London — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is no longer being held in solitary confinement and his health is improving, his colleague and spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters on Tuesday.

Assange, 48, is in prison in London, fighting an extradition request from the US, where he faces 18 counts including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law. He could spend decades in prison if convicted...

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