WikiLeaks’ Assange set to be freed after US espionage charge plea deal
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will set…
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Top European court finds Russia guilty of rights violations in Crimea
Ukraine wins its first interstate case against Russia over systematic violations of human rights on its occupied peninsula. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)…
Part of Kenya’s parliament is on fire as thousands of protesters enter. Several bodies are seen
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Part of Kenya’s parliament building was on fire Tuesday as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill entered and legislators…
Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers
HWASEONG, South Korea, June 24 (Reuters) – A lithium battery factory in South Korea was set on fire after multiple batteries exploded on Monday, killing…
Suspected Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters further away than many previous assaults
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A possible attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship further away from nearly all of the previous assaults…
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime…
South African election early results see ANC losing majority, DA and MK performing well
MIDRAND, South Africa, May 30 (Reuters) – The African National Congress looked set on Thursday to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30…
Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi’s death
DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) – Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi…
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 democrats found guilty in landmark subversion case
HONG KONG, May 30 (Reuters) – Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial…
France’s Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons
France’s president has joined the head of NATO in pushing for a policy shift that could change the complexion of the war in Ukraine — allowing Kyiv…