Julian Assange admits leaking US state secrets, walks free. Next stop: Australia
The plea is part of an agreement that is expected to free Assange to return to his native Australia within hours.
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WikiLeaks’s Julian Assange declared ‘free man’ in Saipan after US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court in Saipan in a deal that ended a 14-year legal ordeal.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed by U.S. court after guilty plea
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (Reuters) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free on Wednesday from a court on the U.S. Pacific island territory of Saipan after pleading guilty to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will see him return home to Australia.
Australia's central bank says policy is restrictive, causing households pain
Australia's central bank said on Wednesday that monetary policy was restrictive with the current cash rate causing financial pain for many households, but it could not rule out further tightening if necessary to tame inflation.
Wednesday Briefing: Major Protests in Nairobi
Kenya’s president, William Ruto, deployed the military yesterday to crack down on what he called “treasonous” protesters, after demonstrators furious over the passage of a package of tax increases stormed the Parliament building in the capital, Nairobi, climbed in windows and set fire to the entrance.
Deadly Fire Exposes Harsh Conditions Migrant Workers Face in South Korea
They were descendants of Koreans who moved to Northeast China, fleeing Japan’s brutal colonial rule in the early 20th century. In a twist of history, many like them have come to South Korea in recent decades, looking for better-paying jobs in their forebears’ homeland, now one of the world’s richest countries.
How to read China’s economic report card for the first 5 months of 2024
If we exclude real estate development investment, national fixed asset investment grew by 8.6 per cent in the first five months, exceeding gross domestic product (GDP) growth. This indicates that, excluding real estate, fixed asset investment has already recovered to pre-pandemic levels.