Spy according to some, freedom of speech champion according to others. He has been accused of rape in Sweden, threatened with extradition to the USA and spent seven years confined to Ecuador's embassy. Here are all the twists and turns surrounding Julian Assange.
WorldThe espionage-accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be released after admitting to spreading confidential information and reaching an agreement with the US Department of Justice. The Australian has landed on American territory where he is expected to plead guilty overnight.
WorldIn the event of a major war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran-backed groups from other parts of the region may come to the aid of the Lebanese Islamist movement.
ConflictsA Swedish national has been sentenced to death in Iraq. Whether two other Swedes have received the same sentence remains unclear, according to Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (The Moderate Party). The Foreign Ministry is working intensively to clarify these allegations, he says.
Swedish politicsThat the DCA agreement gives the USA the opportunity to place nuclear weapons on Swedish soil is a historic turnaround, according to several critics. This creates a direct threat to all Swedes, says diplomat Rolf Ekéus.
SwedenIraqi authorities have confirmed that a Swedish citizen has been sentenced to death in Iraq, announces the Swedish Foreign Ministry. Two more Swedes are reported to have been detained for involvement in the murder of a gangland figure, but what sentences they have been given, if any, are unclear.
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