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Senior representations to America over years were crucial in bringing Julian Assange home, ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd says.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government dismiss as false

Watch as Julian Assange lands in Australia after walking free on Wednesday 26 June from a court on the US Pacific island territory of Saipan after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that allowed him to head straight home.

Journalist faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted; court sets next hearing for August 13.

After more than a decade in some form of custody overseas, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange is back in Australia and will take time to adjust to his new freedom.

Today Julian Assange walked out of the Federal Court Building in Saipan, North Marianas Islands, a free man. He pleaded guilty to one count of breaching the US Espionage Act.

US plea deal allows WikiLeaks founder to return to Australia after an extraordinary legal fight spanning more than a decade

American journalist faces espionage trial in Russia, sparking condemnation and concerns about political motivations.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich attended Wednesday a closed-door trial on espionage charges in Russia, over a year after he became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be detained on such accusations. Gershkovich, whose next hearing is set for August 13, faces up to 20 years in prison…