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16
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0%
0 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his wife, Stella Assange, have announced they are expecting their third child.
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they → see → child
This new life would not have been possible without all those who fought to bring [Julian Assange] home,' former lawyer Stella said on Monday.
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Stella → fight → Monday
The social media post included a glowing photo of the couple, who share two children, Gabriel and Max.
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who → include → children
Mr Assange shared his wife's photo with the caption: 'October surprise.
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Assange → share → caption
This new life is thanks to everyone who fought for my freedom.'
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who → fight → freedom
The couple have maintained a low public profile since Mr Assange walked free from prison in June 2024.
He faced 175-years in jail until pleading guilty to one count of breaching the Espionage Act and being allowed to return to his native Australia.
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He → maintain → Australia
However, just over a week before announcing their baby news, Mr Assange returned to social media with a photo posted to Wikileaks' and his accounts.
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Assange → announce → Wikileaks
'I'm back,' he wrote in the caption on September 17.
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he → write → September
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his wife, Stella Assange, have announced they are expecting their third child
A plea deal with American prosecutors paved the way for Mr Assange to return home in 2024 without fear of arrest after 14 years as a wanted criminal suspect.
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Assange → announce → suspect
He had been wanted for espionage since 2010 after WikiLeaks released thousands of classified US military documents, and for unrelated rape charges in Sweden.
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WikiLeaks → want → Sweden
He fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June 2012 when he lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden, and spent seven years hiding there until he was kicked out and locked up in a top-security prison since April 2019.
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he → flee → April
While living inside the embassy, Mr Assange and his wife secretly conceived Gabriel and Max.
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Assange → live → Gabriel
In 2024, Judge Ramona V Manglona accepted Mr Assange's guilty plea and debated whether to fine Assange up to US$150,000 or order probation or supervised release.
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Manglona → accept → probation
After discussion withhis lawyer Barry Pollack and US Attorney Matthew McKenzie, she decided against either and let him walk out a free man.
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him → decide → either
Mr Assange was released without probation or supervision after a hearing in a US federal court on the Pacific island of Saipan.
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Assange → release → Saipan
However, he is banned from entering the US ever again without permission from American authorities.
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he → ban → authorities