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​Wikileaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he reportedly approaches Bangkok airport for a layover.
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Assange to go free in plea deal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a UK prison on Tuesday and is on his way to the remote Northern Mariana Islands, where he’s expected to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a plea deal with the US Justice Department. This will reportedly allow him to return to Australia as a free man.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 23, 2021: Demonstrators march through central London in solidarity with Julian Assange ahead of next week's US extradition appeal hearing at the High Court on October 23, 2021 in London, England.
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Assange’s last stand?

A British court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal his extradition to the United States on espionage charges.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.

Why is Julian Assange in the news again?
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Why is Julian Assange in the news again?

What's left to sanction with Russia and have existing sanctions been effective? Is Israel preventing humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza? Why is Julian Assange in the news again? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

​Demonstrators protest outside London s Royal Courts of Justice on February 20, 2024, as the court hears WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange s final UK appeal against extradition to the US.
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Julian Assange, explained

In a two-day hearing this week, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, made a last-ditch effort to avoid extradition from the UK to the US, where he could be charged with spying and punished for exposing top-level government secrets.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks by video link during NATO's annual parliamentary assembly in Madrid, Spain.
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What We’re Watching: NATO doubles down on Ukraine, Erdoğan mulls Syria ground operation, Chinese COVID protests mellow, news outlets make Assange petition

Lasting support for Ukraine, Turkish troops might cross into Syria, COVID protests cool down in China, US asked to drop Assange charges