Julian Assange freed on US plea deal and starts journey home
Julian Assange has started his journey home to Australia, after agreeing a US plea deal. The WikiLeaks founder has left prison in the UK, and is flying via Bangkok to…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed after US plea deal
51 minutes ago By Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC News, Washington • Vicky Wong, BBC News, London Getty Images After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching…
At first Biden-Trump debate, age will be in the spotlight
10 hours ago By Kayla Epstein, BBC News AFP For Joe Biden and Donald Trump – the two oldest candidates ever to seek the US presidency – age is an election issue…
Alex Jones’ Infowars to shut down in plan by bankruptcy trustee
A court-appointed bankruptcy trustee has indicated plans to sell off right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media empire to pay some of the $1.5b (£1.18b) he owes to families of…
Maryland couple ‘walked for hours’ before dying in Hajj heat
A US couple who died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were walking for over two hours in scorching temperatures before they succumbed to heat stroke, their daughter has…
US Supreme Court to hear major Tennessee transgender case
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law banning hormone therapy and puberty blockers for children under 18. It marks the first time the…
Florida family seeks damages from Nasa after space debris hits home
A Florida family whose home was hit by space debris earlier this year is seeking compensation from US space agency Nasa for property damage and mental anguish. The 1.6lb (0.7kg)…
Hunter Biden files for new gun trial on a technicality
Lawyers for Hunter Biden are seeking a new trial in his federal gun case, after a jury found him guilty two weeks ago of lying about his drug use when…
Washington Frets As Chinese Company Cosco Wraps Up Construction of South America’s Largest Deep Sea Port | naked capitalism
“Due to its potential size and volume of operations, Peru’s Chancay mega-port is destined to become a nerve centre of international trade.” And it will be exclusively controlled by Cosco. …
Biden’s Polling Progress
President Biden has narrowed the gap with Donald Trump in the past few months, but Trump still holds a small lead in the race for the presidency. That’s perhaps the…