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Thousands of mourners stand outside a church in Moscow as the funeral of late opposition leader Alexei Nalavny's is being held. IMAGES
S journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands in a defendant's box before a hearing to consider an appeal against his extended pre-trial detention at a Moscow court. IMAGES
Detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in a Moscow courtroom ahead of an appeal of his extended detention in Russia on spying claims. The court rejected the appeal. Russian security services arrested Gershkovich on accusations of "espionage", which he denies. He is the first Western journalist to be arrested and accused of spying since the Soviet era. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the country's ambassador in Moscow, Lynne Tracy, was able to visit Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in prison. "I can report based on what Ambassador Tracy has said that he's in good health and good spirits, considering the circumstances. We continue to call for his immediate release from this unjust detention," Blinken told reporters in Japan after G7 talks. SOUNDBITE
Following a closed-door trial, a Russian court announces it finds Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza guilty of high treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation", resulting in a 25 year jail sentence. IMAGES
Images of Rafael Grossi, head of the UN Atomic Agency (IAEA), arriving at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant on a trip organised by the Russian army. Grossi is flanked by soldiers in combat clothing on what is his second visit to the site of Europe's largest nuclear power station, following one in September 2022. IAEA staff are also present, including three inspectors reporting to colleagues on site. IMAGES
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