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"We condemn" Russia's detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says. "This espionage charges are ridiculous. The targeting of American citizens by Russian government is unacceptable", she tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The White House rejects claims that the United States has declared war on North Korea as "absurd" in the latest exchange of barbs and insults between the two nuclear powers. SOUNDBITE
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says a U.S. Navy officer is in custody at a military prison under charges of espionage, after a U.S. official told Reuters earlier that a U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has published a 10,000-word story on the 2011 killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that differs starkly with the official version of events.
Security is tight as pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside the venue of the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner where President Joe Biden will make what is a traditionally lighthearted address amid protests and boycott calls over the conflict in Gaza. IMAGES
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