00:00 The first immunizations with the newly approved AstraZeneca vaccine are underway in the UK. The country is scaling up mass vaccinations against COVID-19 — with a newly approved and locally developed shot...
Kashmiri father pleads for body of son killed in ‘staged shootout’
This Kashmiri father is pleading for the return of the body of his teenage son, who was killed by the Indian Army and buried after a “staged gun battle” in December 2020.
Egypt investigates Covid deaths linked to alleged lack of oxygen
Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation into the deaths of at least four coronavirus patients at a public hospital.
Julian Assange’s 10-year fight against extradition
A British judge on Monday blocked the extradition of #WikiLeaks founder Julian #Assange to the United States over the publication of tens of thousands of leaked classified documents in 2010.
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes S. Korean-flagged tanker
#Iran on Monday said it started enriching #uranium up to 20% purity at its Fordow facility, in its biggest breach of a 2015 nuclear deal threshold as state media acknowledged that #Tehran seized a South Korean-flagged...
UK court rules against extradition to US of WikiLeaks founder Assange
A British judge on Monday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret documents online.
UK judge rejects extradition of ‘suicide risk’ Assange to United States
A British judge ruled on Monday that #WikiLeaks founder Julian #Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he...