Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London after Ecuador withdrew asylum status.
"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.
Police said they arrested him after being "invited into the embassy by the Ambassador, following the Ecuadorean government's withdrawal of asylum."
Assange had spent the last six years at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake
At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in its latest statement.
Kuwait, Bahrain strongly condemn Iranian attack on ADNOC vessels
Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday expressed their strong condemnation of the Iranian attack against vessels affiliated with the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen's Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says
Yemen's Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations after being hit by more than 25 missiles in Houthi attacks over recent days, the port's director said on Saturday.
Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta in security crackdown
Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.
Israeli strikes kill 11 in south Lebanon, health ministry says
At least 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said.
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the UAE president, said the repeated targeted attacks on ADNOC tankers will not deter the UAE from moving forward with a 'balanced and rational policy' backed by diplomacy, deterrence, and adherence to international law.
Dubai Customs has completed a major international seizure by foiling an attempt to export over 70 million illicit cigarettes that were en route to a European country.
The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Indonesia following the tragic 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck its eastern region on Saturday, killing at least 38 people and injuring 13 others.
