A cabinet minister has described China as a “security threat,” as the British government comes under increasing pressure to change its official position on China. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden appeared to suggest China could soon be officially declared a “threat.” Julian Assange faces a further wait to find out whether he can appeal his […]
The UK has become the first country to impose sanctions in response to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death. We take a closer look at Yulia Navalnaya, who has vowed to continue the fight for a “Free Russia.” We’re at the high court as Julian Assange’s lawyers try to stop his extradition to the United […]
LONDON—Julian Assange’s lawyers opened a final UK legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges, arguing that American authorities are seeking to punish him for exposing serious criminal acts by the U.S. government. Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said Mr. Assange may “suffer a flagrant denial […]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launches his latest attempt to fight his extradition to the United States. A former headteacher tells us he banned phones 15 years ago and points to how too much tech changes children’s brains. Should mobile phone use be banned in schools? We ask for your views. Could the tunnels of termites […]
A group of Australian lawmakers is set to travel to the United States this month to push for the release of Australian citizen and WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. The cross-party delegation includes former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, who said at a news conference on Tuesday that “enough is enough.”
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges after a High Court judge rejected the move. In a three-page decision handed down on June 6, Mr. Justice Swift rejected all eight grounds for appeal of an extradition order signed in June last year by then-Home Secretary Priti Patel, which […]
The CIA and its former Director Mike Pompeo have been sued by a group of journalists and lawyers who claim the agency spied on them when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The lawsuit, which also names Spanish security firm Undercover Global as a defendant, was […]
Mexico is willing to take in “the best journalist of our time” Julian Assange if the United States were to release him, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. Obrador’s comments come after the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an extradition order on June 17, sending the WikiLeaks founder back to the United States where he is […]
LONDON—The wife of Julian Assange vowed to fight using every possible legal avenue after British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday approved the WikiLeaks’ founder’s extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. Assange is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of […]
Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States over spying charges. His wife vows to fight to the end. Gatwick Airport is cutting flights over the summer holidays to tackle staff shortages. Rail and tube strikes next week are set to seriously disrupt commutes across the UK. Ministers say gene-edited plants and […]
The British Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an extradition order, sending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United States where he is wanted for publishing classified documents. WikiLeaks said Friday was a “dark day” for press freedom and British democracy. Assange, 50, is wanted in the United States for publishing thousands of diplomatic […]
A court in the United Kingdom on Monday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his ordered extradition to the United States. Assange, 50, is accused by American authorities of helping a former intelligence analyst obtain classified information before publishing the information on WikiLeaks for anybody to access, a series of actions U.S. prosecutors […]
The U.S. government has won an appeal in a British court over the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, with the ruling representing a major setback in his fight to avoid being handed over to U.S. authorities to face espionage charges. The High Court in London ruled on Dec. 10 that assurances given by U.S. […]
QUITO, Ecuador—Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuador’s justice system formally notified the Australian of the nullity of his naturalization in a letter that came in response to a claim filed by the South American country’s Foreign Ministry. A naturalization is considered […]
Officials in Mexico are ready to provide political asylum to Wikileaks’ co-founder Julian Assange after a British court ruled the Australian publisher won’t be extradited to the United States. “I’m going to ask the foreign minister to carry out the relevant procedures to request that the UK government releases Mr. Assange and that Mexico offers […]
