RT News - April 17, 2019 (12:00 MSK)

Pro-Assange protesters clash with police in Ecuador's capital - following the arrest of the Wikileaks founder in London. President Moreno accuses the whistleblower of turning the Ecuadorian embassy into a hub for hackers. Assange faces possible extradition to the US - where he could be tried on allegations of hacking and conspiring with fellow whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Freedom of speech activists say the charges are an attack on journalism. French-made weapons may have been used against civilians, and for other war crimes in Yemen according to leaks reportedly from French intelligence. Environmentalists vow to disrupt London rail and tube lines after hundreds were arrested for bringing traffic chaos and attacking the headquarters of oil giant Shell. The climate change protests have polarized opinion in the UK.