The 47-year-old sought refuge in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy in 2012 while facing extradition to Sweden in connection with sexual assault allegations.
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European Union delays Brexit until Oct. 31, saving Britain from messy EU exit this week
The extension to Oct. 31 isintended to give British Prime Minister Theresa May more time to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.
Why Brexit, or Britain’s exit from European Union, is so important but so tough to finish
British Prime Minister Theresa May and the Labour Party hold meetings to finalize Brexit, Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Theresa May’s EU Brexit deal rejected by Parliament a third time
Britain now has until April 12 to announce a new plan to leave the European Union, or leave the bloc without a deal and risk a disorderly exit.
U.S. lawyer Lisa Bloom calls for Dubai boycott over ‘captive’ Princess Sheikha Latifa
Civil rights attorney Lisa Bloom calls for legal scrutiny in a U.S. court over disappearance of Princess Sheikha Latifa, daughter of Dubai’s ruler.
Head transplant doctors Xiaoping Ren and Sergio Canavero claim spinal cord progress
Surgeons who wanted to perform the world’s first human head transplant claim progress with ‘irreversible’spinal cord injuries.
Britain’s Theresa May offers to step down to get Brexit deal passed
British Prime Minister Theresa May offered to step aside to break a deadlock over her unpopular plan to leave the European Union.
American-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
The Islamic State group lost its final sliver of territory in Syria, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday.
With clock ticking, EU grants Britain Brexit delay
European Unionleaderson Thursday granted the United Kingdom an extension to its departure from the bloc– scheduled in eight days.
Jacinda Ardern leads New Zealand in aftermath of killings police say could have been worse
Suspect in last week’s terror attack on mosques in New Zealandthat killed 50 people was likely on his way to carry out a third shooting, policesaid.