WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was absent from a London court on Tuesday as it heard his final appeal against potential extradition to the United States to face trial for publishing secret military and diplomatic files. Opening the two-day hearing in Mr Assange’s absence, with the man himself not present dueContinue Reading
The wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has opened up about the harsh reality her husband experiences every day, as the threat of a 175-year prison sentence looms, and how their family manages to spend limited but quality time with him. “He’s gone through two pairs of sneakers, walking theContinue Reading
When Japanese journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead by Myanmar troops as he covered antimilitary protests in 2007, his video camera disappeared, along with the last images he filmed. On Wednesday, 16 years and a secret journey out of Myanmar later, the camera and its contents were handed back toContinue Reading
Around 80 holiday-makers have had their cars “stolen” after leaving them with an airport meet and greet car company in London. Travellers who paid up to £145 ($A250) to Heathrow valet company Terminal Universal said the firm’s phones were off and their vehicles were missing, The Sun reports. One victim,Continue Reading
Just days after an apparent détente between China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese state media has laid out its conditions: AUKUS is dangerous, AUKUS must go. “AUKUS is a tool to stir up trouble and create unwarranted suspicion about Beijing’s intentions,” asserts an unattributed editorial inContinue Reading