Friends of US journalist Evan Gershkovich describe his life before he was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison

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Evan Gershkovich, a US journalist accused of espionage, looks out from inside a glass defendants' cage prior to a hearing in Yekaterinburg's Sverdlovsk Regional Court.

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WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison

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US journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges.
American journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges, and US officials have been trying to secure his release.

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A North Korean defector was made a minister in South Korea, likely irking Kim Jong Un, experts say

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Tae Yongho, a former minister of the North Korean Embassy in London who fled to South Korea in 2016, speaks to the media in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 19, 2019.
Tae Yongho, a former minister of the North Korean Embassy in London who defected to South Korea in 2016.

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An Instagram influencer who partied with Leonardo DiCaprio got 8 years in prison for human trafficking: report

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Kat Torres, an Instagram influencer, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

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I moved our family from California to Costa Rica for love, and it ended up being the best thing for us — despite the breakup

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Vincent Alcampo (left) and his mom, Ivette Cuevas (right) in the basket of a hot air balloon.
Vincent Alcampo (left) and his mom, Ivette Cuevas (right) in the basket of a hot air balloon.

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North Korea executed 30 teenagers for watching South Korean dramas: reports

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a press conference
Kim Jong Un's government has been known to place severe restrictions on its citizens

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Moving to a smaller city in the UK vs London: why it was the right decision for me

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A woman of Indian descent stands in front of an old building in Nottingham, England.
Tanushree Srivastava moved to England from India as an international student.

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Massive drought in Italy threatens to destroy Sicilian tourism

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An aerial view of Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake, now almost dried up and reduced to a pool of mud.
Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake has almost dried up due to an increasingly dramatic drought emergency in Sicily.

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Photos show what it's like inside the North Korean summer camp where Russian kids will go

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North Korean schoolchildren rowing, water slide in background
Songdowon International Children's Camp has a full-size water park with waterslides and a boating lake.

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Invading Ukraine is making Russia rich

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Since launching its war on Ukraine, Russia has seen a boost in its GDP large enough that the World Bank reclassified Russia from an upper-middle-income to a high-income country.

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