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Ecuador’s government has asked Britain to give WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange safe passage to the South American country to allow him asylum there. A source close to the case at the Ecuadorian foreign ministry told the Press Association: “ Given that the European arrest warrant no longer holds, Ecuador will now be intensifying its diplomatic efforts with the UK so that Julian Assange can gain safe passage in order to enjoy his asylum in Ecuador. ” The source added Ecuador “welcomes the decision” to drop the charges against Assange. “ This decision follows the interview of Julian Assange in Ecuador’s embassy in London in November 2016. Ecuador regrets that the Swedish prosecutor delayed more than four years in carrying out this interview. ” It comes after prime minister Theresa May said any decision about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest or otherwise is an “operational matter” for police. Asked if she would support the UK extraditing A

Islamic State tested poisonous chemicals on prisoners in a bid to produce easily-obtainable chemical weapons for local use and potential terrorist attacks in the West, records recovered from Mosul by Iraqi soldiers and obtained by The Times show. Arabic-language notes detailing experiments with thallium sulfate and “a nicotine-based compound” were reportedly discovered hidden inside the University of Mosul by an Iraqi special forces unit during the current operation to recapture the city, which has been under the control of the radical Islamist group since 2014. The UK newspaper reports that British and US forces verified the papers as those belonging to Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL). In one experiment, a man weighing 100kg was gradually poisoned with thallium sulfate, which was dissolved in his food and water. Over a period of 10 days the victim suffered nausea, fever and finally swelling of his internal organs, before an agonizing death.

Hundreds of activists around the globe joined an international march against the multinational biotech and agribusiness corporation Monsanto. The demonstrations were held under the slogan, “Keep GMOs out of your genes.” “ We will not stand for cronyism. We will not stand for poison. That’s why we March Against Monsanto, ” the organizers of the 6th annual march said in a statement. http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/home/ The activists argue that “ research studies have shown that Monsanto’s genetically-modified foods can lead to serious health conditions such as the development of cancer tumors, infertility and birth defects. ” The movement’s website says work to organize rallies was carried out in more than 200 cities. More: https://www.rt.com/news/389148-monsanto-international-march-gmo/

Now they can kill more poor Yemen civilians Washington has agreed to arms deals with Saudi Arabia worth almost $110bn on Saturday, the first day of President Donald Trump’s visit to the traditional US ally, with options for as much as $350bn over 10 years. Trump hailed the $110bn deal for Saudi purchases of US defence equipment and services, which was reached during meetings in Riyadh. “ That was a tremendous day. Tremendous investments in the United States,” Trump said at talks with Saudi King Salman. “Hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the United States and jobs, jobs, jobs.” Trump was in Riyadh on his first foreign trip since becoming president, an eight-day tour that will also take the US president to Jerusalem, the Vatican and meetings with leaders in Europe. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the agreements aim to help Saudi Arabia deal with “malign Iranian influence”. “ The package of defence equipment and serv

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