Speaking to reporters outside the court building, Hrafnsson called District Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s ruling a “great disappointment.” It’s unjust, unfair, and illogical, when you consider her ruling two days ago about Julian’s health. On Monday, Baraitser refused to allow Assange’s extradition to the US, citing concerns that the American justice …
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Iranian domestic politics have supercharged the nation’s diplomatic posture as it awaits the transfer of power in the United States from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden. Emotions inside Iran, already inflamed by the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani by the US a year ago, boiled over following a …
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“States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval,” the president tweeted on Wednesday ahead of Congress meeting to certify the vote, the last step before Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If Pence sends votes …
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A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Exeter, and Bath examined 40 observed sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events which occurred over the last 60 years. These events take place in the atmospheric band of air located between 10 and 50km (6.2 and 31 miles) above the …
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Here we are again. After what was for many people a fraught and upsetting Christmas, and a revelry-free New Year, the UK is back in lockdown. It is slated to last until February, but without major dissent, the true end is not in sight. Is Lockdown 3.0 ‘justified’? Is the …
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According to the Wall Street Journal, the super troopers of the Swedish army, clearly worried that the winner will take it all, are preparing for a potential invasion of the tiny Baltic Sea island of Gotland, which, the local tourist board reports, is home to more sheep than people. The …
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The extraordinary events of the last few days in American politics mirror the political crisis that took place after the scandal-ridden 1876 presidential election. The historical analogy, however, is by no means a perfect fit, which means that Joe Biden is likely to become president – unlike Samuel J. Tilden, …
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The EU drug regulator recommended granting the vaccine a conditional marketing authorization for use in people aged 18 and over, according to a statement released by the agency on Tuesday. Emer Cooke, executive director of the EMA, described the vaccine as “another tool to overcome the current emergency,” adding that …
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Assange was seeking bail in the Westminster Magistrates’ Court presided over by District Judge Vanessa Baraitser, who on Monday ruled against his extradition. The activist had already served a 50-week sentence in the UK for jumping bail in 2012 when he hid in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy to avoid extradition to …
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Video uploaded to social media on Tuesday purports to show the 73-year-old senator being confronted both while waiting to board the plane and while seated in the cabin. In the first clip, a woman confronts the former 2012 GOP presidential nominee, who is seated at a gate in Salt Lake …
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