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Julian Assange: Timeline of Wikileaks founder’s legal battles
WASHINGTON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a deal to plead guilty to one count of violating the U.S. espionage law,...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
Factbox-Britain's big election issues
LONDON -Britain will elect a new government on July 4, with voters focussed on the high cost of living, failing public services and...
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Top British judge hears Hong Kong protest case amid foreign judges row
HONG KONG -A senior British judge on Monday heard a protest-related case in Hong Kong involving seven high profile democrats, adding to...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Keir Starmer's drive to reset UK Labour risks alienating some ethnic minorities
LONDON - Sabia Akram has spent most of her life campaigning for Britain's opposition Labour Party but she will not celebrate if it wins...
Jun 24, 20244 min read
Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals
LONDON - Some of the world's biggest companies, finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Spanish rescue teams search for missing British teenager in Tenerife ravine
TENERIFE, Spain - Spanish rescue teams were searching an area around the Masca Ravine in Tenerife island's remote national park on...
Jun 22, 20241 min read
UK PM Sunak 'incredibly angry' about election date betting allegations
LONDON -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was "incredibly angry" to hear that three of his party colleagues were being...
Jun 21, 20242 min read
Britain's Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters
LONDON - Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Britain's Stonehenge on Wednesday, with orange marks covering some of the stones of...
Jun 21, 20241 min read
NATO chief says Russia, North Korea pact shows mutual support by authoritarian powers
OTTAWA - Russia's new defensive pact with North Korea shows increasing alignment among authoritarian powers and underscores the...
Jun 20, 20242 min read
EU states agree on 14th sanctions package against Russia, diplomats say
BRUSSELS -European Union countries agreed on a 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, diplomats said on...
Jun 20, 20242 min read
Labour's Starmer: No 'magic wand' as polls predict landslide in UK election
LONDON - Keir Starmer said he had no "magic wand" to fix Britain's problems after three opinion polls put his opposition Labour Party on...
Jun 20, 20242 min read
Film 'The Bikeriders' recreates heyday of 60s motorcycle clubs
LONDON - Actors Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy immersed themselves in 1960s American motorcycle culture for their new film "The...
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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