in 2010, julian assange�*s wikileaks 2010, julian assange�*s wikilea ks posted 2010, julian assange�*illed by us forces. just one of thousands of american secrets. two years later he fled into the ecuadorian embassy in london, granted political asylum. into the ecuadorian embassy in london, granted politicalasylum. in 2018, the us began preparing a prosecution against him. the next year, mrassange prosecution against him. the next year, mr assange was removed from the embassy and he has been injail ever since. the embassy and he has been injail eversince. in the embassy and he has been injail ever since. in 2021, the high court ruled he should be extradited and the supreme court upheld that decision a year later. the then home secretary priti patel, confirmed the order. mrassange, secretary priti patel, confirmed the order. mr assange, who has been held in belmarsh prison, is now seeking permission at the high court to review that decision and to try to challenge the original ruling. he insists the case against him is politically motivated. his wife says he would not survive being ext

. —— julian assange.t and scientists in australia say they've identified say t pocket hey've identified the brightest object ever recorded a quasar more than 12 billion light years away hello, i'm anna foster. we begine with the war in gaza. the united states has proposed a draft resolution at the un security council calling for a temporary ceasefire �*as soon as feasible'. the us resolution also opposes israel's plans to attack the overcrowded city of rafah. it says the assault would harm civilians, around 1.4 million of whom have fled there and have little option to leave the area if a new offensive is launched. it's not clear when or if the text will be put to a vote. but the us has indicated it still intends to veto another measure which calls for an immediate pause to the fighting. our correspondentjenny hill, who is injerusalem gave this upsdate. the reason that we look so hard that the us policy is that the us, of course, is israel's closest ally, and we have seen a toughening of its stance, a grow

wikileaks founder julian assange makes a last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition to the united states on spying charges. then, taiwan's top diplomat in washington discusses the island's relations with the u.s., as both confront china. >> we trust that we will continue working closely with the u.s. administration as well as congress so that taiwan can get, under circumstances, the best defense capabilities. william: and, a look at the presidential race as president biden breaks a fundraising record, and nikki haley tries to gain ground on donald trump ahead of the primary in her home state. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the newshour including kathy and paul anderson and camilla and george smith. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. william: welcome to “the newshour.” president biden says the united s

assange's wife says jail time is not the worst of it. she fears if he's extradited, he'll be killed. >>> plus, with a new poll showing her 28 points down in south carolina, nikki haley is facing what might be the worst loss by a presidential candidate in their home state in modern history. yet, just in the last hour, she reiterated she's not going anywhere, vowing to push her campaign to super tuesday and beyond. is it a strategy or just denying political reality? >>> and still no relief from the rain or wind or floodwaters that are making life miserable out in california. almost 90% of the state remains under a flood watch today, with big cities like l.a. and san diego taking the brunt of it. so when will things finally dry out? >>> a lot to get to, but we begin with a major and potentially final extradition battle for julian assange in his fight not to have to go to the u.s. and face spying charges. 14 years after he began that fight, it feels particularly timely. do his alleged crimes amount to espionage or is he a journalist protecte

there is a real risk that mr assange himself— that there is a real risk that mr assange himself mighte that there is a real risk that mr- assange himself might be torture or inhuman— assange himself might be torture or inhuman treatment _ assange himself might be torture or inhuman treatment in _ assange himself might be torture or inhuman treatment in the _ assange himself might be torture or inhuman treatment in the united - inhuman treatment in the united states _ inhuman treatment in the united states. ., . ., states. the editor in chief of wikileaks — states. the editor in chief of wikileaks is _ states. the editor in chief of wikileaks is also _ states. the editor in chief of wikileaks is also here - states. the editor in chief of wikileaks is also here and l states. the editor in chief of| wikileaks is also here and he states. the editor in chief of - wikileaks is also here and he told me that this case goes wider than mr assange. he says if he is extracted to the us journalists around the world will think again before publishing any leaked information thatis publishing any lea

and so is mr assange now running out of options?he magistrates�* court and again on paper a few months ago. and this is his renewed application following that paper refusal. so he�*s trying his best. he�*s got an excellent legal team. the arguments are interesting, but i think ultimately the court here will say, "you know, you should be making these arguments to the trial courts in the us. these are not reasons to buy your extradition". he and his supporters, one of the key tenets of their case has been that the information he released was true. they say "it was of obvious and important public interest". does that hold any sway in this case? well, it�*s not an argument that the uk extradition court really needs to entertain. there is a technical question about whether if the acts he committed — which the us say were criminal — had they been committed in the uk, would they also be an offence? so that�*s what�*s called a dual criminality question. and it�*s always been the case that the same... it would also be an offence in the uk to

lawyers for mr assange say he's too ill to attend the two day hearing.the court banging drums to chants of "free assange". nicky schiller is live at the court. bring as up—to—date. bring as up-to-date. literally as ou have bring as up-to-date. literally as you have company _ bring as up-to-date. literally as you have company the _ bring as up-to-date. literally as| you have company the protesters bring as up-to-date. literally as - you have company the protesters have started doing exactly what you said they have been doing all day, chanting free julian they have been doing all day, chanting freejulian assange. this is a 2d extradition hearing and julian assange's lawyers will be putting forward to the judges why they think you should not be extradited and chewing the evidence this morning he put forward the case it was a politically motivated case and he should not be punished for doing hisjob as and he should not be punished for doing his job as a journalist. this dates back to 2010 when wikileaks published a whole load of secret documents from the us

those outlets have done on the assange kings, the difference. and here it was dismantled, especially when one considers the implications. the assange prosecution could have on those same news of they have to come prioritizing, self preservation, their relationships with the governments involved over what should be their primary self interest. the potential impact of this case on their journal is their ability to speak truth to power. add back to the list of things that julian asenjoe through his own story as her feet from the valley and saw the tray and definitely by the west impress for a variety of reasons. personal cultural professional. the media in the united states and the west tends to follower that deck tights and biases of the governments that they live on and saw in the vault. and he might be vilified and the russian press valor ised in the west. and perhaps we find it difficult to kind of escape from our own bias ease of end up in our own silos and we end up in our own echo chambers. if the western media had mobilized in simple genius

and julian assange back in court making a final bid to the u.k.s to avoid extradition to the u.s. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. i am caitriona perry. pressure is mounting on israel. the countries most important ally the united states proposed an alternative resolution to the united nations security council calling for a temporary cease-fire before vetoing an earlier resolution. until now the united nations has avoided using the word cease-fire during votes on the poor and comes as the united nations world food program is pausing deliveries to northern gaza because of conditions on the ground. because the proposed resolution is still being circulated, the american resolution opposes plans to invade the overcrowded city of rafa saying it would harm civilians and push into neighboring them countries and would reject actions by neighboring parties to reduce the territory of gaza on a temperate or permanent basis including widespread systematic demolition of survey and infrastructure and condemns calls by some israeli government ministers

and julian assange back in court making a final bid to the u.k.s to avoid extradition to the u.s. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. i am caitriona perry. pressure is unting on israel. the countries most important ally the united states proposed an alternative resolution to the united nations security council calling for a temporary cease-fire before vetoing an earlier resolution. until now the united nations has avoided using the word cease-fire during votes on the poor and comes as the united nations world food program is pausing deliveries to northern gaza because of conditions on the ground. because the proposed resolution is still being circulated, the american resolution opposes plans to invade the overcrowded city of rafa saying it would harm civilians and push into neighboring them countries and would reject actions by neighboring parties to reduce the territory of gaza on a temperate or permanent basis including widespread systematic demolition of survey and infrastructure and condemns calls by some israeli government ministers fo

>> how is julian assange? >> how is julian assange?as reported that he wasn't fit to take part, not even by, you know, remote camera or whatever this has been going on for such an unimaginably long part portion of one man's life , this limbo. >> he's been under restrictions on his liberty since 2010. he's been he was in the embassy for seven and a half years, protecting himself against the risk of us extradition, which is exactly what happened the moment he was dragged there by he was dragged out of there by british was served british police. he was served with us extradition request with a us extradition request and than years now in and more than five years now in and more than five years now in a security prison, his a high security prison, his health deteriorated health has deteriorated significantly over this time, and medical and the accepted medical evidence british courts evidence in the british courts is extradited to is that if he's extradited to the states, the the united states, the oppressive conditions he oppressive priso

——julian assange. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now.art with breaking news here in the uk. just news here in the uk. in the last 30 minutes or so. detectives leading the hunt for a man wanted for a brutal attack on a mother and her children in south london believe his body has been recovered from the river thames. let's ta ke let's take a look at the map now to see where police say the body has been recovered, close to tower bridge in central london. police have found a body in the river. officers had recently said they believe abdul shokoor ezedi — a 35—year old refugee from afghanistan — went into the river, and died, hours after the attack. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the last cctv footage. this is chelsea bridge, a bridge further up the river in central london, these are the last pictures of him and police believe that he went into the river and they have now found a body. at about 4pm on monday, police say the crew of a passing boat, these are older pictures, reported they had seen a body in the water. the body was rec

but the fact of the matter is that julian assange is no journalists.ct sources and methods and the like. in particular, the revelations that he put out there without taking any precautions put other journalists, legitimate journalists and human rights activists at significant risk in afghanistan and around the globe. this idea that somehow julian assange is anything more than a hacker and a leaker is not true. he's not a journalist. the u.s. government has good strong arguments and the court's likely to agree and he'll be coming to the united states here in the near future to face justice. >> his wife and his lawyers have been comparing him to alexei navalny, they say like navalny imprisoned for telling the truth. facing the possibility of death because of it. his wife says she fears he will die if he's extradited. what do you make of that comparison? >> given that julian assange is essentially a shell for the russian government. it's the opposite of being like alexei navalny. no doubt that julian assange's supporters are going to make the argument, he

those outlets have done on the assange kings. the difference in tone here was dismantled, especially when one considers the implications. the assange prosecution could have on those same news of they have to come prioritizing, self preservation, their relationships with the governments involved over what should be their primary self interest. the potential impact of this case on their journalism. their ability to speak truth to power ad, back to the list of things that julie in a search through his own story as review from devonie and saw the treated differently by the western press for variety of reasons. personal, cultural professional. the media in the united states and the west tends to follows the tech tights and biases of the governments that they live on and saw in the fall . and he might be vilified and russian press. val arised in the west and perhaps we find it difficult to kind of escape from our own bias ease of end up in our own a silos and we end up in our own eco chambers. if the west, the media had mobilized in su

those outlets have done on the assange kings. the difference in tone here was dismantled, especially when one considers the implications. the assange prosecution could have on those same news. they have to come prioritizing, self preservation, their relationships with the governments involved over what should be their primary self interest. the potential impact of this case on their journalist. their ability to speak truth to power ad, back to the list of things that julie in a search through his own story as her feet from the side of the tree and definitely by the western press for variety of reasons. personal cultural professional, the media in the united states and the west tends to follows the tech tights and biases of the governments that they live on. and sorry, the volunteer might be vilified and russian press. val arised in the west and perhaps we find it difficult to kind of escape from our own bias ease of end up in our own a silos and we end up in our own echo chambers. if the west, the media had mobilized in support o

us, uk, hands off assange!or the start of the case. many arguing that this isn't only about mr assange but also about press freedom worldwide. mr assange's wife, stella, said that his health has deteriorated and this decision is life or death for him. this case is an admission by the united states that they now criminalise investigative journalism. it is an attack on alljournalists, all over the world. it is an attack on the truth, and an attack on the public�*s right to know. julian is a political prisoner, and his life is at risk. in 2010, julian assange's wikileaks published leaked video of iraqi civilians killed by us forces. just one of thousands of us secrets. two years later, he fled into the ecuadorian embassy in london. in 2018, the us began preparing a prosecution against him. the next year, mr assange was removed from the embassy and he has been injail ever since. the case here hinges on a 2021 ruling that mr assange can be extradited. that was upheld by the supreme court in 2022, and the then home s

those outlets have done on the assange kings. the difference in tone here was dismantled, especially when one considers the implications. the assange prosecution could have on those same news. they have to come prioritizing, self preservation, their relationships with the governments involved over what should be their primary self interest. the potential impact of this case on their journalism. their ability to speak truth to power. add back to the list of things that julian essential through his own story. has reveal lavonne in sar latria differently by the west and press for variety of reasons. personal cultural professional. the media in the united states and the west tends to follower the tech tights and biases of the governments that they live on and saw in the vault. and he might be vilified and the russian press. val arised in the west and perhaps we find it difficult to kind of escape from our own biases and them end up in our own silos and we end up in our own echo chambers. if the west, the media had mobilized in suppor

first , let's see a report about assange. gathering of supporters of julian assange , the founder of wikileaks, for the second consecutive day in front of the supreme court of justice. the real reason for his harassment is not because if the reason was only this issue and he because of breaking the law it is attributed to 1917 prosecution. many concerned newspapers should always go to jail. julian asanek is punished because he knows what he is doing. it is exceptional in terms of release and maybe it will be again if it is ever released. he retaliates because he has so effectively opposed the american empire. moreover, he has not only opposed the american empire, but has exposed the actions of many authoritarian regimes around the world, including the criminal behavior of the russian government. it is not that dissatisfaction with america was the motivation of julian assange. he is a freedom fighter and has been so for most of his life he retaliates because if julian assange is released , the power of america will be weakened

that is stella assange's entrance to court. the j assange's entrance to court.rce as yesterday, partly because the british weather has come into play. we are expecting the united states to put their case to the two judges hearing the extradition appeal. their argument is that when wikileaks published the documents, they also publish the names of informants in iraq and afghanistan, and that put them at risk. we will hear more of the united states' case later today. we don't know if there will be a judgment today or, indeed, a ruling later in the week. thank you for that update. parliament will vote later today on the call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the government wants an "immediate humanitarian pause", but the scottish national party has accused israel of war crimes — something israel strongly denies — and says the only way to protect civilians is for the fighting to end now. the politics around the uk parliament's debate on gaza is sensitive — and complicated — so let's explain a bit more. today's motion has been put forward by the scottish national pa

first , let's see a report about assange. supporters of wikileaks founder julian assange gathered for the second day in a row in front of the london high court. i came here today to demand that he be prevented from being sent to america. his freedom is important not only for journalists, but for everyone in the world. the government of london is going to return the money to america for exposing the actions of washington and its allies in the war in iraq and afghanistan. this case will remain as a disgrace for america and england, and every government should be angry about this case and what they are doing with the freedom of the media. in 2010, the wikileaks website released secret videos of the killing of at least 18 iraqi civilians by the us military. he faces up to 175 years in prison in this country with 18 criminal charges. in 2012, asanesh took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy from the fear of being arrested and spent 5 years there under conditions of night imprisonment. but in in 2017, the british police forcibly trans

us, uk, can't stopjulian assange. a moment of legal reckoning, but not going quietly.e his last opportunity to persuade britishjudges to stop his extradition. hundreds of the wikileaks founder's faithful turned out, all outraged at his treatment, all believing he's exposed major war crimes and is being punished for revealing the truth. the road to this hearing starts with these shocking pictures from 2010. leaked us footage published byjulian assange's organiaation showing a military helicopter gunning down civilians in iraq. two years later, mr assange was holed up here, ecuador�*s embassy in london, claiming asylum, fearing he'd spend the rest of his life ina usjail. he was dragged out seven years later to face extradition to the us, an order that was approved two years ago by the courts and home secretary. but in court today, edward fitzgerald kc for mr assange said he was a victim of a politically motivated plot. his client was being prosecuted for engaging in ordinaryjournalistic practice of obtaining and publishing classified information, information that is both

those outlets have done on the assange kings. the difference in the challenge here it was dismantled, especially when one considers the implications. the assange prosecution could have on those same news that they have to come prioritizing, self preservation, their relationships with the governments involved over what should be their primary self interest. the potential impact of this case on their journal is their ability to speak truth to power. add back to the list of things that julian a search through his own story. as review of all man saw the treated differently by the west and press for variety of reasons. personal cultural professional. the media in the united states and the west tends to fall on the deck types and biases of the governments that they live on. and sorry, the volunteer might be vilified and the russian press val arised in the west. and perhaps we find it difficult to kind of escape from our own bias ease of end up in our own silos and we end up in our own echo chambers. if the west, the media had mobilized

is this the end of the line for julian assange? >> it looks like it.pean court of human rights. he could file an appeal on that if he gets turned down here. but it's also more than likely that if the high court turns this request town, they will send him back to the skpus that appeal might be moved. >> and this is a complex topic because sometimes first amendment fights deal with protecting the rights of people viewed as unsavory by a lot of different people here. if assange does get extraditd to the united states, what is the state of that conversation here among american lawmakers as it relates and what should we expect to happen to him here? >> this is a case about which people particularly had the press are profoundly ambivalent. on one hand, some of the charges against assange do relate to disclosure of national defense information. that's the kind of charge that could be used against "the new york times," "the washington post," nbc news, you look at some is of the ground breaking reporting that was done, especially during the bush era. the disclo

so that's john shipton, julian assange's - john shipton, julian assange's father.couple of weeks — but his lawyers also say that if it doesn't go their way, they will try to appeal to the european court of human rights for an order that would stop the plane from taking off. we have a second day of evidence here tomorrow, we are not sure whether the judges will give their ruling straightaway, or whether that'll come in the future.— straightaway, or whether that'll come in the future. nicky schiller with the latest _ come in the future. nicky schiller with the latest on _ come in the future. nicky schiller with the latest on that _ come in the future. nicky schiller with the latest on that case, - come in the future. nicky schillerl with the latest on that case, thank you very much. british prime minister rishi sunak has promised more help forfarmers, including money new agricultural technology, such as rooftop solar panels and robotics, to reduce reliance on foreign workers. he's been addressing the national farmers' union annual conference in birmingham — the first

the slogans are identical: freedom for assange and journalism is not a crime.strations swept london, paris, and pigeons flew up in rome. in the west , the attacks on democracy and freedom of speech under the gun of prosecution are probably again confused in the wording, in anticipation of a shot at the phonela. the united states will take revenge on the journalist to the last, assange has been in custody since 2010. it was then that the wikileaks website, founded for the publication of secret documents, acquired wide fame. all because of the release of state department pentagon documents, including diplomatic correspondence about military operations in iraq and afghanistan. these include the following footage of american soldiers indiscriminately shooting at unarmed civilians and journalists in baghdad. since then, asanj has become an undisputed hero for some, i would like asansh to be free, i don’t understand why he is in prison. and for the usa it’s a long-term, persistent migraine. but such exposure in washington will be tolerated they couldn’t, but decided

assange has been in a british prison since 2019.osing secret military files in 2010 and 2011. if an appeal is turned down, assange could be extradited within weeks. let's turn to some important news around the world. the main hospital in alabama has paused in vitro fertilization treatments or ivf. that comes after the state's supreme court ruled that frozen embryos should be legally considered children. the hospital says it's concerned it could be prosecuted. last week, the state's justices ruled that any human life from the moment of conception is sacred. images from bbc verify confirmed that a british ship attacked in the red sea by yemen's houthis is still above water. the houthis claimed earlier this week they had sunk the rubymar. in the last hour, us central command confirmed they conducted a series of self—defence strikes against houthi anti—ship missiles and an unmanned aircraft system. a major rescue operation is underway in southern venezuela, where a local mayor said 23 bodies have been pulled from rubble after an illegal

assange faces 18 u.s. in 2010, including military files on iraq and afghanistan wars. for more than a decade, he has avoided facing those charges in the u.s., spending years in a british prison and in self-exile in a foreign embassy. want to bring in josh lederman from london, who has been following this for us. josh, what makes today's hearing so different than assange's many days in court over the last couple of years. >> reporter: because this is julian assange's last hope, yasmin. this is it. if his legal team does not convince a judge just behind me to grant a full appeal, julian assange could find himself on a plane to the u.s. to face trial within just a few weeks. and as you can tell, it is a pretty lively scene outside the court here with hundreds of pro-assange supporters chanting free julian assange. inside the court, his lawyers have been making arguments that really center on two themes. one, they say, look, he's a journalist, a whistle-blower and these are essentially the u.s. trying to prose

what are the stakes for assange right now at this hearing?> reporter: today julian assange begins his fight in what could be the last court battle against his extradition to the united states, two days of hearings scheduled here in london to see if a full appeal can go ahead or if the court denies the appeal, paving the way for him to be put on a plane to america to face charges prosecutors say the publication of the documents relating to the wars in iraq and afghanistan involve atd hacking a pentagon computer and also put lives at risk assange and his supporters say he acted as a journalist and he's protected by the first amendment and he won't get a fair trail in the u.s. this legal saga began in 2010 when he went into the ecuadoran embassy on asylum after facing rape allegations in sweden these charges were dropped, but in 2019 he was charged he could potentially be extradited to america within days if this appeal falls through. >> thank you >>> coming up, the daytona 500 takes a real left turn after a day-long weather delay we're back in

they declared all out war on assange. said that assange.eaks longer wikileaks was no longer a publisher . wikileaks was no longer a publisher. it's a, you wikileaks was no longer a publisher . it's a, you know, publisher. it's a, you know, a spying agency, a non—hostile, a non—state hostile actor. um, but also they embarrassed the democrats in 2016 because people might remember the stories about hillary clinton's emails that was actually to do with wikileaks. wikileaks were able to tranche of emails to publish a tranche of emails from john podesta, who is the chair of the hillary clinton campaign. and this revealed all kinds of things about what was going of course. uh, going on. yes. of course. uh, behind the scenes. >> that's point, isn't >> but that's the point, isn't it? you know, part of a journalist's job is to say the things that people power things that people in power don't to say. yeah, don't want you to say. yeah, but to things are to reveal those things that are in interest, is it in the public interest, is it not case that a lo

what awaits assange if deported?f detention in the metropolitan correctional center in new york, where you can end up the founder of wikileaks is much worse than in the english dungeons, where, by the way, the famous lover of younger girls, epstein, also died. death in this place is only a matter of time. this prison is designed solely to break you spiritually, to break your will to resist, your will to fight. but even without the new york prison, the ruler. the united states seems to have already broken assange and made his life hell. 14 years of painful struggle, uncertainty and fear for yourself and your family. his wife all this time supports her husband and does not give up trying to reach justice, despite the danger that threatens her, and her two growing children risk never knowing the happiness of being with their father. some kind of extremely perverted sadistic revenge, why and why? the answer, i think, is on the surface in edification. others, so that they remember how attempts to reveal the truth will tur

julian assange�*s lawyer of justice. julian assange�*s lawyer has ofjustice. lawyer has told the court this morning in the last few minutes that mr assange is unwell and will not be attending court for his extradition hearing today. we also brought to what his wife stella had to say outside court as well. as i say, these live pictures. there has been a lot going on outside the royal courts of justice this morning. that new line to bring you, julian assange�*s lawyer informing the court by his extradition hearing that he will not be attending today. three young children found dead at a house in bristol have been named by police. police responded to a wealth or cool after midnight. the 47—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. —— police responded to a welfare cool. this was the moment police were called to blaise walk, a quiet close in sea mills in bristol in the early hours of sunday morning, but it was too late. three children, fares, joury and mohammad, couldn't be saved. they were already dead. the death of such young children is a great sh

in one of the biggest data leaks in american history, assange has beenin in american history, assange after he was expelled from the ecuadorian embassy , where he lived for embassy, where he lived for seven years, to avoid extradition to sweden. on rape charges. in june 2022, the then home secretary priti patel approved assange's extradition to the united states . a little to the united states. a little earlier today, i spoke to julian assange's lawyer, jennifer robinson, the wikileaks founder was too ill to attend court today , so i started by asking today, so i started by asking her about his health. >> well, obviously , the fact >> well, obviously, the fact that he couldn't even participate remotely to follow the proceedings today shows just the proceedings today shows just the toll that this long, drawn out proceedings. the toll that this long, drawn out proceedings . and being in out proceedings. and being in belmarsh prison belmarsh high security prison has on him and the prospect has had on him and the prospect and the being at the sharp end of this case and it would of this ca

in one of the biggest data leaks in american history, assange has beenin in american history, assangeafter he was expelled from the ecuadorian embassy , where he lived for embassy, where he lived for seven years, to avoid extradition to sweden. on rape charges. in june 2022, the then home secretary priti patel approved assange's extradition to the united states . a little to the united states. a little earlier today, i spoke to julian assange's lawyer, jennifer robinson, the wikileaks founder was too ill to attend court today , so i started by asking today, so i started by asking her about his health. >> well, obviously , the fact >> well, obviously, the fact that he couldn't even participate remotely to follow the proceedings today shows just the proceedings today shows just the toll that this long, drawn out proceedings. the toll that this long, drawn out proceedings . and being in out proceedings. and being in belmarsh prison belmarsh high security prison has on him and the prospect has had on him and the prospect and the being at the sharp end of this case and it would of this cas

. >> last chance for assange. the controversial wikileaks founder is back in court today in a last ditch attempt to stop his extradition to the united states i >> -- >>a >> a major boost for british farmers with a new £200 million innovation package . we'll be innovation package. we'll be talking to the environment secretary, steve barclay, just after 7:00 this morning, and it's a controversial countryside pursuit. >> but labour have vowed to ban loopholes in fox hunting within five years of coming into power. >> a family's birth certificate returned with israel scribbled out another shocking case of anti—semitism in britain . anti—semitism in britain. >> and as the us moves to block israel's rafah invasion, prince william is set to highlight the plight of those who are being affected by the conflict in the middle east. >> and in the sport, just before drawing at everton, crystal palace announced their new manager just hours after roy hodgson steps down the biggest change to an olympic sport in over 100 years. we

called assange? and the brother is wish id? called assange?nd the brother is wish i knew the answer to >> i wish i knew the answer to that. i'll try to find out. we'll find out. and other news this uh, really this morning. uh, really interesting that's broken interesting one that's broken overnight a trident overnight and a trident missile. a trident misfired a uk trident missile misfired and sea yard and crashed into the sea yard from the british nuclear submarine. that launched it for the during the second, uh, time during a rare test, uh, launch . rare test, uh, launch. >> this is from page of the sun today. they're running it with an exclusive, so we're going to try and get more details on this. the ministry of defence has confirmed a word that i can't say on anomaly. anomaly do not say that for an event specific anomaly they were saying has occurred. >> well, let's just hope that if you know, putin decides to take action there isn't an action at us, there isn't an event specific anomaly because it doesn't fill me with great confidence. tr

assange is not there. he missed yesterday's hearing because his lawyer said he was unwell you'll recall sounds disseminated, classified material related to the wars in iraq and afghanistan. lawyers for the us it's government argue he is not a journalist or popular publisher and should be extradited to face charges under the espionage act, assange has lived in london since the us charged him to uk high court judges are hearing the case if they rule in favor of ahsan, she can appeal the extradition decision >> let's go now to rebecca vincent. she is the director of campaigns that reporters without borders and organization that has petitioned for sanchez released for years. she spent the morning in the court listening to these proceedings before we get into the bigger picture here, i'm interested in your view. i know where you stand on this, but the us government's case, the lawyers that they're laying out right now, is there anything new that the us lawyers are presenting in terms of what they're trying to s

let's go to chapman bell what are the stakes for assange at this hearing today? >> reporter: good morning, richard. this could be his last court battle against extradition to the united states. two days of hearings are scheduled at the high court here in london where the court can decide to grant him a full appeal or deny the request, in which case paving the way for him to be put on an airplane to face 18 charges of a wikileaks document back in 2010. prosecutors say these documents relating to wars in afghanistan and iraq put lives at risk and amount to espionage and also conspireing to hack a commuter with u.s. army analyst chelsea manning. assange's supporters say he acted as a journalist and he's protected under the first amendment and he also won't get a fair trial in the u.s. his court saga really began in 2012 when he sought asylum inside the ecuadoran embassy here in london this investigation was dropped and in 2019 he was arrested and imprisoned since in 2019, these charges were unsealed against him and he's been fighting extradition ever since. if this

——julian assange. challenge the original ruling. —— julian assange.e will not survive been extradited and that he is now physically and mentally extremely weak. she told the bbc this case will determine if he lives or dies essentially. if convicted, his lawyers say he will face up to 175 years in prison, howeverthe he will face up to 175 years in prison, however the us government says a sentence of between four and six years is more likely. nicky schiller, bbc news. we will be across the story as it develops. astronomers have discovered what could be the brightest object in the universe. the quasar shines about 500 trillion times brighter than our sun and has the fastest—growing black hole ever recorded at its centre. the australian—led team said the discovery had been staring them in the face. let's speak to professor rachel webster, who was part of the team that discovered this. what a discovery, rachel! welcome to the programme. tell]! welcome to the programme. tell us more. thank _ welcome to the programme. teii us more. thank you. yes, it is a ve

is trying to prosecute assange as a result of his work as a journalist. as a publisher. and as a whistleblower against what they describe as crimes by the u.s. government. and of course conducting the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we heard from his wife today laying out what she sees as the stakes in this case. take a listen. >> it's only a handful of us in that room but you understand what this is about. you, us, the public's right to know. the right to be able to speak freely without being put in prison and hounded and terrorized by the state. >> reporter: tomorrow in court, the u.s. will have its chance to make its case which the u.s. is expected to say that assange caused grave damage by conspireing with chelsea manning to obtain massive amounts of u.s. classified documents, put them out for the public that risked the lives of american citizens. at the end of that hearing, the judge will be able to rule on whether to grant a full appeal to extradition to julian assange. if that request for an appeal is turned down, chris, there will be nothing standing between julian

the wikileaks founder julian assange began his latest attempt to fight his extradition from the uk tolosing secret military files more than a decade ago. assange's lawyers accuse the us of "state retaliation" over its bid to prosecute the wikileaks founder. speaking to the bbc earlier, assange's brother gabriel shipton discussed what he sees as the dangers involved with being sent to the us. if he were to be extradited, his life would be at risk and it could lead to his death. there's also a chance that if he is extradited, his prosecution is changed to include the death penalty which exists under the espionage act. there is a very real risk that him being extradited could lead even to him being executed under the espionage act if his prosecution is looked at again. it's a real risk. julian assange's brother gabriel also told the bbc that the wikileaks founder was unable to attend the hearing due to his poor health. if this latest plea by assange's legal team fails, he will have exhausted all appeal routes in the uk and will enter the process of extradition. the bbc also spoke about t

american democracy does not forgive, for which julian assange faces 175 years in prison in the unitedtates. let's look at all the political elements and put them in their places. this is the periodic table. hello. the matter is nearing its end. they tried to put an end to the story of julian asan. a court hearing on the extradition of the wikileaks founder to the united states was held in london. however, the solution not yet issued. he is detained, the journalist is held without charging him, even before the meeting of the high court of london, large-scale actions in support of the journalist began to break out across the planet. the slogans are identical: freedom for asanju and journalism is not a crime. demonstrations swept london, paris, and pigeons flew up in rome. in the west , attacks on democracy and freedom of speech are probably again confused in the wording. under the gun of prosecution, waiting to be shot against the backdrop of the us desire to take revenge on the journalist before assange has been in the latter since 2010. it was then that the wikileaks website, founded

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saying thatjulian assange should not be extradited. too unwell to appear either in person or via video link from belmarsh prison where he has been held for the last five years. inside, his lawyers started their case, arguing it was politically motivated and he should not be punished for doing his job as a journalist. they said he was subjected to a cia kidnapper assassination plot inside the ecuadorian embassy. you will remember he sought political asylum inside the ecuadorian embassy for about seven years before he was arrested by police in 2019 and sent to belmarsh prison. during a break in proceedings while the judges had lunch, stella, his wife, came out and addressed the crowds. at one point they were chanting stellar. we managed to grab a few words with her when they came off stage and we askedif when they came off stage and we asked if they fail in this hearing what they will do next. here's what she said. that is not a straightforward measure, it is only a small minority of cases_ measure, it is only a small minority of cases t

the wikileaks founder julian assange began his latest attempt to fight his extradition from the uk tor disclosing secret military files more than a decade ago. assange�*s lawyers accuse the us of state retaliation over its bid to prosecute the wikileaks founder. speaking to the bbc earlier, assange�*s brother discussed what he sees as the dangers involved with being sent to the us. if he were to be extradited, his life would be at risk and it could lead to his death. there's also a chance that if he is extradited, his prosecution is changed to include the death penalty which exists under the espionage act. there is a very real risk that him being extradited could lead even to him being executed under the espionage act if his prosecution is looked at again. it's a very real risk. if this latest plea by assange�*s legal team fails, he will have exhausted all appeal routes in the uk and will enter the process of extradition. the bbc also spoke about the case with jamil n jaffer, who served as senior counsel to the us house permanent select committee on intelligence. he laid out what he e

many assange supporters agree, indeed, there were protesters gathered around the world with free assange don't agree with everything he's ever said or done. the court will hear from the u.s. side tomorrow. the biden administration is seeking to essentially try and then incarcerate assange on espionage charges in the united states for what largely looks like publishing material. whatever its providence, wherever it came from. as we think about a time where there were a lot of attacks on press freedom and potentially a new administration that might love a precedent for going after people who publish things, journalists, publishers, media companies, well, merrick garland is looking at a potentially very dangerous precedent that could be used against a lot of targets other than wikileaks. we'll keep you posted on what happens in that appeal. thanks for spending time with us on "the beat" with ari melber. that does it for us. "the reidout" with joy reid is up next. able treat. it's hard to explain what this feels like. ♪♪ moving piles of earth, just by moving a lever. ♪♪ towing up to 4,000 lb

assange was arrested after spending seven years in ecuador's embassy in the british capital to avoid extradition to sweden in a sexual assault case that was later dropped. back in 2001, a judge ruled that assange should not be extradited because it would put his mental health at risk. the uk high court reversed that decision after an appeal by the us. wikileaks founder is known as a free press hero for exposing us war crimes in iraq and in afghanistan. south korea's health system is facing chaos as thousands of junior doctors have either resigned or have walked out of their jobs over the government's plan to boost medical school admissions. first we expressed serious concerns and deep regret. that medical service disruptions have come into play, including surgery cancellations due to the collective action by trainy doctors. the government will do itsmost to operate emergency medical response system to minimize harm to patients. the doctor's act of leaving patients to protest the government policy despite knowing the consequences of their collective action can never be justified. cool

the wikileaks founder julian assange began his latest attempt to fight his extradition from the uk tossange's lawyers accuse the us of "state retaliation" over its bid to prosecute the wikileaks founder. speaking to the bbc earlier, assange's brother gabriel shipton discussed what he sees as the dangers involved with being sent to the us. if he were to be extradited, his life would be at risk and it could lead to his death. there's also a chance that if he is extradited, his prosecution is changed to include the death and altar which exist under the espionage act. there is a very real risk that him being extradited could lead even to him being executed under the espionage act if his prosecution is looked at again. it's a real risk. his brother also told the bbc that the powder was unable to attend the hearing due to his poor health. if this latest plea by assange's legal team fails, he will have exhausted all appeal routes in the uk and will enter the process of extradition. and before we go, the fab four are making one more appearance on the silver screen — or rather, four appearance