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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is home in Australia a free man. Assange landed in the Australian capital of Canberra today to cheers from supporters. He disembarked from a chartered jet and waved to the crowd before kissing his wife Stella and lifting her off the ground. He embraced his father, John Shipton, and entered the terminal […]

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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman in New York, with Juan González in Chicago. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a free man, home in Australia. He landed in the capital of Canberra on a chartered jet from Saipan, where a U.S. district court judge sentenced him to time served […]

Pentagon study reveals U.S. soldiers 9 times more likely to die by suicide than in combat Military personnel often face significant risks in their line of work, but an alarming study conducted by the Department of Defense has revealed that soldiers of the United States Armed Forces are at least nine times more likely to die by suicide than in combat. The Pentagon study was conducted over a five-year […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.JUAN GONZÁLEZ: I’d like to bring in Jameel Jaffer, into the conversation, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Jameel, your reaction to the latest news and Julian Assange’s freedom, and specifically if you could talk about the impact of the High Court decision in the U.K. on May 20th that probably pressured, as well, […]

Russia has unveiled a new anti-drone robot named "Wall-E", whose name follows the eponymous character from the 2008 animated film by The Walt Disney Company. The Wall-E robot is designed to produce an invisible dome that jams aerial drone attacks and protects troops on the ground. Russian state television explained that it uses electronic warfare blockers to keep away kamikaze drones Ukraine has been utilizing in the conflict. The robot is […]

Political unrest in Kenya erupted into violence Tuesday as authorities opened fire on protesters in Nairobi who oppose President William Ruto’s controversial tax bill. Hundreds of people stormed the legislature and burned part of the building. Meanwhile, inside, lawmakers voted to pass the tax measure, which will raise the cost of many everyday items to pay down government debt. The new taxes have sparked weeks of youth-led demonstrations as many […]

Israeli officials have confirmed that Tel Aviv is preparing for an all-out war in Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah, something the U.S. seeks to prevent. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted a statement on its X account on June 18 saying that top commanders had signed off on battle plans for an offensive in Lebanon. "Decisions were taken on the continuation of increasing the readiness of troops in the field," it […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free. Assange has been freed from prison in the U.K. after accepting a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors. He’s now flying to the Pacific island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, where he’ll appear before a U.S. federal judge Wednesday morning. As part of the plea deal, Assange will plead […]