Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange mounted a last-ditch effort at the UK High Court to stop his extradition to the US to face trial on espionage charges. Summary Attorneys for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange mounted a last-ditch effort at the UK High Court to stop his extradition to the US to face trial on espionage charges. The two-day hearing at Britain’s highest court began on Tuesday with Assange’s legal team presenting their final appeal to a 2021 High Court …
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US and UK Launch Retaliatory Strikes Against the Iran-Backed Houthis After Attacks on US Naval Ships
American and British forces launched significant retaliatory airstrikes against 60 targets spread across 16 sites in Yemen used by the Houthis, a militant group backed by Iran, to target international shipping and US naval assets in …
Nurse Lucy Letby, the United Kingdom’s most prolific child killer in the modern era, was sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison for the killings of seven newborn babies and the attempted murders …
The arrest of the former First Minister of Scotland capped a chaotic weekend in British politics that began with the shock resignation of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson from his parliamentary seat. Summary The arrest of …
A Divided Independence Movement Elects Left-Winger Humza Yousaf to be Scotland’s First Muslim Leader
The governing Scottish National Party elected Humza Yousaf as its next leader on Monday after a bitter leadership campaign that exposed the deep divisions within Scotland’s independence movement. Summary The governing Scottish National Party elected Humza …
Boris Johnson’s political future hangs in the balance. Summary Boris Johnson’s political future hangs in the balance. The former British prime minister was questioned for three hours on Wednesday by MPs investigating whether he misled Parliament. …
Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s third prime minister of 2022 after his leading rivals dropped out of the race. Summary Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s third prime minister of 2022 – and the first of Indian …