WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
US President Joe Biden says he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Australia passed a measure calling for the return of Mr. Assange to his native Australia.
The US wants to extradite the 52-year-old from the UK on criminal charges over the leaking of military records and diplomatic messages relating to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mr. Assange denies the charges, saying the leaks were an act of journalism.
The US prosecutors want to try the Wikileaks founder on 18 counts, almost all under its Espionage Act.
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