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 26