prosecutors in sweden say they regret having to drop the case.eged victim says she stands by the allegation. here's our correspondent caroline hawley reports. 0ut into the fresh air. 0n the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can't pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview in london, but mr assange refused to make this possible. this complex international

the risk that was facing assange, if he was to be extradited to sweden, sweden and america had a kindf witness exchange agreement, which would have meant he could have been extradited or shifted from sweden to america without the formality of extradition. that would put him at great risk of being treated in the way chelsea manning was being treated and that risk remains depending on what donald trump's mood is from day to day. so, i think, unfortunately, for his own safety, assange will have to stay in the ecuadorian embassy, but the key to the whole tthe british government, and particular, metropolitan police to say, enough has an enough. he has been seven years in detention without being charged with anything at all. sarah: let me ask you about these charges, mr. burnside. sweden dropped them because they said there was no hope they would be able to arrest him, not because they don't believe he is guilty. one of the women who accused him called this decision today "a scandal." how would you respond to that? mr. burnside: the fact that the rape allegation -- the fact that it was a ra

presumably not to sweden.safe bet he won't be going to sweden. i saw a lawyer saying earlier about ecuador but i think we can rule out sweden in the united states. breaking news, we're hearing from northumbria police that the former newcastle united coach, george ormond, who is 61, has been charged with 29 sexual offences, alleged to have been committed between 1973 and 1998. former newcastle united coach, george ormond, charged with 29 sexual offences, alleged to have been committed between 1973 and 1998. and this is part of the wider investigation into allegations of the abuse of children within football, that is being carried out bya football, that is being carried out by a large number of police forces around the uk. more on this as we get it. russia's deputy foreign minister has reportedly condemned the attack by us warplanes on pro—government forces, the us called the air strike a defensive move, defence secretary james mattis insisted the latest attack did not mean washington was increasing its involvem

this talented julia sands to come here to sweden for questioning, but here to sweden for questioning,ave said they don't believe they will get any further assistance from the ecuadorian authorities in order to facilitate further question of him in london. they did travel to london last year in order to question assange, but everything happen via a translator and it went allowed to ask any follow—up questions. the possibility of other follow—up questions looks very likely, and against this background, they have said it is not really was keeping the european arrest warrant in place. crucially, this doesn't mean that they have found assange either innocent or guilty. they said they would have very much have liked to questions father. if he does set foot on swedish soil before 2020, he would legally be able to do so. let's discuss all of this with john pilger, a friend of assange. thank you for being with us. he has just treated, i do not forgive orforget what do you think he means by that? he does not forgive or forget. as what do you think he means by that? he does not forgive orforget.

but the prosecutor in sweden hasn't cleared julian assange.d that, in his absence, she simply couldn't pursue the case any further. translation: the decision to discontinue the investigation is not based on an assessment of the evidence but because we don't see possibilities to advance the investigation further, so we do not make any statement on the issue of guilt. this complex international drama began in 2010 when two women alleged thatjulian assange had sexually assaulted them on a visit to sweden, accusations he's always denied. he was detained in britain under a european arrest warrant. in may 2012, the supreme court upheld a decision to extradite him to sweden for questioning. and injune, mrassange walked into the ecuadorian embassy in london asking for political asylum. the metropolitan police mounted a 24—hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015, it had cost over £13 million. and it's not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant, but the police say that if he stepped out of the embassy, they're

in may 2012 the supreme court upheld a decision to extradite him to sweden for questioning.questing political asylum. the metropolitan police mounted a 24—hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015 it had cost over £30 million. and it is not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant but the metropolitan police say that if he stepped out of the embassy they are still obliged to arrest him for failing to surrender to a london court back in 2012. at the embassy this evening his supporters were jubilant. but in sweden, the woman who accused him of rape issued a statement saying he was evading justice, and expressing her shock that the investigation was being shelved. julian assange was not held without charge with for seven years. he was subject to extradition proceedings with in the eu, under the european arrest warrant scheme he would have received a fair trial in sweden had he chosen to go back. the reason this has lasted seven years is entirely down to him seeking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy rather than going to face trial in a coun

prosecutors in sweden say they're disappointed they had to drop the case. alleged victim says she stands by the allegation. caroline hawley reports i ,and , and this contains flashing images. out into the fresh air. on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can't pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview in london, but mr assange refused to make this possible. this

sweden drops the long-running rape investigation into julian assange. he hails it as an important victory, but last those who captain rum his emily. -- from his family. >> it is not something i can forgive, it is not something i can forget. jane: and behold the painting that has broken a record for an american artist. it said more than $110 million at auction. ♪ jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. just when you thought we might make it through one day without a ground-shaking report about the trump administration, think again. today we have two. first, "the new york times" reported that in donald trump's meeting with russian officials that the date after he fired a james comey, he called the former fbi director crazy, a nut job and said, "i faced real pressure because of russia. that is taken off." almost simultaneously come "the washington post" reported that the fbi investigation into possible coordination with russia and the trump campaign has identified a current one has -- white house official as a sig

that decision made by prosecutors in sweden.nd ofjulian assange, john pilger, and i asked him for his reaction. he has been subjected to a relentless smear campaign. now the whole thing has been dropped there area whole thing has been dropped there are a few things, a preamble, that are a few things, a preamble, that are not quite correct. the prosecutor and in fact in obstructed this from the beginning. the chief prosecutor of stockholm said there was absolutely no crime committed here, there was nothing to answer. julian could go home. she stepped in because she was an associate with somebody then running for parliament. there is a deep and murky political situation in sweden. attached to her obsession with this. for seven years, six years last year, she sent someone finally. she has refused to interviewjulian assange. she played a game with the swedish press, leading it, but most of all she suppressed sms messages that are absolutely critical to the investigation, to the women. i have seen investigation, to the women. i have

and we need more troops in sweden. and the conscript system is an excellent way for that. >> reporter: high school student albin gahm is one of 100,000 eligible swedes who'll be subjected to what is effectively a draft lottery. >> many of us don't want to fight. i don't want to fight either but if i have to, i'll do it. but it's really divided. >> i prefer to spend my life as i want to. and die when i want to instead of having the chance of ending when i don't want to. >> reporter: this air vent represents another impact of the russian threat. it's happening underneath places like this government-subsidized housing project on the outskirts of gotland's main town. garage 71 has a dual purpose. behind its heavy metal gate, it's not only a repository for old cars, but also one of 60,000 shelters built during the cold war when sweden feared being caught in the crossfire of a nuclear conflagration. they were mothballed after the collapse of the soviet union, but as a result of the current tensions, the swedish contingency a

that decision of course made by prosecutors in sweden.for us. just outline the reasons they gave. seven yea rs just outline the reasons they gave. seven years of long twists and turns in this case and ultimately it has come down to legal technicalities. cggleidown to [gel technicgag't'ggeg they could no fi their continue their investigation. a couple of things they brought out, still the concerned they would like to question julian assange still the concerned they would like to questionjulian assange in person on swedish soil, they say it is difficult to continue the investigation if that doesn't happen, and they also say they don't feel they will get any other help from the ecuadorian authorities in london. in 2016 prosecutors did eventually fly over to london and we re eventually fly over to london and were allowed to askjulian assange questions via a translator but they weren't allowed to ask follow—up questions and they have spent the last month going over transcripts and sorting out translations but based on information they have got

that decision made by prosecutors in sweden.orked extensively with julian assange. he told me that, given his current circumstances, mr assange had not escaped punishment. i am not surprised the swedish prosecutor is exhausted by the attempt to getjulian to face justice. seven years during which he has been successfully running away and hiding. what should he do? he is still in the embassy. scotland yard said he would still be arrested for breaching bail. will he stay? the logic is that he comes out of the embassy, is arrested forjumping bail, a british charge. there would not be much of a penalty. they would either put him in jail a short time or give him a suspended sentence, and then deport him. he would like to be deported to ecuador, by the sound of it, but they might deport him to his native australia. we have word from the united states that the us attorney general says that arresting mr assange is a priority. that is alljust noise. the fact is there is no official extradition request made known from the us to the uk to g

he could be arrested if he goes to sweden before 2020. his lawyer declared it a victory. >> he can leave the embassy whenever he wants to, you can go out and take a cup of coffee. >> it is not that simple. british police say they would still arrest assange is he leaves the ecuadorian embassy f or not appearing at court. being extradited to the united states to face prosecution over wikileaks's release of classified material. u.s. and british officials would not comment whether there was an award -- there was a warrant out for his arrest. cued up in of people iran today to cast their ballots after -- the process has been extended twice. analysts say a high turnout will work in the favor of the incumbent hassan rouhani. no incumbent has failed to win reelection since 1981 so history side.rouhani's bring us up to speed on how the voting process went? >> officially in the islamic polls are expected to close at 9:00 but now they are not closing until midnight. this is done in iran to encourage higher voter turnout. voters are telling us for th

but the prosecutor in sweden hasn't cleared julian assange.is absence, she simply couldn't pursue the case any further. translation: the decision to discontinue the investigation is not based on an assessment of the evidence but because we don't see possibilities to advance the investigation further, so we do not make any statement on the issue of guilt. this complex international drama began in 2010 when two women alleged thatjulian assange had sexually assaulted them on a visit to sweden — accusations he's always denied. he was detained in britain on a european arrest warrant. in may 2012, the supreme court upheld a decision to extradite him to sweden for questioning. and injune, mrassange walked into the ecuadorian embassy in london asking for political asylum. the metropolitan police mounted a 24—hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015, it had cost over £30 million. and it's not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant, but the police say that if he stepped out of the embassy, they're still obliged

if he went back to sweden and faced the music years ago, probably, even if he was convicted in sweden five years locked up ina it is, spending five years locked up in a little room voluntarily is quite a harsh penalty. so i think he has brought about his own misfortune and has been punished quite a lot already. given what you know about him and his mindset and his beliefs, what do you think you will do?” think he will stay on in the embassy railing against the british government, railing against the eu, which appears to be his latest ration, railing against the united states and publicising himself. —— passion. you say that as if that is almost what he would like. he basks in the attention and he regards himself as a very important player on the world stage. i think the british police have spent millions on keeping watch on him. we regard that as an overstatement. it is important to us all. very interesting to talk to you this morning, david. thank you for your time. whether it's french champaign or italian prosecco, the uk's love of fizz shows no sign of slowing down. but the techniq

time is running out. >> sweden is really under the immigration of the refugees. there was problem, they are clamping down on and missing refugees. it has caused a great internal social conflict because of the cultural impact. >> but think our panelists before we take these questions. [laughter] [applause] [applause] [applause] questionsove to do but i don't think we can. >> a couple things. this was great, i could listen to you guys all day. while i was sitting there, i grabbed a couple numbers and that -- death tolls from communist governments. harvard university press book, published at the end of the last century, and victims of coming as a memorial foundation also uses this -- 100 million dead and communist governments. interestingly, that tallies 65 million for china, only 20 million for the soviet union. as he said, 60-70,000,000 in some places. alexander yucca blast, at yale university press book, says stalin alone killed 60-70,000,000. he was gorbachev's reporter, given the job of counting the schools if you will. the number could be as high as 140 millio

sweden says it received no warning of the accident. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: ten years after the disappearance of madeleine mccann, one of the men questioned by police speaks out for the first time. britain's general election campaign is officially under way as parliament is dissolved. the vote will take place on june eighth. there's been international condemnation of president maduro's plan to rewrite venezuela's constitution. it would also allow him to get round the current parliament, which is dominated by the opposition, but his government says a new constituent assembly is the best

, but the concern that if he goes to sweden, he will then be turned over to the united states and be prosecuted for political crimes, namely, publishing documents list of the ecuadorians always said of the sweden's would give us assurances that turning over julian to the swedish authorities will not result in him being extradited to the u.s., we will send him to stockholm. julien said the same thing. the swedish refused categorically to give those assurances, which is why the ecuadorians gave asylum. on top of which the prosecutors took many years to question julian and the embassy, which they were offering all along and could have done five years ago and did not. now we are where the swedish investigators of said, we don't think we can proceed anymore. we're dropping the charges. which means every fair-minded person should not assume julian to be innocent, but also not guilty, because there is been no due process. why is he still the embassy? the reasason he can't leave his exactly what the ecuadorians feared, the u.s. govevernment hs mamaker underr trump they intend they will prose

today at 5 — prosecutors in sweden drop their investigation into rape allegations against julian assangethe wikilea ks founder, emerged onto the balcony of the ecuadorean embassy in london to say it was an important victory for him. "seven years without charge, while my children grew without me, that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget." this is the scene live at the embassy. mr assange has gone back inside. police say they will be obliged to arrest him on a lesser charge if he leaves the building. we'll bring you the very latest on that and will be talking to vaughan smith, who had previously provided him refuge. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: "sick and sneaky" — labour's reaction to conservative plans to means—test winter fuel payments for pensioners. police admitted there were "missed opportunities" to catch serial killer stephen port, six months after being jailed, there's anger and frustration that no officers involved have yet been interviewed. here's to you norfolk. a white wine from the broads, beats global competition, to be crown

the founder of wikilea ks, julian assange, won't face rape charges in sweden, after prosecutors drop their seven—year investigation. he's been a fugitive, holed up at the ecuadorian embassy in london since 2012, avoiding extradition. he's always denied the allegations. we'll be live at the ecuadorean embassy. also this lunchtime: labour says conservative plans to means test winter fuel payments, are an "an attack on vulnerable pensioners". russia condemns an american air strike on a pro—government convoy in syria. one of britain's airports is moving its air traffic control tower — 80 miles away from the actual runway. and a white wine from norfolk beats global competition to be crowned the best. and coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news: we'll have the latest on arsene wenger‘s arsenal future — it could hinge on a board meeting after the fa cup final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. prosecutors in sweden have dropped their seven—year long investigation, into allegations of rape against the founder of the wikileaks website, julian assange. he's been a fug

if you are looking -- oh, do you want to talk to me about sweden? >> i sure do.are looking for a summer vacation spot and sweden comes to mind, the whole area is being listed on airbnb right now. their motto is freedom to roam. they say you don't need money or a reservation to enjoy all sweden has to market. they are featuring amazing homes you can rent and sweden looks a lot like my face. i never saw that. >> apparently. >>> you may not think the words chocolate and heart smart go together, but they might. researchers found eating chocolate every week or so may help an irregular heartbeat. >> define small? >> it's way too early for me to say that, so it's afib. they are not sure if it's the chocolate that does the trick but high amounts of tphraf tphaulz in chocolate. >> one to three times a month? how about every day. >>> the candy aisle getting spicier. the sweet heat candies will have a black wrapper and logo, flavors are fiery watermelon, and -- >> no, thank you. >> it's making me feel a little sick. >> what pineapple? i don't need that in my life. >>> and t

saying you have the freedom to roam all of sweden.ist as part of locations you can go to, the rocky beaches, deep forest, scenic cliffs. all branded and sounded like rooms for rent. >> can i sleep on the rocky beaches? >> yes. >> in the woods snau awe jess. yes. you have the freedom to roam all of swud esweden. >> okay. with a tent. >> can i get a hotel room? okay too? >> sleep on an actual bed. >> yeah, all right. you may notice a makeover in the candy aisle. because, starburst and skittles are coming out with spicy flavors. we have got -- fiery watermelwa. mango. orange. straup bear. lemon spark. they debuted at an expo in may around this time. they're debuting at the expo now. they will hit store shelves in september. >> taste a spicy rainbow. >> warm up in the cold winter. >> warm up my cold heart. >> lot more than that. >> 5-year-old girl designs her dazzling prek graduation dress. from a twitter user. shared the pick schurz of her 5-year-old cousin. putting early genius loose to use here. the picture, is this for, for -- >> she

we can go back to the news from sweden aboutjulian assange.in the next half hour or so. what does it mean for him? he is not under threat of arrest to be sent to sweden to face the prosecuting authorities there but he has always said his main concern is actually whether the swedish authorities when he got that would extradite him to the united states where they are very angry about the fact that wikileaks published more than a quarter of a million various official secrets from the bomb and authorities. they wa nt to from the bomb and authorities. they want to prosecute him in regard to espionage. he has always said that is his main concern but the british authorities are also just as likely to a cce pt authorities are also just as likely to accept any extradition request from the us as the swedish authorities. so he might feel he doesn't want to leave the ecuadorian embassy yet? we don't know exactly until we hearfrom embassy yet? we don't know exactly until we hear from him, embassy yet? we don't know exactly untilwe hearfrom him, but embassy

your response to this stunning news out of sweden? >> i cannot hide my smile, to be honest. it is such a week to celebrate. a week to celebrate. in ais a small victory long road to free julian assange and all of the people working for wikileaks, but it will finally help us lawyers to focus on the main issue, which is the persecution, political persecution, and prosecution of julian assange in the united states. we are ready now for the battle. it was long overdue decision from swedish courts. even the united nations told them to do so more than one year potentialclare his arbitrary. for the second time, we can say that he is innocent in the system. he has never been charged of a crime. we hope that this will tell people to focus on the issues of matters in this case, which is our right and his right to publish. juan: renata avila, what about the issue of a possible u.s. warrant for julian assange? is are in a responsibility on the part of the government to advise you or any of his other attorneys about the existence of a warrant of such kind? >> we know how this operates. th

sweden's prosecutor dropping rape app gages he denies. the seven-year stand off with sweden may be over but assange isn't leaving yet. although british police want him, it's the american justice system that stands between him and freedom. >> the proper war is just commencing. >> reporter: and war was at the heart of what assange did. he published videos and hundreds of thousands of secret u.s. files about the iraq war. intelligence agencies and lawmakers are still furious. >> wikileaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions determined he should face trial. >> yes, it is a priority. >> reporter: but first, britain has to extradite him. >> i would imagine that the u.s. would like to get him on a plane shackled to u.s. marshals as quickly as possible. >> reporter: but this could take some time. >> that would depend upon british process. >> reporter: tonight he's back inside the embassy, a long way from freedom or justice. bill neely, nbc news, londo

the wikilea ks founder, julian assange, says it's a personal victory that sweden has shelved a rape investigationbut he says his legal conflict with britain and the us continues. counting has begun in iran's presidential elections after a high turnout forced polling to be extended by six hours. results may come as early as saturday afternoon. now on bbc news, it's time for a special programme: ainslie‘s america's cup quest. sir ben ainslie is the most successful sailor in olympic history. but since the first race in 1851, no british team has ever won the america's cup. personally, i think everyone in this team it would be the biggest achievement if we could pull this off and win the america's cup for britain. it is 166 yea rs america's cup for britain. it is 166 years to pursue a trophy that we made. we challenged the world to it. and we have never won it. sometimes in life, there is a right time. this is the right time. this is the best chance britain has ever had at winning the america's cup. chance britain has ever had at winning the america's cupli chance britain has ever had at winning the a

sweden are fourth on two points, with france and japan both on one.on the 101st running of the indianapolis 500 in a race that saw two time formula one champion fernando alonso drop out with 21 laps remaining due to engine failure. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tulsen tollett and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye this is the shape of things to come rather than what we saw for many during the course of sunday, which was a decent and update the many and weather watchers were out in force, but it did cloud up across southern parts through the afternoon and into the evening. that came as we began to see the first signs of very humid air piling its way out of the channel and into the southern parts of the british isles and then later in the day the first signs of thunderstorms brewing up through france and some of those will have worked their way into the southern half of britain. very muggy fare and something fresher in the northern parts of scotland where it will start drying on monday t

of wikileaks, julian assange, holds as a victory the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by swedendenm the dropping of the decision to prosecute him by sweden. it is not something i can forgive. it is not something i can forgive. it is not something that i can forget. counting is under way in the presidential elections in iran after a high turnout caused polling to be extended by six hours. anthony weiner pleads guilty

in the last few minutes sweden announced its dropping its rape investigation into wiki leaks foundern assange. assange has been holed up in a room at the ecuadorian embassy in london for the last 7 years. he feared if went he were extradited to sweden, that he would then be turned over to the us to face charges for releasing us secrets on wikileaks. at this hour, theres specualtion he could leave the ecuadorian embasssy as early as today. its unclear where he might or how uk officials will treat this. certainly a major story unfolding right now in london. neighbors in a southeast washington neighbors in a southeast washington mm after a car fatally strikes a six year old boy. residents held a birthday party for xavier lucky. he was hit by a car while crossing the street on his 6th birthday. now his family is asking the city to make changes to the street, to stop this from happening again. so far no charges have been filed against the driver involved in the accident. police tell us that officer did question that driver, who stopped and stayed on the scene. it's 5 xxx and coming up on

tonight, thousands of manchester united fans are in sweden for their europa league final match againstl be held just before kick—off to remember the victims of the attack here in manchester. players will also wear black armbands for the game. our sports editor dan roan is in stockholm as united and their fa ns in stockholm as united and their fans prepare for what could be an emotional match. it may sound and look like the normal build—up to a big european final, but this is no normal match. manchester united fans have travelled in their thousands to sweden to support their team, but thoughts are firmly back home. it's a lot more than a football match now, it's about showing our respects. obviously, the tragedy in manchester, the kids and people that lost their lives. how hard will this be for the team? it's got to spur them on. they have got to win it for manchester and make manchester proud. this evening, united fans will unfurl this giant banner here in stockholm's friends arena, the message clear. the man behind the tribute told me how he had been affected by the tragic events of m

has larry donn from sweden ever been high at work? >> high at work? never. >> no? doing that, being that. >> were you high when you got dressed this morning? >> no. >> jimmy: no he was drunk. [ cheers and applause ] do we have anyone here from sweden tonight? is that how people are dressing in sweden now? what happened to the viking horns? those are gone? all right, who else is out there? >> what is your name and where are you from? >> jacob from terra haute, indiana. >> have you ever been high at work? >> jimmy: all right? it's unanimous. >> i'm high right now. very high. >> what do you do for work? >> i work at mcdonald's. >> do you work high there? >> i've worked high there, yeah. >> jimmy: that all checks out. [ laughter ] we're out of mcnuggets again? jacob! all right, next? >> what is your name and where are you from? >> izan from pittsburgh. >> have you ever been high at work? >> jimmy: there are two yeses but almost all noes. let's see. has izan ever been high at work? >> yes. >> what do you do? >> i look for jobs. >> is why that you lost it? >> yeah, yeah.

my sort of structure and pragmatism comes from being raised in sweden.armth to cooking and feel-based food that i love comes definitely from here. >> anthony: weirdly enough, the single aspect of ethiopian culture most westerners do know a little about is ethiopian food. so, maybe you've had this. oh, wow. now -- now that -- that looks good. that, that is exciting. what is it? >> maya: this is typical ethiopian vegetarian. they make it really nice. >> anthony: at kategna restaurant, they do it classic. injera bread. that's ethiopian 101. >> marcus: i mean, when you think about ethiopian food, right, the foundation is really the injera bread. >> anthony: it's not just food, it's an implement. >> marcus: yeah. >> anthony: we're having beyaynetu, a selection of stews, or wats, as they're called around here. that's gomen, sauteed greens. shiro wat, which is a chickpea stew. and tikil gomen, sauteed white cabbage. many, if not most of the dishes, spiced with the magical mysterious flavoring of the gods, berbere. >> maya: can i, can i give you one that's -- no

sweden is dropping its rain case against wik he feared going to sweden to face the rape charges and again getting sent to the united states. in the u.s. he possibly faces a trial over leaking hundreds of thousands of secret government documents. he is not quite out of the woods just yet. >> still, a major change there. thank you. >>> happening today president trump begins an eight-day trip to the middle east and europe, and they hope they are getting the reset they are desperate for right now. >> it's an ambitious agenda. mr. trump's first time as president on the world stage. the trip begins with the centers the trip begins with the centers of islam, chris visit to saudi arabia has been in the works for months. the highlight, president trump's first major speech on islam and he will focus on the fight in terrorism. >> the speech is intended to unite the broader world and to demonstrate america's commitment to our muslim partners. >> the president heads to israel, and he will meet with netanyahu, and he will deliver another major foreign policy speech and then on to rome where prime minis

mark: sweden's top prosecutor today dropped an investigation into a rape claim against wikileaks founder julian assange. refuge, who in 2012 took in ecuador's embassy in london to escape extradition to sweden, called the decision to drop the charges an important victory for himself and the u.n. human rights system, but said it has taken a toll. arrestrison, under house , and almost five years here in .his embassy without sunlight whileyears without charge my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive. mark: he also said his legal battle is not over. he believes the united states wants an action guided and arrested in connection with wikileaks publication of classified u.s. documents. president trump leave today on his first overseas trip since taking office. the stakes are high given the growing controversy involving his campaign possible ties to russia. the president will make five stops in the middle east and europe including visits to saudi arabia, israel, and the vatican. he will also attend two summits. the man accused of driving his car onto one of the bu