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Mosque Explosion Kills 14, Including Police Officer

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2020

An explosion at a mosque in Pakistan killed at least 14 people Friday evening, including one senior police officer. The bombing, which occurred in the city of Quetta, also injured another 20 worshipers during Friday evening prayers, an official from the Edhi emergency rescue service, told the

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Nigerien president sacks army chief, others after terrorist attack on military base

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2020

Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou fired the country’s top security chiefs on Monday, in a move that sent a strong message to citizens about his handling of recent security crisis in the country. Mahamodou ordered immediate replacement of the chief of army staff, Ahmed Mohamed, days after terrorists killed 89 soldiers on January 9. Local media […]

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First arrests in Iran reported after fatal Ukrainian plane crash

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2020

Several people have been arrested in Iran in connection with last week’s shooting down of a Ukraine International Airlines flight with 176 people on board. “We conducted intensive investigations and several people were arrested in connection,’’ said Justice Ministry spokesperson, Gholam-Hussein Ismaili, according to the Isna news agency. He did not say which divisions or

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26 killed in rain, snow-related incidents in Pakistan

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2020

Heavy rain and snowfall, on Monday continued to wreak havoc by disrupting daily life in different areas of Pakistan, killing at least 26 people in the last 24 hours, local media and officials said. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Balochistan Pakistan’s South-West Balochistan province is the worst hit by the torrential rain […]

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Death toll in Niger terrorists attack rises to 89

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2020

Niger on Monday began three days of national mourning after suspected terrorists killed 89 people in an attack on a military camp near the border to Mali. The defence ministry had initially placed the number of dead soldiers at 31 after the attack on an army post in the town of Chinagodrar in western Niger […]

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Queen Elizabeth II calls for family crisis meeting over Harry, Meghan

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2020

Meghan Markle, officially known as the Duchess of Sussex, will reportedly attend a crisis family meeting by phone on Monday to talk strategy in repairing damage done to the royal family after she had returned to Canada. According to British news outlets, Queen Elizabeth II has summoned her grandson Prince Harry and his wife for […]