Russian investigators ask court to extend house arrest of U.S. investor
Russia’s Investigative Committee has asked Moscow’s Basmanny district court to extend the house arrest of U.S. investor Michael Calvey until July 14, the court said in a statement on Thursday.
U.S. charges Assange after London arrest and seven years of solitude in Ecuador embassy
British police dragged Julian Assange out of Ecuadorean embassy in London on Thursday after Ecuador abruptly revoked his seven-year asylum, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for involvement in one of the biggest ever leaks of clas…
U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Assange with hacking conspiracy
U.S. prosecutors announced charges on Thursday against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to gain access to a government computer as part of one of the largest compromises …
U.S. must produce case for Assange extradition by June 12: UK judge
The United States must produce its case for requesting the extradition of Julian Assange from Britain by June 12, a British judge hearing the WikiLeaks founder’s case said on Thursday.
Macron tests German patience in split over Brexit delay
The ‘De Gaulle moment’ that many had speculated about before Wednesday night’s Brexit summit did not come, but President Emmanuel Macron still lived up to the spirit of the post-war French leader by throwing his weight around the EU table.
Russian court frees U.S. investor Calvey from jail
A Russian court released U.S. investor Michael Calvey on Thursday after two months in jail and placed him under house arrest, softening his treatment in a fraud case that has rattled the business community.
Russian sovereign wealth fund says planning joint deal with Baring Vostok
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund RDIF plans a joint investment in the next couple of months with Baring Vostok, the private equity group whose executives are facing charges in Russia of fraud, RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev told Reuters.
Russian suspect in Baring Vostok fraud case admits guilt: Interfax
A Russian banker accused of fraud along with executives from the Baring Vostok private equity fund, has admitted his guilt, Interfax news agency reported, citing a judge reading from investigators’ case files at a hearing in Moscow on Thursday.
WikiLeaks’ Assange convicted of breaking bail terms at UK court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was convicted on Thursday by a London court of skipping bail in 2012 after an extradition order to Sweden over an allegation of rape.
Pro-Kurdish elected mayors stripped of mandates in Turkey over dismissals: party
Turkey’s chief election authority has ruled that several mayors-elect from the main pro-Kurdish party cannot take up their posts because they were previously dismissed from their jobs under government decrees, the party said on Thursday.
