British police dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of Ecuador's embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information. Here are five things to know about the most wanted whistleblower of this century, Julian Assange.

Preet Bharara, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, discusses his book "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law," possible House testimony by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and the legal basis for releasing President Donald Trump's tax returns.

The United States Armed Forces is set to bar transgender citizens from joining the military. The new rules apply to fresh intakes who will be asked to serve under their birth gender.

Timi Soleye returned home to Nigeria from the United States to set up a gas logistics business six years ago, encouraged by predictions of growth and an expanding middle class.

The United States has highlighted some of the expectations of the international community from Nigeria’s February 16 general election.

The last children detained on Nauru Island have departed to begin new lives in the United States, where they are being resettled. Some 500 adults are said to remain on the tiny Pacific island.

Gideon Rose, an editor at Foreign Affairs, examines which nation is ready to step into the United States' role as a world leader and Canada's position in U.S.-China tensions.

Policy Normalisation in the United States, political uncertainty due to upcoming elections in Nigeria and risk-averse sentiments for emerging and frontier markets are some of the reasons for capital flight from Nigeria’s capital market in 2018.

The Trump administration has downgraded the diplomatic status of the European Union's delegation to the United States, an EU official has confirmed to DW. The demotion happened at the end of last year without notice.

Atiku Abubakar has spoken about the controversy regarding his inability to visit the United States rhetorically asking what he wants to go and do there.

The United States is home to nine of the world's top 10 business schools, according to the latest Bloomberg Businessweek survey, with Switzerland's IMD squeezing onto the list at number 10.

NATO and the United States have increased their pressure on Russia over its alleged violation of the INF treaty. What is known about the Russian missile at the center of the allegations?