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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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Hearing to declare Hussain, Hasan proclaimed offenders under way

Hussain (left) and Hasan Nawaz. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing the corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family is proceeding today with the process of declaring Hussain and Hasan Nawaz proclaimed offenders.  The two sons of the former premier have not appeared in a single hearing of the three corruption references filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).  The brothers, who reside outside Pakistan, are accused
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Accountability court to begin hearing Ishaq Dar corruption case shortly

Federal Courts Complex, Islamabad. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing the corruption case against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will resume its proceedings shortly.  The minister, who has skipped the previous three hearings on account of medical treatment in London, is accused by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of possessing assets disproportionate to his declared sources of income. During today's hearing, the NAB is expected to seek endorsement of seizure of two mo
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US hate crimes rise for second straight year: FBI

Community members take part in a protest ? to demand to stop hate crime ? in the Queens borough of New York City, US, August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Files  WASHINGTON: The number of hate crimes committed in the United States rose in 2016 for the second consecutive year, with African-Americans, Jews and Muslims targeted in many of the incidents, the FBI said on Monday in an annual report. There were 6,121 hate crime incidents recorded last year, an almost 5 percent rise from 2015 and a
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Former QB Kaepernick is GQ's 'Citizen of the Year'

Colin Kaepernick walks tall on the streets of Harlem, US. Image: GQ Magazine/Martin Schoeller WASHINGTON: Colin Kaepernick ? the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who began kneeling during the US national anthem last year to protest police brutality against African-Americans ? was named "Citizen of the Year" on Monday by GQ magazine. In making the selection, GQ compared Kaepernick to American sports icons such as boxer Muhammad Ali ? who opposed the Vietnam War ? and Jackie Robinson, the
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Senate Republicans ask Moore to withdraw as new accuser steps forward

Judge Roy Moore participates in the Mid-Alabama Republican Club's Veterans Day Program in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, US, November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry/Files WASHINGTON: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans on Monday urging Roy Moore, the party?s Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman came forward with allegations Moore had sexual contact with teenage girls decades ago. Beverly Young Nelson said Moore sexually assau
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At UN, North Korea says US to blame for 'worst ever situation'

North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Ja Song Nam attends a ministerial meeting at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/Files  UNITED NATIONS: North Korea complained to the United Nations on Monday about joint military exercises by the United State and South Korea, describing it as ?the worst ever situation? because US nuclear war equipment had been deployed ready to strike. In a letter to
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Rockers Brand New halt tour after sex accusations

Members of the alternative rock band Brand New. Image Courtesy: Billboard via Brandon Sloter NEW YORK: Alternative rockers Brand New on Monday halted concerts following outrage over a woman's account that lead singer Jesse Lacey sought naked pictures of her when she was underage. Lacey, 39, apologized and acknowledged he had "hurt people, mistreated them, lied, and cheated" due to a *** addiction ? but said he has changed after starting his own family. Brand New ? whose latest album Science F
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Russia's RT America registers as 'foreign agent' in US

Margarita Simonyan ? the editor-in-chief of Russian broadcaster RT ? can be seen standing against a background of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files  MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: The Kremlin-backed television station RT America registered Monday with the US Department of Justice as a ?foreign agent? in the United States, the outlet?s editor in chief said and the Department of Justice confirmed later in the day. US intelligence agencies sa
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Trump taps ex-pharma executive Azar as US health secretary

Alex Azar. Image Courtesy: FiercePharma via Wwsgconnect WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said he is nominating former pharmaceutical executive and industry lobbyist Alex Azar to serve as US Health and Human Services secretary, saying Azar would push to lower the price of medicines. Republicans, as well as the lead lobby groups for drugmakers and health insurers, welcomed Azar as an experienced hand who could help overhaul the world?s most costly healthcare system. But several Demo
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Lebanon's president welcomes Hariri's plans to return

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is seen at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun ? who has refused to accept Saad Hariri?s resignation as prime minister unless Hariri returns from Saudi Arabia ? welcomed comments from Hariri that he plans to come home soon, palace sources and visitors said on Monday. Hariri ? who threw Lebanon into political crisis by reading out his resignation on November 4 from Riyadh ? gav
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Goffin puts Nadal out of his misery, Dimitrov wins

LONDON: The spirit was as strong as ever but Rafael Nadal?s troublesome knee failed him in the end as the Spaniard quit the ATP Finals after a painful defeat by Belgium?s David Goffin on Monday. Nadal, at 31 the oldest player to finish a year ranked number one, fought until the last point, saving four match points in a compelling Pete Sampras Group clash, before losing 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 in two hours and 37 minutes. World number eight Goffin, the first player from Belgium to qualify for the yea
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Turkey and Russia agrees to focus on political solution in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the G20 Summit, Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files  ISTANBUL: Turkey and Russia have agreed to focus on a political solution in Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan said he was glad Turkey had started to send agricultural goods to Russia but wanted the last restrictions on bilateral trade lifted. He was speaking after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the southern Russian ci
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Russia and Turkey to launch first Akkuyu reactor in 2023: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R, front) and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (L, front) enter a hall during a meeting in Sochi, Russia, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Pavel Golovkin/Pool SOCHI: Russia and Turkey plan to launch the first reactor at Turkey?s Akkuyu nuclear power plant in 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Speaking alongside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Putin said the Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom would begin work at the Akkuyu site in the near fu
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Amazon to produce 'Lord of the Rings' television series

(L-R) Actors Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, and Sean Astin from the film trilogy 'Lord of the Rings' arrive for the 76th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, US, February 29, 2004. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files  Amazon.com Inc has bought the global television rights to The Lord of the Rings, the company said on Monday, in what may be its biggest and most expensive move yet to draw viewers to its streaming and shopping club Prime. Amazon said it will produce a multi-
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Venezuela offers chocolates but little else to creditors

A woman counts Venezuelan bolivar notes at a vegetable street market in Caracas, Venezuela November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello CARACAS: Venezuela?s socialist government gifted chocolates to creditors on Monday, but offered no firm proposals at a brief meeting in Caracas that left investors without a clear understanding of the government?s strategy to renegotiate $60 billion in debt. President Nicolas Maduro confused investors this month with a vow to continue paying Venezuela?s crippling de
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Oil steady near two-year highs, US supply increase caps rise

Refinery plants of Chambroad Petrochemicals are seen in Boxing, Shandong Province, China, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Meng Meng/Files  NEW YORK: Oil prices held steady in a tight range Monday after briefly testing lower, with support from Middle East tensions and record long bets by fund managers balanced by rising US production. Brent crude futures settled down 36 cents, or 0.6 percent, at $63.16 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures settled up 2 cents a barrel at $56.76.
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Weaker than ever, May faces test in UK parliament over Brexit plans

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files  LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May?s blueprint for Britain?s exit from the European Union faces a crucial test starting on Tuesday when lawmakers try to win concessions from a weakened leader on the government?s legislation to sever ties. It is yet another battle for May after scandals and gaffes that have brought questions about her leadership into the open. As many as 40
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Honduras accuses Football Australia of spying tactics by drone

Honduras accused Australia of spying on their training sessions with a drone on Monday, as tensions heated up ahead of Wednesday?s decisive World Cup playoff match. The Honduran National Football Federation (FENAFUTH) posted on Twitter 18 seconds of footage of a drone flying above Sydney?s Olympic Stadium, where the team trained after their long flight from central America. ?Australia spied on Honduras?s official training session from a drone, causing discomfort among the Honduran team and del
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Lebanon's Hariri shackled by bigger outside forces

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is seen at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon, October 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/File   BEIRUT: Nothing so encapsulated the political shackles in which Saad al-Hariri has operated as Lebanon?s prime minister as the way he resigned in a televised statement made from Saudi Arabia. Every major decision by the unlikely politician was determined by factors beyond his control. He entered politics after the assassination of his father back in 2005 and h
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Air raids on market kill 53 in north Syria town

ir strikes on a market killed at least 53 people, including children, in a town in northern Syria on Monday despite a "de-escalation zone" in place there, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not immediately clear whether the strikes on rebel-held Atareb had been carried out by Syrian warplanes, or those of Damascus´s ally Russia. The monitor said three strikes hit the town´s market, adding that five children were among the dead, as well as three po
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Chipotle denies link to 'Supergirl' actor's illness

Cast member Jeremy Jordan attends the premiere of 'The Last Five Years' in Los Angeles, US, February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/Files  Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc on Monday denied allegations by actor Jeremy Jordan that eating at one of its restaurants landed him in the hospital. Jordan ? who plays Winn Schott on TV show Supergirl ? posted an Instagram video on Thursday of himself on a hospital bed, saying that food he ate at a Chipotle made him severely sick and that he ?almost died?, ac
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Sesame Street goes global to teach kids about money

Characters dressed up as the Cookie Monster and Elmo from Sesame Street stand in Times Square, New York, US, April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files NEW YORK: Translating money messages to 100 million kids around the world is not a feat for ordinary humans ? you need monsters. Elmo and Cookie Monster, to be specific. These two and their furry band of Muppets have been part of Sesame Workshop?s ?Dream, Save, Do? program ? a joint venture of Sesame Street and the MetLife Foundation. Ope
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Jordan switches on world's largest solar plant in refugee camp

A general view shows part of a new 15-million-euro solar plant ? funded by the German government ? that emits some 12.9 megawatts during its official inauguration at the Zaatari refugee camp, November 13, 2017. AFP/Khalil Mazraawi LONDON/ZAATARI: Jordan has turned on the world?s largest solar plant inside a refugee camp, providing renewable energy to nearly 80,000 Syrians, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday. The 12.9-megawatt solar plant at Zaatari refugee camp, on the border of
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Sam Smith's 'The Thrill of it All' thrills all at Billboard 200 top spot

Singer Sam Smith arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, US. February 28, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files  LOS ANGELES: Sam Smith?s The Thrill of it All scored the British singer?s first No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, edging out new releases by Maroon 5 and Blake Shelton, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan on Monday. With some 67,000 units sold, Taylor Swift?s latest single ?Call It What You Want? led the digital songs chart, which measures
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New blood pressure range means half of Americans have hypertension

Tighter blood pressure guidelines from US heart organizations mean millions more people need to make lifestyle changes, or start taking medication, in order to avoid cardiovascular problems. Americans with blood pressure of 130/80 or higher should be treated, down from the previous trigger of 140/90, according to new guidelines announced on Monday by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. At the new cutoff, around 46 percent, or more than 103 million, of America
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