Assange walked out of the courtroom as a free man into the bright Saipan sunshine, raised one hand to reporters before leaving in his car for the airport, where he took a flight to the Australian capital Canberra.
"On June 25, in a search operation, BSF recovered 20 packets of suspected drugs from an isolated island off Jakhau Coast in Bhuj," BSF Gujarat said in a post on X.
The WikiLeaks founder has reportedly consented to plead guilty to a felony charge connected to his alleged involvement in one of the largest breaches of classified US government material.
The attacks on Taiwanese organisations have been intensified by a suspected China-backed hacking outfit, as part of Beijing's intelligence-gathering activities on the self-governing island, Al Jazeera reported, citing a cybersecurity firm.
Dark clouds covered the island as it received rainfall ahead of the high-stakes clash between India and Australia at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight match on Monday.
"Recent satellite imagery suggests: (i) Light to moderate rainfall at many places, with occasional intense spells accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds likely over West Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next 3 hours," the IMD
Recalling his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his recent visit to the island nation, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he is thankful to him as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their continued support to Sri Lanka.
China's military could isolate Taiwan, cripple its economy, and compel the democratic island to submit to Beijing's Communist Party without firing a shot, CNN reported citing a Washington think tank.
The South Pacific, dotted with small and vulnerable island states, has become a battleground for influence between China and the traditional benefactors of Australia, New Zealand, and the USA.
In a message to reporters, Armed Forces of the Philippines public affairs office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad stated, "The AFP will not discuss operational details on the legal humanitarian rotation and resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal, which is well within our EEZ (exclusive economic zone)."