Julian Assange; the co-founder of Wikileaks has been jailed over bail breach

Today, Julian Assange has been jailed for 11 months for breaching his bail conditions.

The 47-year-old was found guilty of breaching the Bail Act last month after his arrest where he was found hiding in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

Back in 2012 he took refuge in the London Embassy to avoid sexual assault allegation, which he has denied.

When Assange was taken down to the cells, he raised his fist in defiance as a symbol to those who supported him in the public gallery.

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Vodafone has denied a report saying Huawei could have allowed unauthorised access to its fixed-line network in 2011 and 2012.
A report by Bloomberg had stated that Vodafone had spotted the security flaws that could have given Chinese company Huawei access to Italian homes and businesses.
The US has refused to use Huawei for security reasons, although the report suggests that the UK may help them build a 5G network.

In a statement Vodafone said:

“The issues in Italy identified in the Bloomberg story were all resolved and date back to 2011 and 2012.

"The 'backdoor' that Bloomberg refers to is Telnet, which is a protocol that is commonly used by many vendors in the industry for performing diagnostic functions. It would not have been accessible from the internet."

"Bloomberg is incorrect in saying that this 'could have given Huawei unauthorised access to the carrier's fixed-line network in Italy'.

"In addition, we have no evidence of any unauthorised access. This was nothing more than a failure to remove a diagnostic function after development.

"The issues were identified by independent security testing, initiated by Vodafone as part of our routine security measures, and fixed at the time by Huawei."

The 5G network will gradually be introduced into the UK, being integrated into the already countrywide 4G network. This means that excluding Huawei at this stage isn’t realistic without large delays and costs.

IS Leader Abu Bakr al Baghdad, has been confirmed alive after releasing an 18-minute video speaking about the Sri Lanka Bombings.

Baghdadi appeared in the video cross legged on the floor next to a machine gun declaring himself as the head of the fast expanding terrorist group.

He continues to rally members of the terrorist group after loss of the group’s territory in Iraq and the execution of one of their deadliest attacks in years in Sri Lanka.

"Our battle today is a battle of attrition, and we will prolong it for the enemy, and they must know that the jihad will continue until Judgment Day,” he said in the video. His death or serious injury has been reported several times in the past but now he has been confirmed alive he is the worlds most wanted man, the US placing a ransom of $25 million over his head.

It’s unclear where the video was recorded but it was suspected to be in an underground bunker, due to his pale complexion it seems like he could have been hiding there a while. Sri Lanka is only mentioned in audio not video suggesting this was recorded weeks in advance and newer portions added in after the bombing.

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A beluga whale has been found off of Norway’s coast wearing what Norwegian experts believe to be a special Russian Harness.

Marine biologist Professor Audun Rikardsen reported that the harness had a GoPro camera holder and a label which sourced it to St Petersburg. A fisherman from Norway managed to remove it from the whale.

A Russian fellow scientist has told him that it was not the sort of equipment that Russian Scientists would use. Russia also has a naval base in the region.

The Beluga whale (which is a native species to Arctic waters) is tame and repeatedly approached Norwegian boats off an Arctic island called Ingoya, 258 miles away from Murmansk where Russia’s Northern Fleet is based.

Picture credit: Greg Hume (Greg5030)

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