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Breaking: France imposes sanctions against 18 Saudis over Khashoggi murder

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2018

The French foreign ministry on Thursday said it would impose sanctions against 18 Saudi citizens over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month. “These measures… aim to prohibit these individuals from entering national territory and the entire Schengen area” of Europe,

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Breaking: Trump thanks Saudi Arabia for lower oil prices

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

US President Donald Trump thanked Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for lower oil prices — a day after pledging the US would remain a “steadfast partner” of the kingdom despite the murder of a dissident journalist. “Oil prices getting lower. Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82,” […]

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At least 50 killed in attack on Kabul religious gathering

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2018

At least 50 people were killed in a suicide attack on a religious celebration in Kabul on Tuesday, officials said, in one of the deadliest assaults to strike Afghanistan this year. It follows a wave of bloody violence across the war-torn country in recent weeks that has killed hundreds of people as militants step up […]

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US freezes assets of Khashoggi’s killers

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on 17 Saudi officials on Thursday for their role in the killing last month of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, the first concrete response by the Trump administration to the journalist’s death. The sanctions limit access to the U.S. financial system and freeze the individuals’ […]

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Breaking: British PM rules out second Brexit referendum

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday ruled out holding a second referendum on Brexit despite calls from several MPs who argued her draft divorce deal with the EU was doomed. “As far as I’m concerned, there will not be a second referendum,” May said at a press conference in Downing Street.

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I’m tired of eating human flesh, suspect allegedly tells police officer

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2018

A native doctor, Nino Mbatha, who walked into a South African police station and pulled out a human hand from the school bag, he carried has been charged to court for murder. Estcourt policeman Constable Ryan Ntshalintshali, who was on duty, when Mbatha walked into the police station told the court how the incident happened […]