One year since Evan Gershkovich's detention in Russia

Published: March 29, 2024, 10:28 p.m.

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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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