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Supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gather outside a British High Court on the last day of two-day hearing for the Wikileaks founder's final appeal against extradition to the United States, many of them costumed in fancy dress. Washington indicted Assange multiple times between 2018 and 2020 over WikiLeaks's publication of hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic files on the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. IMAGES
Samsung vice-chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong arrives at court for the ruling over an arrest warrant sought by South Korean prosecutors against him over a controversial merger of two Samsung units. IMAGES
Brussels, Dec 16 (EFE), (Camera: Leo Rodríguez).- The Belgian judge who will take a decision on the arrest warrant against former president of the Catalonia regional government, Carles Puigdemont, fled to Belgium, on Monday postponed the hearing until next 3 February 3.FOOTAGE OF CARLES PUIGDEMONT, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CATALONIA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, WHEN HE LEFT THE BELGIAN COURT ON MONDAY. SOUNDBITES OF-SIMON BEKAERT, LAWYER REPRESENTING CARLES PUIGDEMONT:“The hearing has been postponed initially until the 3 February waiting for resolutions by the European Court of Justice.” -CARLES PUIGDEMONT, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CATALONIA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT:“The Belgian court has considered that, without any opposition either the attorney, that the hearing will take place on February 3. The issue continues, we always respect decisions taken by the judges and we are are their entire disposal for whatever they need.”
A car arrives at the London court where Julian Assange, who has just been arrested, is expected to arrive. Assange's nearly seven-year hideout in Ecuador's London embassy abruptly ended Thursday when police entered the building and arrested him ahead of possible extradition to the United States. IMAGES of car
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).