The Kremlin said Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich had been carrying out espionage “under the cover” of journalism,but the United States says the claims are ridiculous.
It is the first time an American correspondent has been detained on spying accusations in Russia since the Cold War.
At a closed-door meeting in Canberra,high-powered representatives from News Corp,The Guardian,ABC and Nine made their case.
The ability to instantly learn news from their smartphones and the rapid pace of the news cycle appears to be making it harder for Americans to stay informed.
Writer Yang Hengjun and journalist Cheng Lei have had their sentencing dates extended. It’s a fresh blow to hopes of their release as relations between China and Australia improve.
The Nobel laureate always maintained the tax evasion charges were an attempt by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting.
Government officials have repeatedly denied rumours on social media that South Sudan President Salva Kiir is unwell.
Ties between the two countries had already deteriorated over nuclear talks,now newly published “offensive” cartoons have sparked a diplomatic battle.
Protests against extradition laws in 2019 gave Beijing an excuse to crush Hong Kong’s media freedoms. Now a group of exiles hopes to keep a channel open.
The US resident was dismembered in 2018 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul,an operation US spies believed was ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Albanese government is considering reforms to search warrant laws to safeguard press freedom,but experts say the changes don’t go far enough.