WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final British legal battle to avoid extradition to U.S. on spy charges

[ad_1] Julian Assange’s lawyers opened a final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges, arguing that American authorities are seeking to punish him for exposing serious criminal acts by the U.S. state Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald said there is a risk Assange “will suffer a flagrant…

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X suspends the account of Navalny widow Yulia Navalnaya as mom demands Putin hand back body

[ad_1] The family of Alexei Navalny stepped up their campaign for access to the late Russian opposition leader’s body Tuesday — an effort that was briefly interrupted when his widow’s account was suspended by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. It comes just a day after Yulia Navalnaya launched the account, posting…

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Police called to investigate alleged LGBTQ propaganda at Russian ‘My Little Pony’ convention

[ad_1] Police in Moscow were called to investigate alleged LGBTQ propaganda at a fan event dedicated to the cartoon series “My Little Pony,” organizers said Sunday. The Mi Amore convention was closed by organizers early Saturday after officers arrived at the venue in the Russian capital, despite police being unable to find evidence of illegal…

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Sam Mendes to direct four separate Beatles movies on Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

[ad_1] John, Paul, George and Ringo will each be the subject of a different feature film. Director Sam Mendes plans to make four separate movies, one from each Beatles member’s point of view. They will intersect to “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history,” according to a press release. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families…

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