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Steve Coogan to play ex-Ireland boss Mick McCarthy in film about Roy Keane bust-up

‘Saipan’ will tell the story of Keane’s departure, with the Alan Partridge star confirmed in the role of McCarthy

The Independent UK

Saipan, placid island setting for Assange's last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss

Saipan is a relaxed, rural island in the Northern Marianas

The Independent UK

‘I don’t know who Assange is’: global media circus bemuses sleepy Saipan

The tiny US Pacific territory is not used to the spotlight – but all that changed with the WikiLeaks founder’s arrival

The Guardian - UK

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Julian Assange’s wife overcome with emotion as he returns to Australia a free man after US plea deal

Stella Assange was speaking after her husband landed in the Australian capital of Canberra following a six-hour flight from the island of Saipan, where he pleaded guilty to one charge at a US court under a plea deal which sets him free

The Independent UK

Watch as Julian Assange lands in Australia after walking free in US plea deal

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.

The Independent UK

Julian Assange is free, but curly legal questions about his case remain

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.

The Conversation

Julian Assange walks free after pleading guilty to US espionage charge in Saipan court

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

The Guardian - AU

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‘This case ends with me’: inside the Saipan court as Julian Assange’s legal saga comes to an end

The WikiLeaks founder was emotional as the final sentence was handed down, ending his extraordinary journey

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange: Stella Assange says WikiLeaks founder needs time to ‘let our family be a family’ before speaking publicly – as it happened

Stella Assange says husband needs time to recuperate after arriving in Australia following plea deal with US

The Guardian - AU

WikiLeaks’s Assange arrives in Australia following release on US plea deal

The WikiLeaks founder has landed in his home country following a 14-year legal ordeal.

Al Jazeera

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

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

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Al Jazeera

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.

The Conversation

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 Guardian - AU

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

The Conversation

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.

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Irish Mirror

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

Irish Mirror

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

Kieran Cunningham looks back on Saipan

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