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Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to US espionage charge in Saipan court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free from a court in the US Pacific island territory of Saipan, after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will see him return home to Australia, bringing to an end an extraordinary legal …