WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s possible final legal challenge to block his extradition from Britain to the U.S. to face charges for publishing classified U.S. military documents will be held in February 2024 at the High Court in London. The upcoming hearing, scheduled for Feb. 20 and 21, will be held …
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TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisian officials have sought to dampen down on worries that the sets from the iconic Star Wars movies are under threat from Islamic State militants. CNN recently suggested that the sets were vulnerable after arrests and discoveries of weapons caches near the town of Tatouine, which lent …
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BRUSSELS – The European Union has extended for a year an asset freeze on former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and others in his administration linked to the misuse of state funds. The EU said in a statement Thursday that its measures target “persons subject to initial investigations on the embezzlement …
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MAPUTO, Mozambique – Thousands of protesters marched in the Mozambican cities of Maputo and Beira, demanding answers over the killing of a prominent lawyer. Joao Mouzinho, a member of the Defiance Agenda civil society group and a student of slain constitutional lawyer Gilles Cistac, said the march on Saturday was …
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will perform the pre-Easter foot-washing ritual at Rome’s main prison this year. The Vatican said Wednesday that inmates from the Rebibbia prison and a nearby women’s facility will participate in the Holy Thursday service, which is meant to show Francis’ willingness to serve others as …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s foreign minister says authorities have detained 16 Indonesians who were trying to cross the border into Syria to join the Islamic State extremist group. Mevlut Cavusoglu also said Friday that police were looking for another group of 16 Indonesians reported missing in Turkey. Cavusoglu was speaking …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish police say they are carrying out several raids across Copenhagen in connection with last month’s deadly shooting at a free-speech seminar and the capital’s main synagogue. Police spokesman Joergen Skov said Tuesday’s raids were part of “the continued investigation” into the Feb. 14 and 15 attacks. …
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KAMPALA, Uganda – A Ugandan police official says five madrassas across Uganda have been shut down over allegations they are training students to become extremists. Patrick Onyango, a spokesman for police in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, said Monday that some Islamic schools were training children to become fighters in …
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JUBA, South Sudan – The U.S. envoy to South Sudan is urging the country’s leaders to resume peace talks the day after lawmakers voted to extend President Salva Kiir’s term by three years. Donald Booth told reporters in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Wednesday that the way to peace “is …
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LONDON – Britain’s national statistics agency says the economy grew faster than previously thought last year. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the country’s gross domestic product expanded 2.8 percent, compared with the previous estimate of 2.6 percent. Growth in the fourth quarter was 0.6 percent, up …
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