Swedish court rejects request to detain Assange in absence over rape allegation

A Swedish court has struck down a prosecutor’s request to detain Julian Assange in absentia over outstanding rape allegations. The case was reopened after the WikiLeaks founder was hauled from London’s Ecuadorian embassy. The court decided pre-trial detention for Assange would not be “proportionate,” said Swedish Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson at a […]

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‘Where is the evidence?’ Malaysian PM says attempts to pin MH17 downing on Russia lack proof

Malaysia has accepted the Dutch report that a ‘Russian-made’ missile shot down its civilian airliner MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, but has yet to see evidence it was fired by Russia, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. “They are accusing Russia but where is the evidence?” Mahathir told reporters at the Japanese Foreign Correspondents Club […]

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Ukrainian MPs reject PM’s resignation as Zelensky asks for foreign, defense ministers to be sacked

Ukraine’s parliament voted to reject Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman’s resignation on Thursday. The largest faction argued that his resignation would lead to “chaos” before a snap election due in July, Reuters said. Groysman had resigned after the inauguration of President Volodymyr Zelensky. The new president has called an early election for July 21, which his […]

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‘We know they exist,’ ex-US defense official turned UFO sleuth probes unexplained military sightings

It’s been a big week for UFO fans; first, the US government admitted the state had indeed investigated such phenomena, then ex-defense official Christopher Mellon expanded the dialogue on unexplained aircraft even further. The existence of UFOs is no longer a question, but a foregone conclusion, Mellon explained, during an interview on “Fox and Friends” […]

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End of Bibi’s era? ‘Bleak’ prospects for Netanyahu as Israel’s embattled PM faces snap elections

Benjamin Netanyahu will struggle to secure a majority in September’s snap elections, analysts told RT, predicting that the Israeli prime minister faces formidable political and legal hurdles if he hopes to keep his job. Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve late Wednesday night after Netanyahu failed to form a coalition before the midnight deadline. […]

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