N meeting on Thursday

ISLAMABAD: A key meeting of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been summoned at Punjab House Islamabad on Thursday, party officials confirmed, which would be presided over by former premier Nawaz Sharif. Sources said the meeting would ponder over the party's strategy after Wednesday's verdict by the Supreme Court in the Elections Act case, ruling that a person disqualified under Article 62 and 63 cannot serve as the head of a political party. SC verdict to strengthe
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Maryam Nawaz has ?the best Chanay ever? in Lahore?s Malipura

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6fd054bbc08f7ad9f1bd0d4b309859e4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMS8yMDE4IDY6MDc6MjEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1hSUI0Z2dxSExZbjhlNWhaSzBqVTR3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday visited the city?s Malipur
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