Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London after Ecuador withdrew asylum status.
"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday, 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police said.
Police said they arrested him after being "invited into the embassy by the Ambassador, following the Ecuadorean government's withdrawal of asylum."
Assange had spent the last six years at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
US, Iran begin direct talks in Pakistan, seeking end to six-week war
Senior US and Iranian officials met on Saturday in Islamabad for the highest-level talks between Washington and Tehran in half a century as they sought to bring an end to their six-week war.
Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after trip around moon
The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century.
Israeli strikes kill seven in Gaza, health officials say
Two Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring several others, officials from Gaza's health ministry said.
Iran demands Lebanon ceasefire, unfreezing of assets before peace talks
Iran said on Friday that blocked Iranian assets must be released and that a ceasefire must take hold in Lebanon before peace talks can proceed, throwing last-minute doubt over negotiations scheduled for Saturday in Pakistan.
New Zealand authorities order thousands to evacuate ahead of tropical cyclone
New Zealand authorities on Saturday declared a state of emergency in several areas of the North Island and ordered thousands of residents to evacuate their homes in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Vaiano, which is expected to reach its peak impact on Sunday.
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