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Ecuador Defends Handover of Julain Assange Documents, Computer Hardware to US
Prosecutors have authorized police to carry out a search next Monday of the room which the Australian occupied and seize his personal belongings.
Huawei Chairman Says Ready to Sign 'No-spy' Deal With United Kingdom
The British government is in the middle of a furious debate over whether to let Huawei roll out its next-generation mobile service.
Sri Lankan Techie Who Played Key Role in Easter Bombings Was Twice Chargesheeted in India for ISIS Links
A police official at National Investigation Agency (NIA) and another police official in Gujarat said they were providing assistance to Sri Lankan authorities.
On Visit to New Zealand Mosque, UN Chief Vows to Combat Growing Hate Speech
Antonio Guterres visited the Al Noor Mosque in the southern city of Christchurch, where a gunman killed more than 40 people on March 15 in one of the attacks on two mosques that killed a total of 51 people.
US Puts Chinese, Pakistani Companies on Entity List to Check Misuse Technology Against National Security
The 12 entities making it to the list include four companies with locations in both China and Hong Kong, and a further two Chinese, one Pakistani and five Emirati persons.
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern and France's Emmanuel Macron Join Hands to Fight Online Extremism
Ardern is in Paris this week to co-chair a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that seeks to have world leaders and chiefs of tech companies sign the "Christchurch Call".
Julian Assange Gets 'Another Chance to Clear Name' as Sweden Reopens Rape Probe
The 47-year-old has claimed the Swedish allegations were a pretext to transfer him to the United States, where he fears prosecution over the release by WikiLeaks of millions of classified documents.
Cyprus Army Officer Murdered 7 Women, Cops Did Nothing for 3 Years as 'Victims Were Immigrants'
Since mid-April, the Mediterranean island's press has slammed official failings over the murders, which 35-year-old army officer Nicos Metaxas has allegedly confessed to carrying out.
Judicial Probe Opens into Christchurch Mosque Shootings
The royal commission -- the most powerful judicial probe available under New Zealand law -- will examine events leading up to the March 15 attack on two mosques in Christchurch.
Man Sentenced to Life in UK For Brutally Stabbing to Death His Indian-origin Wife
Laurens Brand, 47, was handed a minimum term of 16 years and eight months' imprisonment for using kitchen knives to repeatedly stab his 41-year-old wife Angela Mittal on Christmas day last year.
Iran Guards Chief Says Americans Have Started 'Psychological War'
The US military has sent forces to the Middle East to counter what the Trump administration says are 'clear indications' of threats from Iran to US forces there.
UN Clinches Deal to Stop Plastic Waste From Winding Up in Sea; US Remains Reluctant
An agreement on tracking thousands of types of plastic waste emerged on Friday at the end of a two-week meeting of UN-backed conventions on plastic waste and toxic, hazardous chemicals.
‘How Much is He Worth?’: US Man Tries to Pawn His Baby, Shop Owner Calls the Cops
The father later told police officers he had been joking and that he wanted to record the video and put it up on social media.
More Trade Talks to Follow, Says China as Trump Ratchets Up Tariff Threat
China's top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, said Beijing would 'respond' to any tariffs, without elaborating.
Trump Says no Hurry to Reach Deal With China as Trade War Escalates
The United States early on Friday increased its tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25% from 10%, rattling financial markets already worried the 10-month trade war between the world's two largest economies could spiral out of control.
DNA Test Ordered By Sri Lankan Court To Verify Death of Local Islamist Group Leader
The Court ordered the sample to be taken from the sister of Mohamed Cassim Zahran, the leader of a local Extremist Islamist Group NTJ, to confirm his identity.