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By Jonathan HeadSAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — The sleek, marble district courthouse in Saipan could be anywhere in the United States, but for the officials who welcomed us in their bright, flowery shirts. Warm ocean breezes coming off the Pacific rustled the leaves of the flame trees whose flowers blaze against soft green grass.It was the most unlikely venue to witness the end of the long and bitter saga of Julian Assange.It had been chosen by Assange as the US territory farthest from the US mainland, from the power centers in Washington against which he had waged so many of his campaigns.Lying 2,500km (1,550 miles) east of the Philippines, Saipan is on the way to nowhere.Except, perhaps, Australia.Inside the courtroom though it was all business.Even Assange, whose appearance has...
June 27, 2024
Sleepy Saipan witnesses end of Julian Assange legal saga
June 26, 2024
Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to espionage charge in US court
June 26, 2024
Abe Lincoln wax sculpture melts in brutal Washington heat
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, 81, and former president Donald Trump, 78, are the two oldest major party candidates for the US presidency.For Joe Biden and Donald Trump — the two oldest candidates ever to seek the US presidency — age is an election issue neither can escape.On Thursday, the current Democratic president, 81, and his Republican predecessor, 78, will face off in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first of two debates ahead of November’s vote, offering Americans a rare, split-screen comparison of the two men’s physical and mental strength.For 90 minutes, under the glare of the high-definition cameras, President Biden and former President Trump — who remain nearly tied in national opinion polls — will spar on issues ranging from the economy and foreign wars to...
June 25, 2024
Age anxiety hangs over first Biden-Trump debate
June 24, 2024
'Pirates of the Caribbean' star killed in shark attack
June 24, 2024
Criminal charges recommended against Boeing
June 24, 2024
Missing hiker survives by drinking gallon of water a day
June 21, 2024
TikTok confirms it offered US government a 'kill switch'
June 21, 2024
Charges dropped against Gaza protesters at Columbia
June 20, 2024
Ecuador hit by nationwide blackout
