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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (L) is seen inside a security gate speaking with former Australian prime minister and current Australian ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd (R) and Australian ambassador to Britain Stephen Smith (2nd R) as he arrives for a court hearing at the US Federal Courthouse in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on June 26, 2024, after reaching a plea deal with US authorities. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived at a US court on June 26 to face a final court hearing under a plea deal expected to end years of legal drama and allow him to return to his native Australia as a free man. The 52-year-old, wearing a black suit and ochre-colored tie with his hair slicked back, was seen entering the court in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, a Pacific US territory. He will plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate national defence information, according to a court document. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images)