A UK court allows Assange to challenge his extradition to the US.
According to a UK judge, Julian Assange should have the opportunity to challenge a decision to extradite him to the United States. The WikiLeaks founder must have the right to contest the British government's extradition request from June 2022, according to a ruling made on Tuesday by the High Court of London. This is unless the United States guarantees, in writing, that he will be given a fair trial and won't be executed. According to a UK judge, Julian Assange should have the opportunity to challenge a decision to extradite him to the United States. The High Court in London ruled on Tuesday that the WikiLeaks founder must have the right to challenge the British government’s June 2022 extradition order unless the United States provides within three weeks assurances that he would receive a fair trial and would not face the death penalty. A further hearing has been scheduled for May 20, meaning Assange cannot be extradited immediately. Depending on the ruling, his campaign team had warned that could have happened.
Peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict seems unlikely.
There is growing pressure on Israel to call off hostilities. Brazil's president has compared Israel's battle against Hamas to Holocast. Along with mounting calls for a humanitarian truce, a number of politicians from the US, Australia, Canada, UK, EU, and Jordan backed Israel's proposal to halt and retreat from a planned ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. Are chances of an Israel-Hamas truce, however, slim?
Scientists express concern over the rapid rise in levels of methane.
According to NOAA on Friday, carbon dioxide, the most significant and abundant greenhouse gas created by humans, rose in 2023 to the third-highest level in 65 years of record keeping. Scientists are particularly concerned about the quick rise in methane concentrations in the atmosphere, a more powerful but shorter-lived gas that traps heat. See to learn more.
Education in Yemen: Approximately 4.5 million youngsters do not attend school.
According to Save the Children, conflict prevents two out of every five Yemeni children from attending school. That is the national equivalent of 4.5 million children. Additionally, the weakening economy forces many to look for jobs to support their families.
20 people are killed in a military base explosion in Cambodia, and other nearby structures are destroyed.
The incident's occurrence is indicative of the blast's strength. A whole ammunition truck detonated, killing at least twenty soldiers and wounding dozens more. Keep an eye out for additional information!
Good Friday: 35th time that a 65-year-old Filipino man has been "crucified"
An old man of sixty-five was "crucified" for the thirty-fifth time in the Philippines. The streets of Taxco, a town known for silver mining, were strolled by Encorvadas in Mexico. Walking through the streets of Australia was a man posing as Jesus Christ with a cross. See how people celebrated Good Friday around the globe with this report.
'Pulp Fiction' reunion at TCM Classic Film Festival
As part of the TCM Classic Film Festival this year, Pulp Fiction stars John Travolta, Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson reunited on Thursday to commemorate the film's 30th anniversary. Stay tuned for additional information!
Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrike of a central Gaza house: at least fifteen.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have targeted a densely populated residential neighborhood. Fifteen persons inside a family house were killed in one incident. More bodies buried beneath the debris are proving difficult for first responders to recover.
Greece: In the heart of Athens, students and police struggle
Thousands of students demonstrated against a law permitting foreign institutions to operate in Greece by filling the streets of the capital city of Athens.
Turkey's municipal elections: a fierce race for Ankara and Istanbul
Turkey's opposition, battered and shattered by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's win in the general elections 2023, hopes to deliver a blow in Sunday's municipal votes since the result will determine the fate of its greatest hope, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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