documents. that was part of a deal to end his iii year legal battle over the leaking of vast amounts of secret us military information on the internet. the 52 year old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing. and from where a southeast asia correspondent jonathan had sent this report. the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he d struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she agreed to a sentence equal to the time he d already served in britain. but his lawyers still insist his prosecution for breaking an espionage law was unjust. we firmly believed that mr assange never should have been charged under the espionage act, and engaged in exercise thatjournalists engage in every day. and we re thankful that they do. it is appropriate, though, for this fight to end and it is appr
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and some of america s billionaires once critical of trump are now flocking back. the question is why. and unicef spokesman recounts the horrendous incident he witnessed as he was delivering critical aid in gaza. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s do it. in europe, the generations fear of the far right appears to be slipping. that s the top line from this week you elections although the continent centrist coalition is set to retain power radical right parties without makeup the second-biggest block in the european parliament. in germany, a blow to u.s. ally chancellor olaf scholz after the anti-immigration and anti- muslim party alternative for germany beat his social democratic party and last week s boat. and that was after the party pompously candidate sparked a major scandal saying last month that members of the nazi ss were not necessarily criminal. and such a humiliating defeat to give president emmanuel macron centrist renaissance party that the french leader responded by call
all right, that s going to do it for us tonight. in europe, the generations old fear of the far right appears to be slipping. that is the top line from this week s eu elections. setting to retain power and radical right parties will now make up the second biggest block in the european parliament. in germany, a blow to u.s. ally after the anti-immigration and anti-muslim party alternative for germany beat his social democratic party in last week s vote. that was after the parties lead candidate sparked a major scandal saying last month that the members were not necessarily criminals. in france, right wing s national party delivered a defeat the french leader responded by calling for a stop election. a risky move that could inflict further losses. both personally and for the president s party. the news overseas, mainly sparked headlines here at home speculate over what the far right victory could mean for our elections in november. theorizing that the blocked success could fo
is behind the anonymous profiles. l and, the euros or the election? what s more exciting?! joining us today, home office minister chris philp, labour s deputy campaign coordinator ellie reeves, liberal democrat munira wilson and conservative home deputy editor henry hill. this is politics live election 202a. welcome to viewers on bbc2, bbc iplayer and bbc news. so there is another major contest about to kick off later on today, it is of course the euros and scotland face germany in munich. let s have a look at some of the traditional build up. there they are, bagpipes and all. all the scottish fans outside enjoying the sunshine there, lucky old them. in the build up to that first match this evening. and they will be competing for prime time television of course with the general election coverage that everyone has been glued to for the last three weeks. so to kick off this programme, chris philp, what has got morejeopardy this programme, chris philp, what has got more jeopardy