The Wire

Julian Assange’s new status as an asylum seeker is making headlines all over the world. Diplomatic tensions between Ecuador and the UK are arising thanks to the founder of Wikileaks. Today the images from the news bulletins were all about the Ecuadorian Embassy in the UK, surrounded by the police. And everyone is asking, what’s next for Assange?

The government of Ecuador has granted Julian Assange protection in the country.However, the UK is willing to extradite the founder of Wikileaks to Sweden for sexual allegations once Assange leaves the Embassy. This situation has forced the UK and Ecuador into a diplomatic tension.