Russia detains American journalist on espionage charges

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The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich is shown in this undated photo.

Russia’s security services arrested American reporter Evan Gershkovich, of The Wall Street Journal, in Moscow on Thursday. Gershkovich was hit with espionage charges by Russia’s government — a first for a US correspondent since the Cold War. And, Rafael Grossi, head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, said the situation in war-torn Zaporizhzhia is “very dangerous,” as continued shelling in the area is jeopardizing safe operations at the nuclear plant there. Also, the 15th-century “Doctrine of Discovery” provided the legal basis for the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands. On Thursday, Pope Francis formally repudiated the doctrine. Plus, a guy in a bear suit makes people smile on the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine.


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