For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and  Le Monde; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE). — MCM

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WikiLeaks’ Assange set to be freed after U.S. espionage charge plea deal, by Alasdair Pal and Sarah N. Lynch | Reuters  SYDNEY / WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will set him free after a 14-year British legal odyssey and allow his return home to Australia. Assange, 52, has agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal count of . . . READ MORE . . .

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a U.S. court and later freedom, by Jintamas Saksornchai, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker | AP  BANGKOK — A plane carrying Julian Assange landed today in Bangkok for refueling, as the WikiLeaks founder was on his way to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him and resolve the legal case that spanned years and continents over the publication of a trove of classified documents. A chartered flight . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM June 24  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S. Reported by Carrie Johnson | NPR  The plea deal with the U.S. government brings to an end to a years-long international saga over Assange’s handling of national security secrets. He is preparing to plead guilty to a single count of . . . Click HERE to listen and read article.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters into a plea deal with the U.S. government. Reported by Carrie Johnson and Steve Inskeep | NPR  He will plead guilty to a single charge and is expected to return to Australia. The move brings an end to a years-long international saga over his handling of national security secrets. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Julian Assange to be freed after surprise guilty plea deal, by Florian Reynaud | Le Monde  We were still waiting for the umpteenth British court hearing in the middle of summer to prevent Julian Assange’s extradition to the U.S. But to everyone’s surprise, the Australian whistleblower reached an agreement with the U.S. justice system and is expected . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to read in French.