Topic: London Embassy

British police removed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London following a seven-year standoff. Assange, who appeared heavily bearded and was physically dragged from the building, faces a U.S. extradition request related to espionage and hacking charges.

During a rally in Michigan, Donald Trump criticized the construction of the new US Embassy in London. He claimed the previous administration sold a "prime site" for $250 million only to spend over $1 billion on a "lousy location" that looks like a bunker. Trump used this as an example of poor deal-making by the Bush and Obama administrations, framing it as a "Bush-Obama special."

Ecuador has granted citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in an attempt to resolve his long-term stay at their London embassy. The move is seen as a precursor to granting him diplomatic status, which would theoretically allow him to leave the embassy without being arrested by British authorities.

A Swedish appeals court has rejected Julian Assange's request to withdraw an arrest warrant, maintaining that he remains a flight risk. Assange's legal team argues that Swedish prosecutors should question him at the Ecuadorian embassy in London to move the investigation forward.

CNN's coverage of Julian Assange's potential escape from the Ecuadorian embassy in London is ridiculed. The report suggests scenarios involving helicopters on rooftops or smuggling Assange in a crate. The hosts, drawing on aviation experience, explain why landing a helicopter in central London is impossible and mock the lack of a garage at the embassy.

Britain officially recognizes the Rebel National Transitional Council as the legitimate government of Libya, expelling Muammar Gaddafi's diplomats from the embassy in Knightsbridge. The move follows similar actions by the US and France, though critics note the conflict has lasted months despite initial White House claims it would take "days, not weeks."