Ecuador

Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno on April 14 defended his decision to overturn Julian Assange's asylum status, claiming in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that the WikiLeaks founder had tried to set up a "center for spying" in Ecuador's London embassy.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange woke up in a British jail on April 12 at the start of a likely lengthy extradition battle after a dramatic end to his seven-year stay in Ecuador's London embassy.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Photo: EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga.

WikiLeaks creator was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, police said. 47-year-old Julian Assange has been detained by London City Police officers at the Ecuadorian Embassy on an order issued by the Westminster Magistrates Court on June 29, 2012 for failing to appear in court.

"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police said.

RT is reporting that Assange was arrested by UK police immediately after leaving the embassy.

Ecuador's president decided to abolish the previously approved asylum, which for six years protected the founder of the whistleblowing website from arrest.
Assange fell out with Ecuadorr's authorities after WikiLeaks allegedly "interfered in Ecuador's affairs."

AMSTERDAM - Joshua Coombes is as straightforward as he is charismatic. He raises his voice above the dance music blaring from the adjacent hall of De Hallen, a refurbished tram depot east of the city center.

Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu attended a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Luxembourg on Monday, where current issues on the foreign policy agenda, such as the Eastern Partnership and the situation in Afghanistan, were discussed, according to a press statement released by the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE).

People around the world massively put national interests in front of global ones. According to a survey by Gallup International, conducted in 58 countries.

National interests are a priority for 70% of the world's citizens against 21% who voted for international cooperation and globalization.

81% of adult Bulgarians put national interests first and Bulgaria falls into the top ten countries in nationalist sentiment. This is the result of an international survey by Gallup International, conducted in 58 countries around the world.