Julian Assange returns to Australia free after US plea deal | Violence erupts in Kenya over tax hike

Julian Assange has walked out of a US court in Saipan in the Pacific a free man, returning to Australia tonight to reunite with his wife and two children.

The Wikileaks founder mentered a guilty plea to a single felony charge in a deal struck with the US Department of Justice, ending more than a decade in detention.

Kenya's army has been deployed to quell nationwide protests that broke out over a controversial bill to raise taxes. At least 13 people have been shot dead in the violence, and that toll could rise.

00:00 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange free after being released from a UK prison following a plea deal with the US Department of Justice.

06:03 SBS Chief Political Correspondent, Anna Henderson with more on the release of Julian Assange.

08:12 At least 13 killed in Kenya after police opened fire on protestors.

10:56 Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned an arrangement exempting orthodox Jews from compulsory military service.

14:03 Italy’s mountain rescue squad have saved three Polish climbers.

14:17 The world’s biggest Youtube star, Mr Beast, greets fans at the Opera House

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