London English news | London, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

One of Julian Assange's lawyers, Stella Moris, has made a shocking revelation that the that the WikiLeaks founder has secretly fathered two children with her while hiding out at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.Assange has been facing extradition to the United States and rape charges.Assange's partner, in court documents and a video posted on Saturday by WikiLeaks and the Daily Mail, said that the couple conceived two-year-old Gabriel and one-year-old Max as Assange was wanted in the United States for leaking classified intelligence materials and in Sweden for rape allegations, an attorney for Assange confirmed the news to Washington Post on Sunday.Moris, according to the attorney, said that she revealed the relationship because she wanted 48-year-old Assange to be released from London prison, where he landed after the Ecuadorian Embassy rescinded his political asylum a year ago, amid the coronavirus outbreak which is spreading among the UK's prison population.In the documents, Moris further said that Assange's health is already precarious because of a lung condition as well as mental health challenges after extended isolation."I make this statement now only because our lives are on the brink and I fear that Julian could die," Moris said in the statement filed with the court in support of an application Assange's attorneys submitted, to have him released on bail.She added, "He may himself die as a result of increased risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus."Westminster Magistrates Court judge Vanessa Baraitser refused his bail request on March 25. Since then, one prisoner in the high-security Belmarsh prison, where Assange is lodged, has died after contracting the virus, according to local media reports.It is, however, unclear if Assange's legal team will make a second bail request.Moris said in the video that she fell in love with Assange after meeting him in 2011 and joining his international legal team, which led her to spend "almost every single day" in the embassy.In the video, she flips through photos of the children, a cat beside her, remarking at one point that the older boy resembles Assange: "Very Julian."The children, both British citizens, have visited their father in Belmarsh, according to British media. It also reported that Assange watched his children's births over video and that he was able to secretly meet Gabriel in the embassy.Meanwhile, the Ecuadorian foreign ministry and US officials have declined to comment on the matter.Assange is challenging an extradition request by the United States, which wants the 48-year-old Australian to stand trial in federal court in Northern Virginia on charges that he violated the Espionage Act.Prosecutors allege that Assange helped obtain and disseminate hundreds of thousands of pages of secret military documents and diplomatic cables regarding US action in the wars in Iraq and Afghstan.According to prosecutors, Assange has also helped Chelsea Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst, hack into government computers.( With inputs from ANI )

LondonFOLLOW

London, Latest News

Oil prices settled mixed as market participants digested a highly anticipated decision by major oil producers on output cuts. ...

The death toll of those hospitalized in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 11,329 as of Sunday afternoon, marking a daily increase of 717, the Department of Health and Social Care said. ...

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has informed the Supreme Court that there are 13 million Ind - including NRIs and students - abroad and the government is seeking to minimise the severe risk posed by arrivals from an increasing number of countr ...

Former star England batsman Kevin Pietersen has come out in support of the 'dire' situation in Pakistan due to the COVID-19 pandemic by urging nationals staying abroad to donate towards the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. ...

More than 10,000 Britons have taken up citizenship of a European Union (EU) mwmbwe country since the UK voted to exit the bloc in 2016, according to official figures. ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet was reportedly split over when to end the the country's lockdown due to the coronavirus pandmic, with some Ministers arguing that it should continue for another six weeks, media reports said. ...

England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan has revealed that playing at the Lord's Cricket Ground helped him develop the reverse sweep shot in his batting arsenal. ...

One of Julian Assange's lawyers, Stella Moris, has made a shocking revelation that the that the WikiLeaks founder has secretly fathered two children with her while hiding out at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. ...