It is one year to the day since Evan Gershkovich, a 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was detained by the FSB, dragged out of a restaurant in Ekaterinburg with a bag over his head and brought to Moscow’s Lefortovo jail.
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'We all want to live forever': The tech letting people create avatars for loved ones to meet after they die
When technology entrepreneur Artur Sychov’s father was diagnosed with cancer, he was forced to accept a day may soon come when he wouldn’t be able to speak to him again.
Baltimore bridge survivor's wife reveals why it's a 'miracle' her husband survived
The wife of one of the eight construction workers who was on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed has said “it’s a miracle he survived” because he can’t swim.
'Famine is setting in': International court orders Israel to take 'effective action' in Gaza
In a unanimous decision, the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take “all the necessary and effective action” to prevent a further deterioration of the “catastrophic living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip”.
45 people killed in bus crash in South Africa – girl, 8, the sole survivor
More than 40 people have died after a bus veered off a bridge on a mountain pass in South Africa and crashed down onto rocks some 50 metres below.
Macron and Lula 'bromance' on Brazilian island sparks social media frenzy
The presidents of France and Brazil – both wearing white open-necked shirts – have been pictured smiling warmly at each other and embracing, with social media users calling it a “bromance”.
Disgraced 'crypto king' jailed for 25 years after stealing billions of dollars from his customers
Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of stealing billions of dollars from his customers.
'Hubris, incompetence and greed': Why Sam Bankman-Fried's jail term is end of an era for crypto
Sam Bankman-Fried was breathlessly described as a wunderkind – a boy wonder transforming the world of finance.
More than 100 settlements set on fire in Sudan War
New analysis, shared exclusively with Sky News, reveals 180 separate incidents of settlements in Sudan being set on fire, with 108 villages, towns and cities affected since the start of the war.
Bodies of two victims of Baltimore bridge collapse recovered
The bodies of two victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse have been recovered from a red pick-up truck that was found in about 25 feet of water, authorities have said.