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No new Afghan government until last US soldier leaves —Taliban

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2021

The Taliban will not announce the makeup of its government until the United States completes its troop withdrawal, two sources in the movement told AFP Monday. “It has been decided that the formation of the government and cabinet will not be announced as long as a single US soldier is

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“Hotel Rwanda” hero’s Belgian lawyer deported from Rwanda

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2021

The Belgian lawyer of Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic, has been deported from Rwanda for what authorities said was a breach of immigration law. The deportation on Saturday came just a day after a verdict was delayed in a high-profile trial of Rusesabagina, who the government accuses of supporting terrorism. Rwandan […]

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Afghan President flees country as Taliban captures Kabul

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2021

President Ashraf Ghani afled Afghanistan on Sunday, a top official said, effectively ceding power to the Taliban as they reached the capital Kabul to seal a nationwide military victory in just 10 days. “The former Afghan President has left the nation, leaving the people to this situation,” Abdullah Abdullah, who heads the peace process, said […]

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns amidst sexual harassment allegations

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2021

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, announced Tuesday he will resign after a withering report from the state’s attorney general alleged he had sexually harassed multiple women, leading to calls from top Democrats, including President Joe Biden, that he step down. “And I think that given the circumstances the best way I can help now is […]

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Man kills sister’s rapist after meeting him in jail

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2021

A Washington man serving time for a wild police chase found himself sharing a cell with the convicted child rapist who had once victimised his sister – so he killed him. Shane Goldsby, 26, was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison Tuesday for the murder of Robert Munger, a 70-year-old who was serving […]

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Lions kill three children while searching for lost cattle

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2021

Three young children were killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost cattle, police said on Thursday. The youngsters aged between nine and 11 had arrived home from school on Monday and gone into a forest near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to search for the missing animals, […]