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Assange Strikes Deal to Plead Guilty and Walk Free

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for June 25. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to gain his freedom after reaching an agreement to end his yearslong battle to avoid trial over his U.S. espionage case. Plus, the WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng explains the significance of the U.S Ambassador to China accusing Beijing of undermining diplomacy. And, Boeing adds a last-minute twist to talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, while rival Airbus struggles to meet production targets. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:22.3

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0:24.3

For chicken worth dipping, it better be bird's eye. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cuts a deal to plead guilty in his US espionage case allowing

0:39.6

him to walk free.

0:41.6

Plus the US ambassador to China accuses Beijing of undermining diplomacy.

0:46.5

From the ambassador's point of view China is not holding up its end of the bargain in terms of trying to show

0:51.8

sincerity and wanting to improve ordinary

0:55.0

ground level ties between Americans and Chinese.

0:58.7

And Boeing tries to bag a deal without spending cash while rival Airbus struggles to deliver on its targets.

1:06.6

It's Tuesday, June 25th.

1:08.3

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving

1:15.6

your world today.

1:19.7

After spending more than a decade hold up and later imprisoned in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

1:26.0

is set to plead guilty this week in his US espionage case in an agreement that will allow

1:31.7

him to walk free.

1:34.0

According to a court document, and people familiar with the matter,

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