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Syria

Lebanon extradites al-Assad's general to Syria for war crimes trial

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Mexico

Mexico extradites 26 cartel members to US in deal with Trump

The move marks the second time Mexico extradites cartel members to the US, in an effort to curb the threat of US tariffs on its imports.

Indonesia

Indonesia will repatriate French man who spent 20 years on death row

The release deal for Serge Atlaoui comes weeks after five Australians, serving sentences for drug smuggling, were allowed to return home last month.

Europe News

Suspected drug gang leader extradited from Morocco to France

Félix Bingui, known as 'The Cat', is alleged to be the leader of the Yoda drug gang in Marseille and is wanted on several charges by French authorities.

Europe News

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from jail in Greenland

Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has been the subject of a Japanese arrest warrant for more than a decade.

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Tech News

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom 'suffers serious stroke', X post says

News of his ill health comes during a protracted battle by the US government to extradite the Finnish-German millionaire to the US from New Zealand to face charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering.

Greece

Diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz held in Greece amid extradition case

Greek police detained Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz due to a Romanian arrest warrant. Released with a travel ban, he awaits a Greek court's extradition decision.

Culture news

Artists urge Serbia to block extradition of Belarusian filmmaker

Andrei Gynot, who is wanted in Belarus for alleged tax evasion, could face severe persecution, including imprisonment, torture, or even the death penalty if returned.

World News

WikiLeaks founder Assange agrees plea deal in exchange for freedom

Assange is expected to return to his home country of Australia after his plea and sentencing.

Tech News

London court says Assange can appeal extradition to the US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has grounds to appeal his extradition to the United States, London's High Court ruled.

Tech News

UK court orders delay to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange's extradition to US

Judges at the UK's High Court are seeking assurances from the United States that Assange would not face the death penalty.

Tech News

Why is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing extradition?

Julian Assange is fighting a final attempt to avoid extradition on espionage charges. Euronews Next takes a look back at how we got to this point.

Business

Montenegro court rules to extradite Terraform Labs founder to US

A spokeswoman for the High Court said that Kwon’s lawyers have three days to appeal against the ruling.

Culture news

Colombia extradites luxury bag designer to US over illegal leathers

She's designed luxury purses for the likes of Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham. Now Nancy Gonzalez faces a 25-year prison sentence for using allegedly illegal animal skins.

United Kingdom

Rape suspect who faked own death to be extradited from UK

Nicholas Rossi was identified by his distinctive tattoos, which he falsely claimed had been added to his body while he was unconscious in hospital.

Hacker Hunter

Extradition: Why is the US determined to extradite European hackers?

A co-production with Kaspersky

We look at some of the most famous cases against European hackers and explore whether extradition and imprisonment is really the right response.

United Kingdom

Australian PM urges US to drop Assange pursuit

The Australian Prime Minister has criticised US efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, while in the UK for King Charles III’s coronation.