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UK's top court backs extradition of WikiLeaks boss

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, bringing the secret-spilling Internet activist a big step closer to prosecution in a Scandinavian court....

UK's top court backs extradition of WikiLeaks boss

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, bringing the secret-spilling Internet activist a big step closer to prosecution in a Scandinavian court....

Brain surgeon botches proposal

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
In the RidicuList, a brain surgeon botches his seaside wedding proposal when he decides to hide the ring in the sand.
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France opposes payout for ex-Air France-KLM CEO

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
PARIS (AP) -- France's new Socialist government says it opposes a (EURO)400,000 ($500,920) payout for Air France-KLM's former CEO, part of its push to rein executive salaries at state-owned companies....

France opposes payout for ex-Air France-KLM CEO

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
PARIS (AP) -- France's new Socialist government says it opposes a (EURO)400,000 ($500,920) payout for Air France-KLM's former CEO, part of its push to rein executive salaries at state-owned companies....

Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Judges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison following his landmark conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered and mutilated thousands during their country's brutal civil war in return for blood diamonds....

Judges sentence Charles Taylor to 50 years

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Judges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison following his landmark conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered and mutilated thousands during their country's brutal civil war in return for blood diamonds....

Russia to block new Syria move

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
Hopes of a new initiative over Syria suffer a setback as a Russian spokesman rules out any action by the UN Security Council soon.
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Credit card loans shrink in April

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
Credit card lending in April recorded its biggest monthly contraction since August 2006, figures show, indicating further evidence of consumer caution.
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Andy Coulson charged with perjury

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
David Cameron's ex-director of communications is charged with perjury as part of an investigation into evidence at the trial of former MSP Tommy Sheridan.
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Deal to drop 'rude' Zuma painting

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
A South African art gallery agrees not to display a painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed after reaching a deal with the ANC.
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Assange loses extradition appeal

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
Britain's Supreme Court is due to rule Wednesday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face interrogation on sexual assault allegations against him.
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Assange loses extradition appeal

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange loses his Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face accusations of sex offences.
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Syrian media criticize Western diplomatic protest

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's state-run media on Wednesday criticized decisions by the U.S. and other nations to expel the country's diplomats, describing the moves as "unprecedented hysteria" and warning they might deal a fatal blow to an international peace plan....

Syrian media criticize Western diplomatic protest

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's state-run media on Wednesday criticized decisions by the U.S. and other nations to expel the country's diplomats, describing the moves as "unprecedented hysteria" and warning they might deal a fatal blow to an international peace plan....

Markets unsettled by Spain fears

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
Fears over Spain's finances have sparked losses for stock markets and a move into safe haven investments.
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World stocks fall as Spain woes intensify

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
BANGKOK (AP) -- Investors unnerved by Spain's worsening financial condition and a report that China has no plans for a major economic stimulus dragged world stock markets lower Wednesday....

World stocks fall as Spain woes intensify

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
BANGKOK (AP) -- Investors unnerved by Spain's worsening financial condition and a report that China has no plans for a major economic stimulus dragged world stock markets lower Wednesday....

GOP whistling past the end of America

An election almost as important as the presidential election will be held next Tuesday, and conservatives aren't making a big deal of it...

Ex-Cameron aide arrested over alleged perjury

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-08 12:26
LONDON (AP) -- Police say the ex-top media adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron has been arrested on suspicion of perjury - the latest case tied to allegations of wrongdoing by British tabloid newspapers....
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