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FILE - This screen grab from the X account of Wikileaks shows Julian Assange on board a flight to Bangkok, Thailand, following his release from prison on Tuesday June 25, 2024. The abrupt guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was the culmination of negotiations that began a year and a half ago and accelerated in recent months.(@WikiLeaks, via AP)