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A timeline of Assange's nearly 7 years in the Ecuadorian Embassy

Assange's complicated, almost decade long case came to a turning point today, when he was arrested in London as the U.S. seeks his extradition

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Julian Assange arrested after almost 7 years in embassy

The founder of the group that published thousands of sensitive government files believes he will eventually be extradited to the U.S. to face charges.

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Sudan's autocratic leader reportedly driven from power after 3 decades

The swirling reports of a coup follow nearly four months of street protests against the autocrat's rule.

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The world's largest democratic exercise gets underway in India

The seven-phase election is staggered over six weeks and some 900 million people are eligible to cast ballots at around a million polling stations.

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National Enquirer up for sale

A sale would come just months after the supermarket tabloid revealed on its front page that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was having an affair.

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Europe offers Britain a new deadline of Oct. 31 to sort out its Brexit mess

The decision was the result of a high-stakes summit in Brussels that saw prime ministers and presidents gather from across the continent.

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EU leaders agree Brexit delay until end of October, with a review in June according to Reuters

According to diplomatic sources, Reuters says EU leaders will review Brexit in June for a delayed Brexit at the end of Oct.

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Diplomats set to play 'good cop, bad cop' over Brexit delay

If they cannot agree on an extension, the U.K. faces the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without a deal on Friday.

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Uganda hits back at Trump over U.S. tourist kidnapping: 'We don't need his lecture'

Kimberly Sue Endicott and her tour guide were found safe on Sunday. They had been held by captors who were demanding $500,000 in ransom.

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Warner Brothers: Trump can't use 'Dark Knight Rises' in campaign video

The film company confirmed on Tuesday that it will file a copyright infringement suit against the White House.

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Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and rival party appear locked in close race

Exit polls show the Blue and White party, headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, has a narrow lead over the Likud, two TV stations say. Another station showed them tied.

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Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection

"Today morning his holiness felt some discomfort and he was flown to Delhi for check-up," Tenzin Taklha, his personal secretary, told Reuters.

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A high-stakes meeting will decide Brexit's fate — and the U.K. won't be at the table

Politicians will choose between two broad options at Wednesday's emergency summit. Both have dramatic consequences for the U.K. and beyond.

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16 Saudis barred from U.S. for role in Khashoggi's murder

Among those banned is Saud al-Qahtani, an adviser to the Saudi crown prince who the CIA suspects organized the assassination of the journalist.

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Trump says Uganda must find kidnappers of freed tourist. Uganda responds.

A Ugandan government spokesman responded that there are more gun deaths in the U.S. than kidnappings in Uganda.

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Car bomb in Afghanistan kills three U.S. service members

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

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France is 'playing hardball' as U.K. frets on the brink of Brexit

Brexit was originally scheduled for March 29, but it will happen this Friday unless all 27 leaders of other E.U. countries agree to another delay.

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Male refugees victimized by sexual violence say U.N. staffer wanted bribes to help them

Male refugees said sexual assault forced them to flee their homes and go to the Nakivale refugee camp in hopes the U.N. could resettle them in the West.

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U.S. pulls troops as fighting engulfs Libya

The self-styled Libyan National Army launched a surprise offensive last week, a move that could potentially drag the country back into civil war.

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Cho Yang-ho, embattled CEO of Korean Air, dies at 70

Cho, who himself was under indictment, was embarrassed by explosions of rage by both of his daughters, which went viral and led to their resignations.