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Julian Assange ends stalemate with US, exchanging guilty plea for his freedom
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free for the first time in 12 years after a US judge signed off on...
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This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room
Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and electronic parts, Choi’s computer screen tracks wind conditions and the...
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Russia begins espionage trial of reporter Evan Gershkovich in closed hearing condemned by the US
The trial of Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold...
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Why Europe’s youth are flirting with the far-right
Pollsters were surprised by the burst of populism in 2016, but many now think they shouldn’t have been. In the...
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Gaza population at risk of famine as it continues to face emergency levels of hunger, report finds
A high risk of famine persists in Gaza and the situation “remains catastrophic” as the war between Israel and Hamas...
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Julian Assange’s mission was to change the world – but at what cost?
Julian Assange started his WikiLeaks whistleblowing website on a quest for “radical transparency and truth,” a mission that turned an already...
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Japanese mother and child stabbed in China in front of school bus
A Japanese woman and her child were among three people stabbed by a man on Monday in front of a...
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China’s Chang’e-6 moon mission returns to Earth with historic far side samples
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from...
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Julian Assange is flying back to Australia after a 12-year legal battle. Here’s what we know about his US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home country...
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Kenya braced for more anti-tax protests as citizens call for ‘total shutdown’
Kenya is in the grip of nationwide protests against proposed tax hikes, culminating in a planned “total shutdown” of the...
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