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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was ordered to be extradited to the U.S. by a London Court on Wednesday morning. The order was issued by Judge Vanessa Baraitser of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, where the United States had sought an order for Assange to stand trial on 18 criminal charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …

Julian Assange has moved closer to being extradited from the UK to the US after the US government won the latest stage in its extradition bid.

A judge in the United Kingdom on Monday ruled against a request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected assertions that Assange was a political prisoner, The Associated Press reported, but said he would pose a risk to himself while detained in the United States. “I find that the mental condition of Mr. Assange is such …