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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange . (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)

Arresting Julian Assange is a Priority: Sessions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 21, 2017 | World

The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is now a “priority” for the US, attorney general Jeff Sessions has said. The US authorities have prepared charges against Assange who is currently in London, US officials familiar with the matter revealed. Assange has...

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Paratroopers of the US Army enter a helicopter at the training area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on February 10, 2014.
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US to station 150 armored vehicles in Europe

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2014 | World

Brussels, Reuters—The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armored vehicles in Europe for use by US forces training in Europe as part of the US response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a US military commander. Some of the...

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In this picture downloaded from the US Navy website, taken on September 10, 2013, an MH-53E Super Stallion is seen through a window landing on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio in the Meditteranean sea. (AFP PHOTO/NAVY MEDIA CONTENT SERVICES)

Libyan government demands explanation for Liby kidnapping

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Facing domestic suspicions regarding the Libyan government’s role in the kidnapping of Libyan Al-Qaeda suspect Abu Anas Al-Liby, Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan released a statement on Sunday calling for “clarifications” from the United States...

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Ann Adams, who lives across the street, pins a condolence note to a makeshift memorial at the crash site of award-winning journalist Michael Hastings on June 19, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/AFP

American journalist Michael Hastings dies in LA car crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 20, 2013 | Media

Los Angeles, Reuters—Journalist Michael Hastings, whose 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of the US military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, led to the general being relieved of command, died on Tuesday in a car wreck in Los Angeles, his employer said. A...