insert_link World US State Department insists Julian Assange put lives at risk through leaks The US State Department reaffirmed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange put lives at risk, without detailing how. Assange returned to Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to espionage law violations, concluding a 14-year legal battle. He served time in the UK and sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid US extradition following a massive leak of classified American documents. As our Benji Hyer reports. todayJune 27, 2024 7
insert_link World Assange’s wife says he needs time to ‘recuperate’ after release Wikileaks founder Julian Assange needs privacy and time to recover after more than five years in a high-security London prison, his wife Stella said after his return to Australia Wednesday. Assange wanted to attend a news conference soon after his arrival in the Australian capital but "you have to understand, he needs time, he needs to recuperate, and this is a process," she told reporters, apparently close […] todayJune 26, 2024 4
insert_link World Assange freed by US Court Here's an update on our earlier story on the Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange who is traveling back to Australia following a US Court hearing in Saipan. He has won his freedom in exchange for pleading guilty to breaking the Espionage Act in a deal with the US Government. As our Chris Gilbert reports todayJune 26, 2024 7
insert_link World Assange due in a US court in Saipan for sentencing under Espionage Act Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange is on his way to the US territory of North Mariana - and then due back to his home country of Australia, after striking a plea deal. That after a deal was struck with the US Department of Justice in which his jail time in the UK, and time in an Ecuadorian embassy count are being considered as doing time. As our Caroline Malone reports. todayJune 26, 2024 7
insert_link World Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now? WikiLeaks/X Holly Cullen, The University of Western Australia After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents. He was facing one count of computer misuse and multiple counts of espionage stemming from his work with WikiLeaks, publishing sensitive US government documents provided by Chelsea Manning. The US government had repeatedly claimed that Assange’s actions risked […] todayJune 25, 2024 12
insert_link World With pressure mounting on the Biden administration, its pursuit of Assange was becoming both damaging and untenable By Emma Shortis, RMIT University Today, in a surprise development likely weeks in the planning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to leave the United Kingdom for the first time in more than a decade after reaching a plea deal with the US government. In the past several months, momentum has been building towards this moment. There was increasing bipartisan support in both the Australian […] todayJune 25, 2024 6
insert_link World Five things to know about the Northern Mariana Islands WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is headed to Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands to plead guilty in a deal with US authorities that will leave him a free man. Here are five things to know about the US territory in the Western Pacific: Surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean, the Northern Mariana Islands is a tiny, remote outpost of the world's largest economy. Its closest large […] todayJune 25, 2024 15
insert_link World Assange will be ‘a free man’ after US court appearance: wife WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a "free man" after a US judge signs off on his landmark plea deal expected to take place in remote US territory on Wednesday, his wife Stella said. Stella Assange said the end of his years-long legal drama that saw him board a plane from London to Bangkok on Monday had been a "whirlwind of emotions". "I'm just elated. Frankly, it's […] todayJune 25, 2024 7
insert_link World WikiLeaks founder to plead guilty in exchange for return to Australia WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange has reportedly agreed to a plea deal which will allow him to return home to Australia. His expected guilty plea would bring an end to a years-long legal saga following the publication of thousands of classified U.S. documents. Nick Harper reports for us from Washington. todayJune 25, 2024 6
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
