World
‘Miscarriage of justice’: Condemnation in sections of the US to Assange plea deal
Former Republican vice president Mike Pence said the plea deal was a “miscarriage of justice”, while candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy jr said he was “overjoyed”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion & Perspectives
After 12 years, freeing Julian Assange was long overdue
Julian Assange’s sorry saga finally looks to be nearly over after vexing governments on multiple continents for more than a decade.
The Herald's View
Editorial
I’m relieved for Julian Assange. I’m also deeply concerned
My own prison ordeal gave me a taste of what Assange may be feeling. He’s out – but the chilling effect on press freedom remains.
Peter Greste
Author, journalist and academic
What most Israelis hope will happen to Netanyahu when the war is over
More would vote for a man who’s not even in parliament if an election were held today, according to a poll published on Friday.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
North America
‘Miscarriage of justice’: Condemnation in sections of the US to Assange plea deal
Former Republican vice president Mike Pence said the plea deal was a “miscarriage of justice”, while candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy jr said he was “overjoyed”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Exclusive
Assange saga
‘We’re overjoyed’: Assange’s family counts down to his return after plea deal with US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to arrive in Australia as early as Wednesday night, bringing a sudden end to his long-running legal saga and delighting his relatives and supporters.
- by Matthew Knott
Europe
Crimean beachgoers struck by deadly shrapnel shower from missile
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Filipp Lebedev
Asia
Chinese dissident recalls secretive jet-ski escape across the Yellow Sea
Kwon Pyong escaped China on a jet-ski last summer. He strapped five fuel barrels to his craft, and brought five water bottles and five sandwiches for the dash across the sea.
- by John Yoon
‘Bad spiral’: Feeling the heat in Ukraine, Putin turns up the temperature elsewhere on the West
Some analysts worry that Western desensitisation to Putin’s warnings, particularly about using nuclear weapons, has created a precarious situation.
- by Paul Sonne
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