A former American intelligence chief has warned against plans for Julian Assange to seek a pardon, stating the US could see it as an act of “betrayal” by the Australian government. Speaking to Sky News on Thursday morning, just hours after the WikiLeaks founder touched down at Canberra Airport, theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed Julian Assange’s release from prison, but said remained “delicate” until the legal situation was finalised. Mr Assange’s long running legal saga to avoid extradition to the United States where he faced charges under the Espionage Act came to an abrupt end on Monday afterContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The US State Department accused Russia Wednesday of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, while also announcing fresh sanctions against Moscow.In addition to the chemical agent chloropicrin, Russia also used “riot control agents (tear gas) as a method of warfareContinue Reading
Mysterious headaches afflicting US diplomats are being blamed on Russian spies. Almost a dozen officials suddenly began suffering head pressure, dizziness and ear pain shortly before US Vice President Kamala Harris visited Vietnam in 2021. And the Pentagon says one of its officials suffered headaches and nausea ahead of aContinue Reading
Kay Lang had just moved to the Gold Coast in 2012 to study when she met a charismatic entrepreneur at a nightclub and was instantly swept off her feet. Damion St Patrick Baston introduced himself as a 30-year-old American restaurateur who had grand plans to expand his business interests inContinue Reading
Think twice about a tropical getaway to the Caribbean this winter. The US embassy in the Bahamas has released a security warning and travel advisory that the island nation is currently unsafe for tourists amidst 18 murders — “primarily” motivated by gang violence — in January alone, the NY PostContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The number of US citizens confirmed to have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to 22, the State Department said Wednesday. That’s an increase from the 14 who’d been confirmed dead one day earlier. US citizens also are among the estimated 150 hostages captured by Hamas duringContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States ordered the evacuation of some staff and families from its embassy in Niger after military officers seized power there, the State Department said on Wednesday, even as the mission will remain open and senior leadership will continue working from there. Niger is a key Western allyContinue Reading
Kim Jong-un has showcased his new ballistic nuclear missiles and attack drones as he flexes North Korea’s military muscle at the West. The tyrant watched on as the terrifying weapons were flaunted in a military parade in Pyongyang, reported The Sun. Kim stood shoulder to shoulder with Chinese and RussianContinue Reading
Hundreds of News Corporation employees stood together in a sign of solidarity for detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich who has been imprisoned in Russia for 100 days. The 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was detained by agents from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29 while on a reportingContinue Reading