Assange has been in custody at HMP Belmarsh for more than five years, fighting his lengthy legal battle against extradition to the United States. To receive the best stories in your inbox every day, ...

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — Julian Assange, the founder of the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of violating the Espionage Act in a U.S. federal court in ...