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Julian Assange walks free after making deal with US to plead guilty in remote Pacific island court

Sentencing ends more than a decade of legal struggles between US government and an activist once condemned by Joe Biden as ‘closer to a high-tech terrorist’

The Independent UK

Politicians warned against taking advantage of Qantas compensation payments – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange flies to the remote Pacific island of Saipan: where is it and what's next?

The WikiLeaks founder has been released from Belmarsh Prison in London — but why is going to an island famous for its role in the Second World War?

Evening Standard

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The tourist island known for sandy beaches that will host the final act of Julian Assange’s legal odyssey

It is the only part of the United States that Chinese citizens can enter without a visa

The Independent UK

Julian Assange freed: What’s the deal the WikiLeaks founder struck with US?

Assange will plead guilty to one espionage charge in a US court in Saipan, before returning home to Australia.

Al Jazeera

A timeline of Julian Assange’s legal journey

Julian Assange has entered a plea deal with the US government and is expected to be freed following a hearing in the US Federal Court in Saipan, the Northern Mariana Islands.

The Conversation

Julian Assange en route to US Pacific island after accepting US plea deal – as it happened

Julian Assange to be sentenced at a hearing on the island of Saipan Wednesday; WikiLeaks founder’s wife says he will seek a US pardon

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Julian Assange plea deal: what does it mean for the WikiLeaks founder, and what happens now?

After years of appeals and litigation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal with the US government, according to court documents.

The Conversation

Damien Duff details Roy Keane stance on Saipan exit before World Cup

Keane's departure divided opinion for years

Irish Mirror

RTE viewers left asking same baffling question after explosive Saipan documentary

The explosive Saipan documentary aired to mark 20 years since the famous fall out.

Irish Mirror

Martin O'Neill recalls John Delaney's reaction to him wanting Roy Keane as assistant

O'Neill managed the Boys in Green for over five years from 2013-2018, with himself and Keane leading Ireland to Euro 2016 in France

Irish Mirror

Inside Kevin Kilbane's fall out with Roy Keane after explosive press conference

Kilbane was speaking 20 years on from Saipan and opened up on the end of his relationship with Roy Keane.

Irish Mirror

Stuart Byrne column: Saipan may have stung for Ireland but I got to play on the same pitch as my hero Roy Keane

Thanks to the events on Saipan I got to play against my idol on an unforgettable day in Tolka Park

Irish Mirror

The Saipan dice roll - the day Roy Keane headed home and Ireland went to the World Cup

What began as a trip that felt like a lottery win quickly descended into a nightmare, and not just for the two main protagonists in Ireland's civil war, Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy

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Looking back on Saipan and a whole world of trouble 20 years on

Kieran Cunningham looks back on Saipan

Dublin Live

Saipan, what if it never happened? An alternative 2002 World Cup history of Ireland, Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy

How different Irish football history would look if the infamous bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy never happened

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