WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organisation that publishes news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous sources. Its website, initiated in 2006 in Iceland by the organisation Sunshine Press, claimed in 2016 to have released online 10 million documents in its first 10 years. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activist, is generally described as its founder and director. Since September 2018, Kristinn Hrafnsson has served as its editor-in-chief.
Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet, his lawyer told.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a test case of media freedoms and the global reach of the U.S. justice system.
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A British court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret..
Supporters of Julian Assange have gathered outside court as the WikiLeaks founder begins his fight against extradition to the US, where he is accused of helping to leak hundreds of thousands of..
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Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US for political purposes. The Labour politician on Thursday visited Assange for two hours at..
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U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks' publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court..
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments this week weighing in on the trial of his longtime associate Roger Stone amount to political interference in the judiciary and are "an abuse of power," House..
Rapper MIA speaks to the PA news agency outside Westminster Magistrates' Court at a brief hearing ahead of an extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange is appearing for an..
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is slurring his speech and worried about dying in prison. That's according to a new report from British journalist and former Army officer Vaughan Smith. Gizmodo..
The WikiLeaks founder appeared in a London court to fight attempts by the American authorities to make him answer charges of conspiring to hack into a classified Pentagon network. NYTimes.com - Published
A London court begins hearings on Monday to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States where he is wanted over charges that he conspired to hack U.S... Reuters - Published
A British court begins hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret.. Reuters - Published
A British court begins hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret.. Reuters - Published
Hundreds of people including Roger Waters, co-founder of the Pink Floyd rock group, and designer Vivienne Westwood, marched through central London on Saturday demanding that jailed Wikileaks founder.. Reuters - Published
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is jailed in Britain fighting extradition to the United States for espionage and computer hacking, may seek asylum in France, his lawyer Eric Dupond-Moretti said.. Reuters - Published
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States because it would have a chilling effect on press freedom, a European human rights chief said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
A statement in a London court put a twist on a previously known attempt by a Republican congressman to get the WikiLeaks founder to absolve Russia of election meddling. NYTimes.com - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks' publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court.. Reuters - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump offered to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks' publication of Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court.. Reuters - Published
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a British court by videolink from prison on Wednesday where lawyers discussed the timetable of his hearing next week to decide whether he should be.. Reuters - Published
Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is no longer being kept in solitary confinement and his health is improving, his spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters on Tuesday. Reuters - Published
Joshua Schulte, a computer engineer, gave reams of confidential documents to WikiLeaks exposing the agency’s hacking tools, prosecutors say. NYTimes.com - Published
The hearing to decide whether WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can be extradited from Britain to the United States will be split into two, with the second half delayed until May, a British judged.. Reuters - Published
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not getting the time he needs with his legal team to discuss his fight against extradition to the United States, causing delays to the case, his lawyer told a.. Reuters - Published
Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a Madrid court via videolink from Britain on Friday as part of an investigation into his allegations that a Spanish firm spied on him while he lived.. Reuters - Published
Lawyers for Julian Assange said on Thursday they will argue that the WikiLeaks founder cannot be sent from Britain to the United States to face spying charges because a treaty between the two countries.. Reuters - Published
CBS News' Cindy Pom joins CBSN from London with a roundup of stories making headlines around the world: More than a dozen people were killed in protests in Iraq; doctors recommend immediate.. CBS News - Published
Russia and Syria have always denied using chemicals in deadly Douma attack, and now WikiLeaks claims whistleblower evidence backs them up CBS News - Published
WikiLeaks publishes open letter addressed to authorities in Britain, where Assange remains jailed ahead of U.S. extradition proceedings CBS News - Published
A Swedish prosecutor said on Tuesday she would not proceed with an investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a review of the evidence. Reuters - Published
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is struggling to prepare for his case fighting extradition to the United States because he has been given an unsuitable computer in prison, his lawyer told a British.. Reuters - Published
The jury in the criminal trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser Roger Stone ended its first day of deliberations on Thursday without reaching a verdict on whether he lied to Congress about his.. Reuters - Published
The federal jury in the criminal trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser Roger Stone began deliberations on Thursday into whether he lied to Congress about his efforts to learn more about when.. Reuters - Published
Prosecutors delivered closing arguments in the trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser Roger Stone on Wednesday, saying the Republican operative lied to Congress about his efforts to keep.. Reuters - Published
Pamela Anderson shared throwback photos with the Trumps days after asking the president to pardon her close friend, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Prosecutors wrapped up their case against the longtime Trump adviser Roger J. Stone Jr., accused of lying about his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign. NYTimes.com - Published
President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign was keen to keep abreast of the release of emails potentially damaging to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, reaching all the way to Trump, the Republican's.. Reuters - Published
Steve Bannon, who served as chief executive of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, told jurors Friday he saw Roger Stone as "an access point" to WikiLeaks, which later released hacked emails damaging.. USATODAY.com - Published
Stone is on trial on accusations that he lied to Congress about his alleged back-channel efforts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign CEO Steve Bannon delivered potentially damaging testimony on Friday against Roger Stone, describing communicating with Trump's longtime adviser about WikiLeaks.. Reuters - Published
Comedian Randy Credico testified in the trial of President Donald Trump's adviser Roger Stone on Thursday where he told jokes, did a Bernie Sanders impression and said he never served as a backchannel.. Reuters - Published
Prosecutors on Thursday unveiled threatening text messages by U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser Roger Stone to radio host Randy Credico in which Stone urged Credico not to testify about their.. Reuters - Published
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine talks to Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson about new emails released by WikiLeaks and Russian cyber hacking. CBS News - Published
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine warns that some email leaks contain false information, citing an email about him that proved "completely inaccurate." Kaine says it remains unclear if the.. CBS News - Published
Roger Stone is accused of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential race.
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Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon tells CBS News foreign correspondent Seth Doane he was not involved in Roger Stone’s communications with WikiLeaks. CBS News - Published
Roger Stone stands trial over his WikiLeaks contacts, the NCAA basketball season begins, it's Election Day in the U.S. and more news to know Tuesday.
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Stone is accused of lying to investigators about his interactions with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential campaign. His trial begins Tuesday.
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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt joins moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss President Trump's upcoming visit to the U.K. and the legal case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. CBS News - Published
During the 2016 presidential campaign, thousands of emails and documents were stolen from the Democratic National Committee and dumped on WikiLeaks. "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell explains.. CBS News - Published
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared confused at a London court hearing on Monday, struggling to recall his name and age in his first public appearance in months as he sought to fight his.. Reuters - Published
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court on Monday for a hearing on whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges. Reuters - Published
The Swedish prosecutor investigating a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Monday she had interviewed seven witnesses, including two not previously heard, but had yet to.. Reuters - Published
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