Julian Assange released from prison, Wikileaks says, after striking deal with US justice department

It is anticipated the Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating US espionage law and will be allowed to return to Australia, court documents say Julian Assange has been released from prison, according to Wikileaks - the organisation he founded - which posted on social media a video of him boarding a flight at London's Stansted Airport on Monday evening that departed the country. The announcement that Assange was free came shortly after news broke that he was set to plead guilty this week ...