Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, agreed to plead guilty on Monday to a single felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing national security material in exchange for his release from a British prison, ending his long and bitter standoff with the United States. Mr. Assange, 52, was granted his request to appear before a…
Israel’s prime minister has said the “intense phase” of fighting Hamas in Gaza is nearly over, allowing forces to move to the northern border with Lebanon to confront its ally Hezbollah. In his first Israeli media interview since the start of the war in October, Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the ground operation in the…
Top news Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel aired new grievances on Sunday over the Biden administration’s supply of munitions for the war in Gaza as his minister of defense headed to Washington for meetings with senior U.S. officials. Some Israeli news outlets had portrayed the visit by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, albeit preplanned, as…
23 minutes ago By Jacqueline Howard, BBC News Getty Images A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been charged following deadly riots last month. Christian Tein, head of the group CCAT (“field action coordination cell”), was arrested on Wednesday alongside several others. CCAT is accused of organising the protests that descended into…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week engaged in increasingly public spats with his military brass, his right-wing coalition partners and his most powerful supporter, the White House. The cascading conflicts — all with allies who are on his side in the battle against Hamas — have renewed difficult questions about the future of the war…