The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange was sentenced Wednesday to the five years he'd already served in a British prison while fighting extradition. — 2006: Assange founded WikiLeaks in Australia.
Asian markets swung Wednesday following a tech-led bounce on Wall Street as investors prepare for the release of crucial US inflation data, while the yen fell back towards levels that have stirred intervention warnings from Japanese officials.However, the rally is showing signs of petering out owing to a string of data indicating the US economy and labour market remain strong, while investors are also concerned valuations may have gone too far, particularly among tech firms.
The U.S. military's submarine drone named the Manta Ray was seemingly spotted on Google Maps sitting at California's Port Hueneme naval base.
The result marks the first primary defeat this year of a Democratic U.S. House incumbent. Bowman, a former middle school principal who was seeking a third congressional term, has been one of the U.S. House's most vocal critics of the Biden administration for its support of Israel in what he's described as genocide in Gaza.
Takeoff and landing at South Korea's Incheon international airport was disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched by North Korea filled with refuse, an airport spokesperson said. One balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger Terminal 2 and the three runways at Incheon were temporarily shut down, the spokesperson said. North Korea has flown balloons carrying trash into South Korea since late May, with hundreds landing in South Korea.
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After more than thirteen years in England, including five years spent in prison, Julian Assange pleaded guilty in the Northern Mariana Islands, a far-flung US territory in the Pacific, and walked out of court a free man.- Why did Assange plead guilty in the Northern Mariana Islands?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home country Australia on Monday after his 12-year battle against extradition to the United States ended in a plea deal.
Indonesia's antitrust agency on Wednesday said in a statement that e-commerce firm Shopee had admitted to having violated a monopoly rule for its courier service in Indonesia. The agency also said Shopee has agreed to make adjustments to its operating practices. Shopee did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the agency's statement.
More than 6,000 pallets of aid delivered via the pier are stacked and awaiting pickup onshore, according to US military officials, as the World Food Program has suspended aid collections due to security concerns.
White meat, like chicken breast, is usually considered healthier than dark meat. But the differences between them are small, dietitians say. Here's how to pick.
Laura Ann "Lauri" Carleton was killed in August 2023 over a dispute involving a pride flag. Here's how her family and community are honoring her 10 months later.
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Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday a majority of judges had voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, after a lengthy and divisive trial.In voting in favor of decriminalization in August, Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes said existing laws punish above all "young people, especially black people, who are treated as drug traffickers for possessing small amounts."
US journalist Evan Gershkovich will face the start of a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia on Wednesday, more than a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations.They will be held behind closed doors, as is typical for espionage cases, but Russia has said the media will briefly be allowed to see Gershkovich in the courtroom before it starts.
Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks follow the departure of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower after an eight-month deployment in which the aircraft carrier led the American response to the Houthi assaults. The ship attack happened off the coast of Aden, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.
The announcement on Tuesday comes in the wake of her suspension for her handling of internal sexual harassment allegations.
A US judge freed Julian Assange on Wednesday in a plea deal that ended years of legal drama for the WikiLeaks founder, long wanted by Washington for revealing military secrets.US authorities wanted to put Assange on trial for divulging military secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
More than 21 million Miniverse “Make It Mini” sets by California toymaker MGA Entertainment are being recalled because of potentially hazardous resins.