The case of Julian Assange is back in British court
Stella Assange, wife of Julian Assange, speaks besides a poster of Julian Assange at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Julian Assange’s lawyers are on their final UK legal challenge to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. The 52-year-old has been fighting extradition for more than a decade, including seven years in self-exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the last five years in a high-security prison.
The case of Julian Assange is back before Britain’s high court in what’s likely to be the WikiLeaks founder’s last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition to the US. Assange is wanted by US authorities for disclosing secret military files in 2010 and 2011. And, online shoppers around the world can’t seem to get enough cheap consumer goods from the China-based platforms Temu and Shein. The two companies are gobbling up so much air-cargo space that they’re causing soaring shipping costs and derailing supply chains. Also, for Ukrainian soldiers who have lost a limb in battle, adjusting to this new reality can be tough. But some have found their way back to sports with the country’s first soccer team for amputees. Plus, 546 words in English for getting drunk.
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