The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has filed a lawsuit against the Nobel Foundation, questioning the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. According to foreign media reports, Assange has expressed his objections to Machado being awarded the peace prize and has requested that the Nobel Foundation refrain from paying her the over $1 million associated with the award.
Assange has criticized Machado for openly supporting US President Donald Trump’s military policies against Venezuela, which he believes contradict the fundamental principles of the Nobel Peace Prize. Machado had stated in a recent interview that she fully supports Trump’s strategy and that the Venezuelan people are grateful to him and his administration.
Meanwhile, the UK and the EU have imposed sanctions on Murtaza Lakhani, a Canadian-Pakistani oil tycoon. London has been ranked as one of the 15 most expensive cities in the world. In a separate incident, a train station in Taipei, Taiwan, was targeted in an attack, resulting in the deaths of three people and injuring five others.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia is willing to end the Ukraine conflict, but only on the basis of the principles outlined last year. China has called on India to rectify its policy on telecommunications tariffs. Israel has accused a Russian citizen of spying for Iran, and the Israeli intelligence agency, Shin Bet, has claimed that the individual had taken photographs of Israeli ports and facilities at the behest of Iranian intelligence.
US President Donald Trump has stated that the possibility of war with Venezuela is not being ruled out and that all options are on the table. In a separate incident, a man in Australia has received $2.5 million in donations from the community after he bravely stopped a gunman from attacking a Bondi Beach crowd.
Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region was hit by a 5.7-magnitude earthquake. In a separate incident, a man in India’s capital, New Delhi, was shot dead in a family dispute. US President Donald Trump has suspended the Green Card Lottery program following recent shootings at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The protests in Bangladesh have raised questions over the country’s relations with Sheikh Hasina Wajed. A Pakistani woman, Shamaila Imran Farooq, who was undergoing cancer treatment in London, died in a tragic incident.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia is willing to end the Ukraine conflict, but only on the basis of the principles outlined last year.
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has given the go-ahead to the Mardan administration. In a separate incident, the Telangana police have revealed that Sajid Akram had visited India six times over the past three decades, with most of his trips being related to family property disputes.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr. Imran has stated that the number of phone numbers obtained from Margaye Bhati Horsee belong to various traders. Rescue workers responded by saying that they would meet him downstairs, and then lifted him up on a crane.
