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Army helicopter crashes

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2021

A helicopter belonging to the Indian army on Tuesday crashed in a dam in the northern state of Punjab, local media reports said. So far there have been no immediate reports of any casualty in the crash. The helicopter crashed in Ranjit Sagar Dam of Pathankot district. “We received information

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Mufti Taqi Usmani escapes suspected assassination bid

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2021

Mufti Taqi Usmani escaped, what seems likely, an alleged assassination bid Thursday after a man was arrested for allegedly stalking the cleric.  A renowned religious scholar in Pakistan, Usmani was walking outside Dar ul Uloom Korangi when a suspicious man was caught by his guards stalking him.  The scholar’s guards captured the suspect–who has been

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Ex-South Africa President, Jacob Zuma begins 15 month jail term

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2021

South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, reported Thursday to the EstCourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, to begin his 15 month prison sentence. This was despite days of protests by his supporters. The 79-year-old had long tried to resist, and veterans’ associations supporting him also threatened to destabilise the country if he was arrested. Dozens of […]

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Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated – Interim PM

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2021

Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning by a group of armed individuals, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced. Joseph said he was now in charge of the country. Moise’s injured wife was in the hospital, according to Joseph, who urged the public to remain calm, and insisted the police […]

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UK parliament to debate Nnamdi Kanu’s repatriation to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2021

The United Kingdom Parliament is set to commence a debate on the repatriation of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had last week revealed that Kanu was repatriated and subsequently arraigned him. However, Malami did not reveal where the IPOB leader was repatriated from. […]

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Saudi suspends UAE flights due to COVID-19 variant

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2021

Saudi Arabia has suspended flights to three countries, including the neighbouring United Arab Emirates, to protect against a coronavirus variant, the interior ministry said Saturday. The move comes seven weeks after the oil-rich kingdom permitted fully immunised citizens to travel abroad, after a ban on foreign trips that lasted more than a year. The UAE, […]