
One year since Evan Gershkovich's detention in Russia
US President Joe Biden says he is working every day to secure the release of the reporter.
President Joe Biden says the US is working every day to secure the release of the Wall Street Journal reporter, Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia exactly a year ago. In a statement, Mr Biden said he'd told the journalist's parents he would never give up hope, and would continue to denounce the Kremlin for using Americans as "bargaining chips".
Also in the programme: Israel's defence minister says his country will pursue Hezbollah wherever the militant group operates, after an attack on Syria; and the UK says it is almost doubling its aid for Sudan.
(Picture: One year since Evan Gershkovich's arrest, a billboard in Times Square calls for the release of the Wall Street Journal reporter. Credit: REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado)
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