Politics

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Norwegian MP may lose seat over Cannabis use

A member of parliament in Norway is likely to lose his parliamentary seat after admitting to using cannabis.

Independent Swedish MP William Petzäll was found dead at his mother’s home in Varberg on September 1st.

The UK’s foreign secretary has said that claims that Julian Assange may be sentenced to death in the US are unfounded.

The Swedish government has pledged some SEK 25 million (EUR 3 million) for humanitarian aid efforts in war-torn Syria.

British authorities are no longer threatening to enter the Ecuadorian embassy in London to arrest Julian Assange, Ecuadorian officials say.

A Chinese icebreaker ship has crossed the Arctic and docked in Reykjavik Harbour.

Wikileaks figurehead Julian Assange has urged Washington to end its Wikileaks ‘witch hunt’ after he was given amnesty by Ecuador last week.

Anti-immigration party head Pia Kjaersgaard has announced that she is to resign from the Danish People’s Party.