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Mali’s junta, June 5 Movement to hold crunch talks on transition programme

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2020

By Agency Report Mali’s junta, which seized power two weeks ago has invited for talks the June 5 Movement, which spearheaded the protests that led to the toppling of president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The movement, along with other political parties and civil society groups, will discuss a

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Putin charges world leaders to prevent repetition of WWII

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that global leaders and responsible politicians have a duty to prevent a repeat of the terrible events of World War II. Putin said this at an open lesson for schoolchildren on Knowledge Day in Moscow. “I sincerely believe that you and your relatives will never have to face […]

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Mali junta postpones transfer of powers meeting as cracks emerge

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2020

By AFP Mali’s military junta on Saturday postponed the first meeting on the transfer of power after rising tensions with the group that sparked the August 18 coup. The junta had invited civic groups, political organisations and former rebels to consultations on Saturday, but said in a statement that the meeting was postponed at the […]

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Man Beheads Daughter

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2020

An Iranian man who beheaded his teenage daughter in a so-called “honor killing” back in May has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the victim’s mother said on Friday. The victim’s mother, Rana Dashti, said she intends to appeal for a harsher sentence against her husband, Reza Ashrafi, who beheaded their 13-year-old daughter Romina Ashrafi in […]

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Breaking: Japan’s prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2020

Japan’s longest serving prime minister Shinzo Abe has resigned.He quit today over health concerns. The 65 year-old Prime Minister is said to be suffering from an inflammatory bowel condition. “For eight years I controlled my disease, now the disease has surfaced again. I need to have continuous drug administered now, and I can’t lose focus,” […]

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Breaking: Ousted Mali President Keita Released By Coup Leaders

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2020

Coup leaders in Mali have released ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from detention, a spokesman for the junta Djibrilla Maiga said on Thursday. “He was freed this morning, (and) he has returned to his home,” he said, without giving further details.