LONDON This screen shot courtesy of WikiLeaks X page shows Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walking to board a plane from London Stansted Airport on June 24, 2024 Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with U.S. authorities that brought an end to his years-long...
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Julian Assange Freed From UK Prison After He Strikes Plea Deal With US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear in US court this week. Washington: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in US court to revealing military secrets in exchange for his freedom, ending his years-long legal drama, according to court documents released Monday night. Assange, who had been in custody in Britain, will plead...
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Julian Assange flies out of UK after reaching plea deal with US government
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from Belmarsh prison and flown out of the UK as he prepares to enter a guilty plea as part of a deal...
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito reconnects with past in UK | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are on a state visit to the United Kingdom. On Monday, the Emperor visited a place he has developed a fondness for: the River Thames. He went to see the Thames Barrier, the flood control gates that have protected London for more than four decades. He studied the history...
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GB News viewers were asked what the greatest country in the world is…the result may surprise you
GB News viewers were asked if they think Britain is the greatest country in the world in new polling for the channel. Pollsters J.L Partners questioned viewers on their opinions about politics, Britain and society in general. The results show almost half of the viewers (49 per cent) agree or strongly agree that Britain is...
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UK boy has brain implant fitted to control epilepsy seizures in world first
A UK teenager with severe epilepsy has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a brain implant aimed at bringing seizures under control. Oran Knowlson’s neurostimulator sits under the skull and sends electrical signals deep into the brain, reducing his daytime seizures by 80%. His mother, Justine, said that her son...
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New Zealand wins Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix
NEW YORK — New Zealand came out victorious in the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix, the “world’s most exciting racing on water,” on New York’s Hudson River Sunday. The two-day event was the penultimate race weekend of Mubadala SailGP before the competition’s fourth season concludes in San Francisco in July. SailGP is an international...
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Russia withdraws troops from town near Kharkiv after becoming ‘bogged down’
The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Russia ordered the cross-border attack to draw Ukrainian soldiers away from the front line in the Donbas region, rather than actually take Kharkiv. “Some Ukrainian forces have redeployed units to the Kharkiv direction from Donetsk Oblast, so Russian forces may be exploiting this perceived...
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No Brexit renegotiation without free movement, warns Barnier
Mr Barnier, who negotiated Britain’s split from the EU and the future trade agreement, told The Telegraph that the bloc would welcome fresh talks but would not ease its previous red lines. He said: “It is one thing to say that we can revisit the relationship between the UK and the EU, and in the...
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UK election betting scandal widens as 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 announced. The Sunday Times and others reported that Nick Mason is...
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Clubber’s phone footage shows Jay Slater ‘staggering around’ before he went missing
The man, 20, said: “It was a good atmosphere, it was hard dance music and everybody was having a good time vibing away. “I wanted to remember the moment so I started filming, then I saw a lad staggering around in front of me. “You could see him get up off the ground, everyone turned...
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Mainland Britain’s ‘most remote’ village with no roads in or out
Britain’s most remote mainland community is a stunning Scottish village, but it has no roads in or out and is only accessible by boat or a 24-mile mountainous hike. Inverie, with a population of just 111, is the main village on the Knoydart peninsula in the Scottish Highlands located on the north side of Loch...