RT News - April 17, 2019 (17:00 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, where he'd been for 7 years, 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 in Yemen - according to leaks reportedly from French intelligence. Environmentalists attempt to disrupt London rail and tube lines, after hundreds are arrested for attacking the headquarters of oil giant Shell. The climate change protests have polarized opinion in the UK.