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SYDNEY, Australia | TASS | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty, including the time he has already spent in detention in the United Kingdom, the office of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. According to the statement, the journalist …

UNITED NATIONS  | Xinhua | A staggering 113 countries worldwide have never had a woman serve as head of state or government, and only 26 countries are led by women as of today, according to UN Women’s global data on Women Political Leaders 2024 published on Monday. Despite progress, women …

JERUSALEM, Israel  | Xinhua| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that Israel is “committed” to the deal proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of hostages. “We are committed to the Israeli proposal that President Biden endorsed,” Netanyahu …

LONDON | Xinhua | Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Justice Department to plead guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act, with no additional prison time, according to court filings released Monday evening. Assange left a British prison on …

LONDON | Xinhua | The Conservative Party of the United Kingdom (UK) has been hit by several allegations that top members placed bets on the general election date, scheduled for July 4, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is struggling to regain the trust of the …

Refugees are eagerly awaiting a chance to reunite with loved ones in their homeland. CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | It’s a scorching afternoon in Cairo’s bustling Khan el-Khalili market. Sara Ahmad, draped in a black abaya and clutching a folio of intricate tattoo designs, weaves through the crowd, peddling Henna …

In former US President’s opinion, Biden should be removed from his post as soon as possible NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | US President Joe Biden will soon embroil his country into World War Three, former US President Donald Trump told his supporters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Now under crooked Joe …

WASHINGTON, USA | TASS | The sanctions on Kaspersky Lab show that the United States is seeking to help its own corporations working for American intelligence, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said, commenting on the US move to blacklist the Russian cybersecurity company’s executives. “This yet another politicized step …

Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The death toll from this year’s hajj had by June 21 exceeded 1,000, a tally by the international news agency AFP has said. More than half were unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. …

GAZA | Xinhua | At least 42 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on residential houses in two areas of Gaza City, according to Palestinian security and medical sources. “About 18 were killed and dozens of others wounded in al-Shati refugee camp after the Israeli warplanes attacked a residential square,” …