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Julian Assange leaves the UK after being freed in US plea deal

Assange is due to appear in court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory in the south Pacific, on Wednesday morning.

Julian Assange, who exposed US wars secrets online, has reached a plea agreement to end the United States' long-running legal case against him. He has left prison in the United Kingdom and is currently on a plane. We'll talk to one Australian politician who has supported him.

Kenyan troops are on their way to Haiti in a mission to help restore law and order to a nation rocked by violence from criminal gangs. But will they be welcome? We'll hear from the Haitian capital Port au Prince.

There has been an upsurge in attacks by Houthis fighters in Yemen on western and Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea.

The world's biggest record labels are suing businesses using artificial intelligence for alleged copyright violation.

And, more questions about Artificial Intelligence in Germany; should the police there have access to powerful AI tools that helped journalists tracking down a suspected terrorist?

50 minutes

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  • Tue 25 Jun 202404:06GMT