WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to launch legal action against the government of Ecuador, accusing it of violating his “fundamental rights and freedoms”. The move comes several months after Ecuador cut off communications for Assange, who has been living inside the country’s embassy in London for more than six years. WikiLeaks lawyer Baltasar Garzon has arrived in Ecuador to launch …

It has been the most sombre moment of the royal tour so far, but one that matters just as much to Prince Harry. The Duke of Sussex on Saturday officially opened the enhanced NSW Anzac Memorial in Sydney’s Hyde Park to honour the state’s fallen veterans. The Centenary Extension finally realises the vision of the memorial’s architect Bruce Dellit, after …

Saudi Arabian authorities say Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi died inside the country’s consulate in Turkey, confirming 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested and two senior staff sacked. The Saudi public prosecutor said in a statement a fight broke out between Mr Khashoggi and people who met him inside the consulate, after he entered the building on August 2 seeking …

Federal Police have been asked to investigate how secret security advice warning of possible violence in response to Australia considering moving its embassy in Israel was leaked to a news outlet. The Guardian Australia has today published extracts of an “ASIO bulletin” which reportedly warned that raising the prospect of relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem may “provoke …

China is reportedly in the process of creating an “artificial moon” that would be bright enough to replace the streetlights in the south-western city of Chengdu by 2020. The illuminated satellite is said to be eight times brighter than the real moon, according to state media People’s Daily, and forms part of the country’s growing ambitions in space. Chinese scientists …

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian believes perspective has been lost in a stoush about the Opera House being used to promote a horse race, and has called for respect on all sides of the debate. Last night, more than 1,000 protesters used lights and torches to spoil the projection of the Everest barrier draw after Ms Berejiklian overruled the …

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has defended her decision to allow an advertisement for a racing event be projected on the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday night, saying the image “will be in good taste”. Speaking on Monday morning on the decision that has sparked mass debate across the country, Ms Berejiklian said “all sides of politics” supported the decision. She …

Cristiano Ronaldo has received applause and boos after scoring for Juventus as he continues to receive support after allegations of rape surfaced last week. Ronaldo’s powerful, angled goal, the second of the match and his fourth of the season, was met with a mixed response in the Italian league game at the Stadio Friuli, home of Udinese. Juventus won the …

Brett Kavanaugh has been sworn in as a US Supreme Court justice, just hours after the Senate backed President Donald Trump’s nominee 50 votes to 48. Even as Mr Kavanaugh took his oath of office in a quiet private ceremony, not long after the narrowest Senate confirmation in nearly 150 years, protesters chanted outside the court building across the street …

Turkish authorities have begun to investigate the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has not been seen since entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul four days ago. Police believe Khashoggi, who had been living in self-imposed exile in Washington, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said. “The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Mr …