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UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty

Mar. 26, 2024 20:40 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won't get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site's publication of...

Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US

Mar. 26, 2024 09:21 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — After fighting for more than a decade to avoid being sent to the U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing further delays in learning whether he can make a new legal challenge against his extradition. Assange, 52, faces charges related to his organization's...

UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US on espionage charges

Mar. 26, 2024 06:39 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US on espionage charges.

Scammer claimed to be a psychic, witch and Irish heiress, victims say as she faces extradition to UK

Mar. 26, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — She has crisscrossed the country saying she's an Irish heiress, a psychic and good friends with a movie star in order to run scores of scams, her victims say. But now Marianne Smyth is in a Maine jail awaiting a hearing next month that will decide whether she can be...

A London court will rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Assange can challenge extradition to the US

Mar. 26, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A London court is scheduled Tuesday to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are due to issue a judgment in the High Court that could put an end to...

A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to the US

Mar. 25, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are scheduled to issue a judgment Tuesday morning in the High Court that could put...

Montenegro court confirms mogul known as 'cryptocurrency king' to be extradited to South Korea

Mar. 20, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — An appeals court in Montenegro on Wednesday confirmed that a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” will be handed over to his native country. Both South Korea and the U.S. had requested Do Kwon’s extradition from Montenegro. A...

Honduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband's conviction

Mar. 14, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduras first lady Ana García de Hernández said Thursday that her decision to seek the presidency next year is about showing the world the injustice that was done to her recently convicted husband and defending Honduras' reputation, not an attempt to protect...

Soccer star Quincy Promes has reportedly been arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors

Mar. 13, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch soccer star Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia last month by an Amsterdam court of involvement in cocaine smuggling and sentenced to six years in prison, has reportedly been arrested by authorities in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who will...

Romanian court grants UK's request to extradite Andrew Tate, once local legal cases are concluded

Mar. 12, 2024 11:59 AM EDT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday granted a request by British authorities to extradite the divisive online influencer Andrew Tate, but only after legal proceedings against him in Romania have been concluded, his spokesperson said. The Bucharest...