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Suspected Houthi attacks target a ship in Gulf of Aden and Israeli port city of Eilat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks follow the departure of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower after an eight-month...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sentenced to time already served in Britain in deal with US that secures his freedom
A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they've launched in the Gulf of Aden, potentially part of a widening escalation by the group. The attack comes as the U.S. has sent...
UK's gambling watchdog alleges 5 more police officers placed bets on election date
LONDON (AP) — Britain's gambling regulator has alleged that five more police officers bet on the timing of the July 4 national election, the Metropolitan Police said Tuesday, as claims widen that people close to the government used inside information for their own profit. The...
Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks' publication of a trove of classified documents. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday there was...
4 men arrested for allegedly trespassing on grounds of British prime minister's country estate
LONDON (AP) — Four men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of trespassing after entering the grounds of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's country estate in northern England, police said. North Yorkshire police said the group was detained just after noon and arrested on suspicion of...
Paris Games: Welcome to the weird world of men’s soccer at the Olympics
Kylian Mbappé wanted to be there. France coach Thierry Henry wanted it too. In the end, not even French president Emmanuel Macron could pull enough strings to free up his country's finest soccer player to compete in the Paris Games. Welcome to the weird of world of...
Britain's King Charles III welcomes the visiting Japanese emperor and empress
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III welcomed the Japanese emperor and empress for a state visit that began on Tuesday, offering the best in pomp and circumstance as the U.K. seeks to bolster its role as the most influential European nation in the Indo-Pacific region. Emperor Naruhito...
Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange headed to the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday to complete a plea deal with U.S. federal prosecutors that will allow him to walk free in return for a guilty plea. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange will plead guilty...
Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges
LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday left a British prison and will appear later this week in the U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange will plead...