‘I would not stand in the way of Assange's extradition’ – UK Foreign Secretary Hunt

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is also vying to become prime minister, said he would not hamper Julian Assange's extradition to the US. Charges against the WikiLeaks founder carry up to 175 years in prison.

Washington wants Assange prosecuted under the Espionage Act for his role in publishing the classified documents released by whistleblower Chelsea Manning and revealing the high civilian death toll from US airstrikes among other things.

“Well, we would have to follow our own legal processes, just as the US has to follow its own legal processes,” Hunt told Face the Nation on Sunday. “But would I want to stand in the way of Julian Assange facing justice? No, I would not.”

Since Assange is “someone who is alleged to have committed some very serious crimes,” Hunt added, “it is absolutely right that he faces justice.” The foreign secretary also said that the journalist's “crimes” are “alleged to have led to people's deaths,” yet it was unclear what he meant exactly. During the Manning process, the investigators did not establish if the leak actually resulted in any deaths or put lives at risk.

https://www.rt.com/uk/460908-hunt-assange-extradition-justice/

Trash Wars Part Deux: Philippines Now Shipping Barge Of Illegal Trash Back To Canada

While the world has been focused on the ongoing U.S./China (and now U.S./Mexico) trade war, the final chapter in an ongoing, yet little covered garbage war between the Philippines and Canada looks to have begun.

A shipment of trash that has been causing strain between the two countries is finally heading back to Canada, 6 years after it arrived in the Philippines, according to Gulf News.

Wilma Eisma, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chair said: “Finally, the containers of garbage transported from Canada and stored at the Subic Bay Freeport for several years now have been pulled out as of today, May 31, 2019,”

69 total containers filled with trash were loaded onto the MV Bavaria and sent back to North America. The shipment was commissioned by Canada to take the cargo back to its point of origin.

“This is one proud moment for all Filipinos,” Eisma continued.

Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said: “The garbage is gone, good riddance. I am not interested in what the world thinks … Canada pulled all stops on this: seamless cooperation.”

Senator Panfilo Lacson said: “…we will await further developments on future garbage return expeditions to Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong and God knows where else.”

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-02/trash-wars-part-deux-philippines-now-shipping-barge-illegal-trash-back-canada