Assange’s extradition battle likely to resume in September

Julian Assange’s extradition hearing is likely to resume on September 7, a court heard. The WikiLeaks founder, 48, is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. A US grand jury has indicted him on 18 charges – 17 of which fall under the Espionage Act – including conspiracy to receive, obtain and disclose classified diplomatic and military documents. Assange did not attend a brief hearing…