A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets.
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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.
King Charles hails ties as Japan’s Emperor Naruhito makes UK state visit
King Charles hailed Britain and Japan’s “close friendship” at a lavish state banquet for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday as the Japanese royals began a three-day state visit.
‘Segregated’ schooling is holding back Hong Kong’s potential
For those without a good command of the Chinese language, whether they be Chinese or NCS students, IB offers a way to circumvent the Chinese language requirement for applicants to universities in Hong Kong via the non-Jupas route.
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.
Julian Assange Pleads Guilty to Espionage, Securing His Freedom
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a felony charge of violating the U.S. Espionage Act, securing his freedom under a plea deal that saw its final act play out in a remote U.S. courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific.
Putin’s mutual defense treaty with Kim may backfire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a very short list of countries on his list of available international travel destinations these days. He made a wise choice to travel to Pyongyang, where he could be feted as a fellow dictator and share relief from sanctions-imposed isolation.