INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Swaziland orders men to marry five wives or go to prison

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2022

The King of Swaziland, King Mswati III has made a declaration in the country that men are required to marry at least five wives or go to jail. A statement by the King called for all men in the country to marry at least five wives, assuring the men that government would pay for the […]

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President tests positive for COVID-19

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2022

Xiomara Castro, who last month became the first woman to win the presidency of Honduras, said Sunday that she was infected with Covid-19 but will continue working remotely. “The result of the PCR (test) yesterday (Saturday) was negative, today’s is positive,” the 62-year-old president, who replaced Juan Orlando Hernandez, announced on her Twitter account. “According to

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Guinea-Bissau’s President Embalo says several people were injured or killed in failed coup bid

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2022

GUINEA-BISSAU’S President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said late Tuesday that people had been seriously injured or had died in a failed coup in the West African nation. ‘The attackers could have spoken to me before these bloody events that have seriously injured many and claimed lives,’ he said, without clearly indicating who was behind the unrest. But […]

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Donald Trump to pardon Capitol rioters – if he runs and wins in 2024

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2022

Former US President Donald Trump says he would pardon supporters who took part in the deadly Capitol riots if he returns to the White House in 2024. It is the latest move by Mr Trump to minimise the attack on the government, which left five people dead. “If I run and if I win, we will […]

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Biden drops hint on imminent attack on Ukraine by Russia

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2022

US President Joe Biden has hinted that there is a “distinct possibility” Russia might invade Ukraine next month. The US president made the comments in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday. The White House said the build-up of tens of thousands of Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders in recent weeks has stoked […]

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Russia says it won’t start a war as Ukraine tensions mount

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2022

Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that Moscow will not start a war but warned that it wouldn’t allow the West to trample on its security interests amid fears it is planning to invade Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden warned Ukraine’s president a day earlier that there is a “distinct possibility” that Russia could take military […]