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CNN —A Russian court has rejected an appeal by jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny against a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges, according to Russian state media RIA, in the latest crackdown on the outspoken Kremlin critic. Navalny was sentenced in August, after he was found guilty of creating an extremist community, financing extremist activities and numerous other crimes. Navalny appeared at the hearing on Tuesday via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir region, east of Moscow. Supporters of Navalny claim his arrest and incarceration are a politically motivated attempt to stifle his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A joint investigation by CNN and the group Bellingcat linked the Russian Security Service to Navalny’s poisoning.

Persons: Alexey Navalny, Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Navalny’s, ” Navalny, Daniel Kholodny, Novichok, Moscow’s Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Russia’s Ministry, Internal Affairs, YouTube, Russian Security Service Locations: Vladimir, Moscow, Russia, Germany, Soviet, Berlin, Siberian, Omsk, Ukraine

☆ Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Appears in Russian Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Anatoly Kurmanaev | More About Anatoly Kurmanaev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal whom Russia accuses of espionage, appeared on Tuesday at a hearing in a Moscow court to appeal a ruling that had extended his pretrial detention. The ruling, in August, extended his detention by three months. He has been detained in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison on espionage charges that he, the U.S. government and The Journal have vehemently denied. Lefortovo jail is infamous for the near-isolation and often harsh conditions imposed on its inmates. If convicted, Mr. Gershkovich would face up to 20 years in a Russian penal colony.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich Organizations: Wall Street Journal, United Locations: American, Russia, Moscow, U.S, United States, Russian

☆ Russian court rejects Goldman request to dismiss Otkritie lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Goldman Sachs is displayed in their office located in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A presiding judge at the Moscow Arbitration Court on Friday rejected a Goldman Sachs (GS.N) request to dismiss a $6.3 million lawsuit by Russia's Otkritie (OPENI.MM), which is owned by state bank VTB (VTBR.MM). A lawyer for Goldman had argued on Thursday that the Moscow court had no jurisdiction and the case should instead be heard in London. At Otkritie's request, Goldman's assets in Russia, including its 5% stake in Russia's largest toy retailer, Detsky Mir (DSKY.MM), were sequestered last month. Otkritie says in a filing with the court that Goldman cited sanctions introduced against Moscow by the United States and Britain over Ukraine in failing to settle the debt.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Gray, Russia's Otkritie, Goldman, Otkritie, Detsky Mir, Kevin Liffey, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Moscow, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, Moscow, London, Russia, United States, Britain, Ukraine

Aziz Umerov looks at a portrait of his sister Leniye Umerova, a Ukrainian from Russian-annexed Crimea arrested in Russia, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 11, 2023. A Reuters review of Rudenko's social media account on Telegram didn't find any messages critical of the war. Russia's top investigative body, the Investigative Committee, the Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor General's Office didn't respond to requests for comment on the phenomenon of carousel arrests or individual cases. A Reuters review of Russian court records identified seven cases of carousel arrests this year, with the suspects involved arrested and jailed between two and five times in succession. Not all "carousel" arrests lead to more serious criminal charges, and for some detainees, time spent behind bars is frightening enough.

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☆ Russian court fines Tinder, Twitch for refusing to localise data
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Technology category · September 1, 2023Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Organizations: Facebook, European Union, New York Times

☆ Russian Putin critics like Prigozhin who met an early death
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

No evidence has been presented that points to the involvement of the Kremlin or Russian security services in the crash. Nemtsov’s death came two days before he was set to lead an opposition rally in the Russian capital. Alexander PerepilichnyyOver the years, suggestions have emerged of the possible use of a rare plant poison in the death of Russian financier Alexander Perepilichnyy. ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesRussian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian prison in 2009. The most prominent voice of dissent in Putin’s Russia, the lawyer, politician and corruption activist for years orchestrated massive street protests.

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☆ Treasury sanctions Russian FSB operatives in 2020 poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Thursday issued new sanctions against Russian security operatives for the 2020 poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The sanctions come two weeks after a Russian court sentenced Navalny to an additional 19 years in prison on extremism charges. Panyaev is described by Treasury as an "FSB operative who reportedly tailed Navalny on multiple occasions prior to the attack." The sanctions complement the State Department's announcement of visa restrictions against the operatives for involvement in gross violations of human rights. FSB officers used the nerve agent Novichok, which was created by the Soviet Union, to poison Navalny, the Treasury memo said.

Persons: Alexei Navalny, WASHINGTON —, Navalny, Brian E, Nelson, Alexey Alexandrovich Alexandrov, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, Ivan Vladimirovich Osipov, Vladimir Alexandrovich Panyaev, Sergei Magnitsky Organizations: IK, WASHINGTON, Treasury Department, Treasury, Terrorism, Financial Intelligence, Russian Federal Security Service Criminalistics Institute, CNBC, Treasury's, Foreign Assets Control Locations: Russian, Moscow, Melekhovo, Vladimir, Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Navalny, Russia, Soviet Union, U.S

☆ Russian court bans UBS, Credit Suisse from subsidiary disposals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logos of Swiss bank Credit Suisse and UBS are seen in Geneva, Switzerland, June 7, 2023. The Russian bank joined an agreement to provide a syndicated loan to Luxembourg-based agricultural firm Intergrain, for which Credit Suisse was the credit agent, the document showed. In November 2021, Zenit transferred $20 million to Intergrain, but after Western sanctions were imposed on Zenit, Credit Suisse notified the Russian bank that it would not transfer payments to it from Intergrain. Credit Suisse and UBS, which bought its smaller rival in June, declined to comment. The court documents showed that Zenit Bank had filed for interim measures, asking the court to seize funds belonging to UBS and Credit Suisse, and prohibiting the disposal of shares.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Laws, Goldman Sachs, Elena Fabrichnaya, Alexander Marrow, Alexander Smith Organizations: Credit Suisse, UBS, REUTERS, Zenit Bank, Zenit, Intergrain . Credit Suisse, Otkritie Bank, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine MOSCOW, Moscow, Russian, Luxembourg, Intergrain ., Ukraine, Detsky Mir, U.S

☆ Gazprom subsidiary files $472-million lawsuit against UniCredit in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Unicredit Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoMOSCOW, Aug 7 (Reuters) - RusKhimAlyans, 50%-owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM), has filed a lawsuit seeking 45.7 billion roubles ($472 million) from Italy's UniCredit [RIC:RIC:UCCDB.UL], a guarantor of a project held up by EU sanctions, Russian court documents show. The court documents were filed at the Court of Arbitration of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. In January, the same court ordered nearly $500 million of assets belonging to Linde , to be frozen at RusKhimAlyans's request. ($1 = 96.8150 roubles)Reporting by Elena Fabrichnaya; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Linde, Elena Fabrichnaya, Alexander Marrow, Kevin Liffey Organizations: REUTERS, Gazprom, Deutsche Bank, Linde, Industries, Ust, Thomson Locations: Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Baltic, Ust, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Russia Accuses Ukraine of Attempted Attack on a Naval Base: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Victoria Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

In the case being decided on Friday, Mr. Navalny, 47, is charged with promoting terrorism, funding extremism and rehabilitating Nazism. Mr. Navalny and Western rights groups have denounced the charges against him as an attempt to silence dissent against President Vladimir V. Putin. At least 15 activists who worked with Mr. Navalny face similar charges, according to his spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh. Mr. Navalny told a court in late July that he expected to be convicted as well. “Everyone in Russia knows that someone who seeks justice in court is completely defenseless,” Mr. Navalny told the court, according to his team.

Persons: Aleksei A, ”, Navalny, Russia’s, Vladimir V, Putin, Mr, Daniel Kholodny, Kholodny, —, Kira Yarmysh Organizations: Kremlin, Prosecutors, YouTube, Russian, Mr Locations: Melekhovo, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow’s, Germany

Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 19 more years in prison after being found guilty in a Russian court on a series of charges, his team confirmed Friday. Navalny faced charges of inciting and financing "extremist activity" and "rehabilitating Nazi ideology," charges he and his supporters reject. In a social media post on Thursday, Navalny said that he expected to receive a "Stalinist" prison term. Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critics, was already serving two prison sentences. A nine-year prison sentence on charges of embezzlement and fraud and more than two years for a parole violation.

Persons: Alexei Navalny, Navalny, Russia's, Vladimir Putin's, Biden, Matt Miller, Miller Organizations: IK, Kremlin, Navalny Locations: Russian, Moscow, Melekhovo, Vladimir, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Verdict Expected in Latest Trial of Russian Opposition Leader Navalny
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Navalny and Western rights groups have denounced the charges against him as an attempt to silence dissent against President Vladimir V. Putin. “The sentence will be a long one,” Mr. Navalny said in a statement released by his organization on the Telegram app on Thursday before the expected verdict. The latest charges against Mr. Navalny were laid out in Moscow’s district court in late July, and the trial has been conducted in closed-door hearings at the penal colony where he is being held. Daniel Kholodny, who formerly helped run Mr. Navalny’s YouTube channel, has also been charged in the case with funding and promoting extremism. Prosecutors have asked the court to sentence Mr. Kholodny to 10 years in prison; his verdict is also expected on Friday.

Persons: Navalny, Vladimir V, Putin, Mr, Daniel Kholodny, Kholodny Organizations: YouTube, Prosecutors, Kremlin Locations: Moscow’s

☆ Apple and Wikipedia fined by Russian court for hosting 'inaccurate' news about the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has fined Apple and the publisher of Wikipedia for hosting "inaccurate" news. They were penalized under a law that holds companies responsible for hosting "untruthful" content. A Russian court has fined Apple and the publisher of Wikipedia for hosting "inaccurate" content about the war in Ukraine. The court fined both companies under a 2020 law that requires internet companies to block access to information banned in Russia. The Wikimedia Foundation was also found guilty of the same offense, per Reuters, and assessed a fine of 300,000 rubles, or just under $32,000, for hosting "inaccurate" content.

Persons: Apple, Timur Vakhrameev, — Organizations: Apple, Morning, Wikimedia Foundation Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv faces overnight drone attack; imprisoned activist Navalny calls war 'stupid' and 'senseless'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Natasha Turak Ruxandra Iordache | Natasha Turak | Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's air defenses shot down 10 drones during an overnight attack on Kyiv from Russia, the country's military authorities said. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said there were no casualties, while the southern Odesa region also faced a barrage of drone attacks. Ukraine's air defense forces say they took down a total of 23 drones across the Kyiv and Odesa regions. Navalny is currently serving a nine-year sentence and could face up to 20 more on charges that his supporters say are purely political. The Kremlin meanwhile may struggle to deal with more frequent attacks on its cities while continuing to refrain from fully mobilizing its population for war, the think tank Institute for the Study of War said in its daily report.

Persons: Vitaliy Klitschko, Alexei Navalny, Navalny Organizations: Kyiv Locations: Kyiv, Russia, Odesa, Russian, Ukraine

☆ Russian court jails top cyber security executive for 14 years in treason case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Andrew Osborn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] People, including supporters of founder of Group-IB cybersecurity firm Ilya Sachkov charged with treason, gather in a court building during a hearing in Moscow, Russia July 26, 2023. Sachkov, 37, who is no longer associated with Group-IB but owns a share in its former Russian business, was arrested in September 2021 by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on treason charges in a case that was classified. Former colleagues who bought Group-IB's Russian business and renamed it F.A.C.C.T said in a statement that his legal team would appeal against his conviction and ask President Vladimir Putin to intervene. "This is a hard moment for all of us and a black day for the (Russian) cybersecurity market." Sachkov had ruffled official feathers a year before his arrest at an event attended by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Persons: Ilya Sachkov, Sachkov, F.A.C.C.T, Vladimir Putin, Ilya, Mikhail Mishustin, Putin's, Putin, Andrew Osborn, William Maclean Organizations: IB, REUTERS, TASS, Russia's Federal Security Service, Employees, Russian, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, MOSCOW, Russian

☆ Russia has launched its own version of Wikipedia, called Ruwiki, which is notably more sympathetic to Putin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Kremlin-compliant version of Wikipedia, Ruwiki, has launched in Russia. Its founder, a former longtime editor at Russian Wikipedia, says it will follow strict Russian media laws. Russia has launched its own version of Wikipedia that is markedly more friendly towards President Vladimir Putin and his government. Insider compared Ruwiki with Russian Wikipedia using Google Translate as of July 13 to get a sense of their key differences. Russian Wikipedia has a dedicated article on the episode, during which Wagner forces marched on Moscow and came within 125 miles of the Russian capital before turning back.

Persons: It's, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Wikipedia's, Vladimir Medeyko, Medeyko, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin's, Ruwiki Organizations: The Telegraph, Bloomberg, Google, Russia's Ministry of Defense, Wired Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Moscow

☆ White House confirms prisoner swap talks with Russia over reporter Evan Gershkovich but so far there’s no ‘clear pathway’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Donald Judd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

They must be carried out and continue in complete silence,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. The White House marked 100 days since Gershkovich was detained in Russia on Friday, with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre telling reporters President Joe Biden has “no higher priority” than securing the freedom of Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and other Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Last month, a Russian court upheld his extended detention in a Moscow prison until at least the end of August. The US State Department has officially designated Gershkovich as wrongfully detained in Russia. “Our message to Evan and to Paul, is this: keep the faith.

Persons: CNN —, Jake Sullivan, Evan Gershkovich, we’ve, Dmitry Peskov, Evan, ” Sullivan, Paul Whelan, ”, Sullivan, Wagner, Gershkovich, Karine Jean, Pierre, Joe Biden, ” Jean, Biden, “, ” “, Paul Organizations: CNN, CNN — White House, Wall Street, Kremlin, Friday’s, Wall Street Journal, White, US State Department Locations: Russia, United States, American, Moscow

☆ Chief of Russia’s Yandex faces court case for ‘LGBT propaganda'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Lucy Papachristou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The logo of Russian technology giant Yandex is on display at the company's headquarters in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File PhotoJuly 5 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Nasdaq-listed internet company Yandex faces prosecution in a Russian court for alleged offences under the country’s so-called “LGBT propaganda” law, a notice on the court's website said on Wednesday. When contacted by Reuters, Yandex said it would appeal any court finding against its CEO. The court website gave no specific details of what alleged offences Savinovsky was being prosecuted for beyond that they relate to "LGBT propaganda". Last month a court fined the company 2 million roubles ($24,242) for repeatedly refusing to provide Russia’s security services with information about its users.

Persons: Evgenia, Artem Savinovsky, Yandex, Savinovsky, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Yandex's, Bridget Jones ’, ” Kinopoisk, Russia’s, Elena Bunina, Lucy Papachristou, David Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Nasdaq, Yandex, Reuters, State Duma, Novaya Gazeta, Kommersant, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, British, Ukraine

☆ Gazprom subsidiary files lawsuits against Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) - RusKhimAlyans, a subsidiary of Russian gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM), has filed lawsuits seeking a total of 31 billion roubles ($348 million) from Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and Commerzbank (CBKG.DE), Russian court documents show. RusKhimAlyans, in which Gazprom has a 50% stake, is seeking more than 22 billion roubles from Deutsche Bank and over 8 billion roubles from Commerzbank, according to the documents filed at the Court of Arbitration of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. In 2021, Linde and Renaissance Heavy Industries signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Gazprom and its partners for the Ust-Luga gas complex. Linde notified the customer in May and June 2022 that it had suspended work under the contract due to European Union sanctions imposed after Russia sent thousands of its troops into neighbouring Ukraine. ($1 = 89.0585 roubles)Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by David Goodman and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Linde, Vladimir Soldatkin, David Goodman, Emelia Organizations: Gazprom, Deutsche Bank, Linde, Renaissance Heavy Industries, Ust, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Commerzbank, Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Baltic, Ust, Luga, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Insight: Young Russian lawyers step up to defend anti-war protesters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Lucy Papachristou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

"I have always had a keen sense of justice," Gominova told a Reuters reporter based in Poland. "Defending protesters in court is my version of protest," said Gominova, who began representing anti-war activists in court almost immediately after the invasion. With numerous civil society groups disbanded by the state, many other lawyers also defend anti-war activists independently, but it is hard to determine how many. Several Russian lawyers have attracted the attention – and condemnation – of authorities, not only for defending critics of the invasion but also for expressing their own opposition. Before the Ukraine conflict, Gominova, in St Petersburg, worked mainly on civil cases ranging from family disputes to consumer rights.

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☆ Prominent female Russian journalist and lawyer brutally attacked in Chechnya
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Andrew Osborn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Yelena Milashina, a well-known journalist for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, was travelling to the Chechen capital Grozny from the local airport with Alexander Nemov, a lawyer, when they were attacked. There was no immediate comment from Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Putin who rules Chechnya, a mainly Muslim southern region. But Soltayev, the Chechen rights official, was cited by the RIA news agency as calling the attack "a provocation" against the Chechen authorities. DEATH THREATSSome Russian lawmakers and officials in Moscow condemned the attack and demanded an investigation. Kadyrov denies rights abuses, saying such allegations are fabricated by ill-wishers trying to discredit Chechnya and its authorities.

Persons: Yelena Milashina, Alexander Nemov, Milashina, Mansur Soltayev, Nemov, Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, Putin, Mokhmad, Kadyrov, Zarema, Musayeva, Dmitry Muratov, Muratov, Andrew Osborn, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Novaya Gazeta, Kremlin, RIA, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Russian, Chechnya, Grozny, Moscow, Russia, Soviet, Milashina, Chechen

Wagner fighters took control of the southern port and logistical hub for Russia's war in Ukraine on Saturday morning. Facial recognition software linked him to an account on VKontakte, Russia’s Facebook equivalent, created in the name of Dmitry Chekov. Russian media reported last September that Prigozhin had visited prisones in Rostov region, recruiting more than 1,000 convicts for Wagner. The man was identified by facial recognition software as 33-year-old Sergei Shirshov, a native of the Volga River city of Saratov. A third Wagner fighter pictured in Rostov was identified by facial recognition software as Roman Yamalutdinov, a native of Krasnoyarsk in Siberia.

Persons: Wagner, Prigozhin Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin's, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Sergei Shoigu, Prigozhin, Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Dmitry Chekov, Chekov's, Sergei Shirshov, Shirshov, Yamalutdinov, Olga Romanova, Felix Light, Filipp Lebedev, Guy Faulconbridge, Mike Collett, White, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Wagner Group, Don, Reuters, Belarusian, Facebook, TASS, Local, Penal, Thomson Locations: TBILISI, Russian, Rostov, Ukraine, Moscow, Bakhmut, Belarus, Volga, Saratov, Saratov region's, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Tbilisi

☆ Russian court slaps additional $47 mln fine on Google owner Alphabet
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 27 (Reuters) - A Russian court has fined Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), the company behind Google, over 4 billion roubles ($47 million) for failing to pay an earlier fine, Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog said on Tuesday. The previous fine of over 2 billion roubles was for blocking some YouTube channels. ($1 = 85.0250 roubles)Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kevin Liffey Organizations: Inc, Google, YouTube, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Titanic Director James Cameron: ‘I Knew’ Titan Submersible Imploded
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russian Court Rejects Appeal of WSJ Reporter’s Detention A Russian court upheld the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Thursday. The 31-year-old American citizen is being held on an allegation of espionage that the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Natalia Kolesnikova Organizations: Russian, Wall Street, U.S, Getty Locations: AFP

☆ Five Passengers Died in Titan Submersible Implosion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Natalia Kolesnikova Organizations: Russian, Wall Street, U.S, Getty Locations: AFP

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