UK court to rule on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to US over espionage charges
A court in the UK is scheduled Tuesday to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are due to issue a judgment in the High Court that could put an end to Assange's long legal saga or further extend it. If he fails in winning the right to appeal, his legal team fears he could be swiftly sent to the US to face charges, though they’re likely to ask the European Court of Human Rights to block any transfer. Why is WikiLeaks founder and hacker Julian Assange facing extradition to the US?Assange,...