Julian Assange is a hero to many and a traitor to others. Supporters of the WikiLeaks founder and publisher view him as an investigative journalist who exposed damning information governments wanted to keep hidden, while critics see him as a threat to national security. His newest title, however, is free man.
U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned potentially thousands of former U.S. service members convicted of violating a now-repealed military ban on consensual gay sex, saying Wednesday that he is “righting an historic wrong" to clear the way for them to regain lost benefits.
Bolivian President Luis Arce warned Wednesday that an "irregular" deployment of troops was taking place in the Bolivian capital, raising concerns that a potential coup was underway.
Mohammed Mohammed Albarnawe, a volunteer at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, has established himself as one of the top sights to see at the event, because of his ability to stack nine pints of beer atop his head as he bobs and weaves without spilling a drop.
A shaven-headed Evan Gershkovich appeared briefly before journalists in a Russian court on Wednesday at the start of a trial on charges of espionage that the U.S. reporter denies.
