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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...
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...
Suspected Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A possible 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, officials said, potentially part of a widening escalation by the group. The attack...
Princess Anne has been hospitalized after an accident thought to involve a horse
LONDON (AP) — Princess Anne has been hospitalized after an accident thought to involve a horse left her with a concussion, further straining Britain’s royal family as health problems continue to limit public appearances by King Charles III and the Princess of Wales. The king’s...
Japanese emperor to reconnect with the River Thames in state visit meant to bolster ties with UK
LONDON (AP) — Before Emperor Naruhito of Japan attends a banquet hosted by King Charles III, lays a wreath at Westminster Abbey or tours one of Britain’s premier biomedical research institutes, he'll kick off this week’s trip to the U.K. by visiting a site that has special meaning for him:...
Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting shipping in the vital maritime corridor. The attack comes as the U.S. has sent the...
Burling skippers Kiwis to New York regatta win and clinches spot in SailGP's $2M Grand Final
Peter Burling and the New Zealand Black Foils sailed a flawless podium race on the Hudson River on Sunday to win the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix and clinch a spot in SailGP's $2 million, winner-take-all Grand Final in San Francisco next month. Burling and his mates took the...
UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated
LONDON (AP) — The chief data officer of Britain's Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence, British media reported Sunday, following growing allegations that the governing party's members used inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election before it was...
Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage, authorities said Saturday, in the latest strike on the shipping lane by the group. The Houthi attack comes after the...
