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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorean embassy

"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police said.

Apr 11, 2019, 15:16 PM IST

Russians tried to help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange escape from London embassy hideout: Report

The 47-year-old Assange remains in hiding in a back room of the central London building six years after losing a legal battle against extradition to Sweden for questioning on allegations of rape and sexual assault. 

Sep 22, 2018, 16:21 PM IST

Julian Assange considering offer to appear before US Senate committee

"The US Senate Select Committee request confirms their interest in hearing from Assange," lawyer Jennifer Robinson said in a statement. 

Aug 09, 2018, 19:23 PM IST

Julian Assange loses bid to get UK arrest warrant dropped

The 46-year-old, Assange has been holed up inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London for more than five years because he fears extradition to the US.

Feb 06, 2018, 22:06 PM IST

NYT, Washington Post, CNN and Time: Donald Trump announces 'fake news' award

'The New York Times' has been named as the winner of the 'Fake News Award'.

Jan 18, 2018, 08:29 AM IST

Ecuador grants citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Assange

Julian Assange has been sheltering at its London embassy for five years

Jan 11, 2018, 22:25 PM IST

Hillary Clinton accuses WikiLeaks of blunting impact of crude Donald Trump tape

Hillary Clinton today accused WikiLeaks of working with Russia to deflect attention away from an infamous tape of Donald Trump bragging about groping women in the run-up to the US presidential election.

Oct 16, 2017, 07:26 AM IST

Wikileaks says 'CIA can access Aadhaar database', government denies claim

WikiLeaks published documents that claims the United State's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is using specific tools to secretly collect Aadhaar data

Aug 26, 2017, 07:56 AM IST

No let-up in spying amid tit-for-tat Russian sanctions: U.S. official

 Russia still runs a versatile spying campaign against the United States despite sanctions and daily publicity about Moscow`s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the top U.S. counter-intelligence official said in an interview.

Aug 01, 2017, 09:43 AM IST

Ecuador foreign minister says UK wants a solution to Assange standoff

A British court issued an arrest warrant for Assange when he failed to surrender to the court on June 29, 2012, and the Metropolitan Police Service is compelled to execute that warrant, the London police said in May. 

Jun 23, 2017, 09:29 AM IST

Assange hails victory after Sweden drops probe, says prepared to end impasse

Swedish prosecutors dropped an investigation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday over a rape allegation.

May 19, 2017, 22:38 PM IST

Sweden drops Assange investigation, UK police says he still faces arrest

Julian Assange has lived in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, after taking refuge there to avoid extradition to Sweden over the allegation of rape.

May 19, 2017, 14:50 PM IST

Swedish prosecutors to decide on lifting Julian Assange's warrant

Marianne Ny accuses Julian Assange of having unprotected sex with her despite repeatedly having denied him.

May 19, 2017, 09:24 AM IST

WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning set to be released

Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US history, is set to walk out of a military prison Wednesday after seven years behind bars.

May 17, 2017, 10:49 AM IST

US prosecutors weighing charges against WikiLeaks: Reports

Two media reports say US prosecutors are preparing or closely considering charges against the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, including its founder Julian Assange, for revealing sensitive government secrets.

 

Apr 21, 2017, 09:07 AM IST

US NSA spying on Pakistan's mobile networks: WikiLeaks

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on Pakistan`s mobile networks, whistleblowing organisation WikiLeaks has tweeted.

Apr 11, 2017, 19:16 PM IST

Ecuador decides its future, and maybe Assange's, in runoff

Ecuador votes Sunday in a presidential runoff that will decide whether it follows Latin America's recent shift to the right, and could seal the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Mar 31, 2017, 12:01 PM IST

Russia: WikiLeaks dump shows CIA disguise capability

Russia's foreign minister says the WikiLeaks dump of purported US intelligence has highlighted the CIA's reported capability to imitate an electronic trace usually left behind by hackers from other nations.

Mar 09, 2017, 19:04 PM IST

WikiLeaks disclosures endanger Americans: Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Wednesday refused to confirm the validity of the information on electronic spying techniques made public by WikiLeaks, but it said that disclosures of this kind put Americans in danger, the media reported.

Mar 09, 2017, 09:51 AM IST

CIA blasts WikiLeaks for publishing secret documents

The documents showed that CIA hackers can turn a TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control one`s car.

Mar 09, 2017, 09:05 AM IST