Briefly with OZY

After British police detained WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange

inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London yesterday, his fate became a topic of

conversation around the world. Meanwhile, thousands of Sudanese

demonstrators ignored a curfew yesterday to demand a civilian-led government.

British police say they’ve detained WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London. Meanwhile, following weeks of protests demanding his ouster, President Omar al-Bashir has reportedly resigned after ruling the African nation of 40 million for three decades.

Preliminary results from Israel’s parliamentary elections suggest

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed for a fifth overall term. Meanwhile,

Attorney General William Barr said he’ll likely release special counsel Robert

Mueller’s Russia report — with color-coded redactions — “within a week.”

The White House has announced the departure of Secret Service

Director Randolph Alles, the latest victim of a domestic security shake-up within

President Donald Trump’s administration. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to eke out a victory in what observers say could

be the closest election in years.

Kirstjen Nielsen announced her resignation after a meeting with

President Donald Trump yesterday, during which sources suggest she was forced

out of the administration. Meanwhile, Libya’s U.N.-backed government says it’ll

mount a counteroffensive to defend Tripoli against forces loyal to rebel Gen.

Khalifa Haftar.

Aircraft giant Boeing has apologized and admitted responsibility for 360 deaths in crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, while cutting production of its 737 Max 8 jets while it corrects a nosedive-inducing glitch in its anti-stall safety feature. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Theresa May is negotiating with her Labour Party rivals in a desperate attempt to secure Parliamentary approval for a Brexit plan ahead of Friday’s EU exit deadline.

Attorney General William Barr is facing growing concerns that his

four-page description of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 400-page Russia report

may have obscured key findings. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Theresa May

formally asked the EU today for an extension until June 30 in order to finally

secure a deal for her country’s withdrawal from the bloc.

In their preliminary report on last month’s deadly crash, Ethiopian

authorities say the pilots properly followed emergency procedures before their

Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed. Meanwhile, the Democratic chairman of the House

Ways and Means Committee has requested six years’ worth of President Donald

Trump’s personal and business tax returns.

Lori Lightfoot made history yesterday by winning her grassroots

campaign to succeed Rahm Emanuel and become the Windy City’s first Black

female mayor — as well as Chicago’s first openly gay leader. Meanwhile,

prosecutors say they’ve charged Zhang Yujing with two federal crimes after she

was arrested Saturday for talking her way into President Donald Trump’s Florida

resort.

Testimony released yesterday revealed that a White House security

adviser told the House Oversight and Reform Committee last month that

administration officials overturned 25 security clearances she’d denied

over national security concerns. Meanwhile, British lawmakers voted down four

different alternatives yesterday to Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal

agreement, including a second referendum.