The army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in US history has pleaded guilty to 10 charges that could send him to prison for 20 years, saying he was trying to expose the American military’s “bloodlust” and disregard for human life in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lawyers for a young soldier accused of leaking a trove of secret information to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks said US military prosecutors had withheld hundreds of emails related to his pre-trial detention at a Marine Corps brig.

A military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge against a US Army private accused over the biggest leak of government secrets in American history.

A military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge against an Army private accused over the biggest leak of government secrets in US history.

A military judge has refused to dismiss all charges against the US Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in the country’s history.