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Islamic State say they have captured Afghanistan’s Tora Bora caves

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2017

Pressed by Afghan and U.S. forces, Islamic State militants have seized a new stronghold in Tora Bora, a mountainous area dotted with caves along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. The remote region in Nangarhar province was most famously used by al Qaeda

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19 killed in hotel attack says police

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2017

Police said that 19 people were killed when Islamist attackers launched a car bomb and gun attack on a busy hotel and adjacent restaurant in the Somali capital. POlice officer Abdi Bashir told Reuters that a car driven by a suicide bomber rammed into the Posh Hotel in south Mogadishu on Wednesday evening before gunmen […]

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London tower fire claims 6 lives

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2017

Six people have been confirmed dead after a huge fire raged through the night at a west London tower block, and police expect that number to rise. Eyewitnesses described people trapped in the burning Grenfell Tower, in north Kensington, screaming for help and yelling for their children to be saved. Firefighters rescued “large numbers”, but […]

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Breaking: Many feared trapped as fire engulfs London’s Grenfell tower

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2017

A huge fire has engulfed a tower block in Latimer Road, west London, with eyewitnesses claiming people are trapped in their homes. The fire at Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate was reported at 01:16 BST and about 200 firefighters are tackling the blaze. The Met Police said people were being treated for “a […]

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Nigerian-born Chi Onwurah wins seat in the UK general election [PHOTOS]

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

British-Born Nigerian, Chinyelu “Chi” Onwurah has won first seat of the night at Newcastle Central in the ongoing general elections in the United Kingdom. Newcastle is now the first general election constituency to be declared, with Labour candidate, Chi Onwurah holding the seat. Newcastle beat Houghton and Sunderland South, which has been the fastest to […]

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UK election hangs in balance in disastrous night for Prime Minister

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced calls to quit on Friday after her election gamble to win a stronger mandate backfired, throwing British politics into turmoil and potentially delaying the start of Brexit negotiations. With no clear winner likely to emerge from Thursday’s vote, a wounded May vowed to provide stability, while her Labour rival […]