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Breaking: Army Helicopter Crashes

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2022

An Indian army Cheetah helicopter has crashed in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, leaving one pilot killed and another one injured, media reported on Wednesday. The helicopter with two pilots on board crashed near the village of Tawanga at about 04:30 GMT, the Indian news agency ANI reported,

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Fresh Crisis As Another Military Coup Takes Place In Burkina Faso

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2022

The coup in Burkina Faso has been confirmed. Army captain Ibrahim Traore Friday evening announced that former military ruler Paul-Henri Damiba has been deposed and his government dissolved. He also announced the suspension of the constitution and transitional charter. Mr Traore announced this in a statement read on national television. He said a group of […]

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Death Certificate reveals cause of Queen Elizabeth’s death

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2022

The official death certificate of Queen Elizabeth II has revealed the cause of her passing. The document released by National Records of Scotland noted the time of the Queen’s death on Thursday, September 8 as 3:10 pm (1410 GMT). The document noted that Queen Elizabeth II died of old age. When paying tribute to her […]

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22 confirmed dead as military helicopters crashed in Congo

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2022

Spokesperson for the Congo Army has confirmed the death of 22 people after two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in East DRC, on Wednesday. Uganda had sent troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). “The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) have […]

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Ex-Minister gets death sentence for taking $92.39m bribe

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2022

Former vice minister of public security, Sun Lijun, was on Friday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, manipulating the stock market and illegally possessing firearms. Sun was also deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated, said the Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun in northeast […]

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Security Scare Hits Mourning As King Charles Meets Foreign Leaders

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2022

King Charles III was due Saturday to meet leaders from his new Commonwealth realms ahead of his mother’s ornate funeral, after a security scare interrupted her sombre lying-in-state. Princes William and Harry were later set to lead a vigil of Queen Elizabeth II’s eight grandchildren at her coffin, joining tens of thousands of members of […]